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(Memorial Obelisk to Agnes MacRae Morton), (sculpture). Artist:  Ferguson, Douglas, sculptor. Title:  (Memorial Obelisk to Agnes MacRae Morton), (sculpture). Dates:  Mid-1980s. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Obelisk: native stone with concrete cap; Celtic cross: ceramic; Base: stone. Dimensions:  Obelisk: approx. 9 ft. 4 in. x 3 ft. x 3 ft.; Base: approx. W. 7 ft. x D. 7 ft. Inscription:  (Bronze plaque on front below cross, raised:) IN MEMORIAM/AGNES MACRAE MORTON/OCTOBER 7, 1897-APRIL 22, 1982/COFOUNDER OF THE/GRANDFATHER MOUNTAIN HIGHLAND GAMES/1956/MAY THE BLESSING OF LIGHT BE ON YOU/MAY THE BLESSING OF RAIN BE ON YOU/AND MAY THE BLESSING OF THE EARTH BE ON YOU/MAY THE LORD BLESS YOU AND BLESS YOU KINDLY unsigned Description:  Four-sided obelisk with a triangular cap. On its front is a blue and white Celtic cross and an inscribed plaque. Subject:  Homage -- Morton, Agnes MacRae Ethnic -- Scottish Emblem -- Cross Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- North Carolina -- Linville Obelisk Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Grandfather Mountain, Inc., U. S. Highway 221, P. O. Box 129, Linville, North Carolina 28646 Located MacRae Meadow, Grandfather Mountain, Linville, North Carolina Remarks:  In memoriam to Agnes MacRae Morton, 1897-1982, a cofounder of the Grandfather Mountain Highland Games in 1956. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, North Carolina survey, 1994. 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 NC000089   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture NC000089 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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