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Boggis, Edward,
Animal -- Bird
Outdoor Sculpture -- New Hampshire -- Claremont
Architectural component
Sculpture
Eagle, (sculpture).
Artist:
Boggis
,
Edward
, sculptor.
Title:
Eagle, (sculpture).
Dates:
1981. Installed June 20, 1981.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Pine, painted.
Dimensions:
Approx. 5 x 4 x 3 ft.
Inscription:
unsigned
Description:
An American eagle, carved from pine, perches with wings spread and head turned slightly to the proper right. The sculpture is painted gold. The sculpture has a wooden base. It is mounted on a ledge above the west entrance to the Claremont City Hall.
Subject:
Animal -- Bird -- Eagle
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- New Hampshire -- Claremont
Architectural component
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of Claremont, Division of Parks & Recreation, Tremont Square, Claremont, New Hampshire 03743
Located Claremont City Hall, Tremont Square, Above west entrance, Claremont, New Hampshire
Remarks:
The sculpture was donated by the Claremont Rotary Club to replace an earlier eagle erected in 1897 and moved indoors because of deterioration. The new eagle was installed and dedicated on June 20, 1981. It was repainted around 1991. IAS files contain articles from the Sunday Eagle Times (Claremont, NH), June 14, 1981, Impact Sec., pg. 1-2 and 15; and the Eagle Times (Claremont, NH), June 21, 1981, pg. 1; and a related information sheet.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, New Hampshire survey, 1993.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Sunday Eagle Times (Claremont, NH), June 14, 1981, Impact Sec., pg. 1.
Note:
The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide.
Repository:
Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012
Control Number:
IAS NH000370
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Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
NH000370
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