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Bricker, Robert,
Bliley, Steve,
Figure group -- Family
Disaster -- Storm
Relief
Outdoor Sculpture -- Virginia -- Massie's Mill
Sculpture
(Hurricane Camille), (sculpture).
Artist:
Bricker, Robert, sculptor.
Bliley, Steve, sculptor.
Title:
(Hurricane Camille), (sculpture).
Dates:
Dedicated Sept. 2, 1995.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Relief plaque and inscription plaque: cast bronze; Base: sandstone and river rock, chiseled.
Dimensions:
Relief plaque: approx. 30 x 20 x 1 in.; Inscription plaque: approx. 12 x 19 x 1 in.; Base: approx. 70 x 54 x 36 in.
Inscription:
Robert Bricken (On inscription plaque on front:) Hurricane Camille/struck central Virginia in August/1969, and many Nelson County people/lost their lives and homes./Communities situated on riverbanks/such as Massie's Mill on the Tye/river were hardest hit. This park is/dedicated to their memory./"In a touch of Nature, the whole world is Kin."/John Muir, Sierra Club founder signed
Description:
A memorial with a relief plaque with five family members of different ages, including two men and two women, with one child. They stand before a rush of water. Below the relief plaque is an inscription plaque. Both plaques are on a large stone base. The memorial is within a bordered, planted setting.
Subject:
Figure group -- Family
Disaster -- Storm -- Hurricane
Object Type:
Relief
Outdoor Sculpture -- Virginia -- Massie's Mill
Sculpture
Owner:
Tye River Memorial Park, Route 56, Massie's Mill, Virginia
Remarks:
A memorial to victims of Hurricane Camille. Hurricane Camille struck central Virginia in August 1969, and many Nelson County people lost their lives and homes. Communities situated on riverbanks such as Massie's Mill on the Tye river were hardest hit. Robert Bricker created the relief plaque; Steve Bliley sculpted the base. The sandstone for the base came from Highland County; the river rock came from Augusta County.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Virginia survey, 1995.
Illustration:
Image on file.
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 VA000179
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Inventory of American Sculpture
VA000179
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