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Gaylord, Frank Chalfant, II,
History -- United States
Figure group -- Family
Dress -- Accessory
Object -- Weapon
Outdoor Sculpture -- Ohio -- Akron
Sculpture
Pioneer Family, (sculpture).
Artist:
Gaylord
, Frank Chalfant, II,
1925-2018
,
sculptor
.
Title:
Pioneer Family, (sculpture).
Dates:
1980. Installed and dedicated Aug. 1980.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: Salisbury, North Carolina pink granite; Base: contrasting granite.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 7 ft. 4 in. x 30 in. x 62 in.; Base: approx. 48 x 30 x 42 in. (9,000 lbs.).
Inscription:
F
.
C
.
GAYLORD
1980 (On plaque on front of base:) ACME No. 1/DEDICATED TO AKRON'S/PIONEERING SPIRIT/1980/THE FRED W. ALBRECHT GROCERY COMPANY/FOUNDED IN 1891 - AKRON, OHIO signed
Description:
A figure group of a pioneer family comprised of a male figure, dressed in a laced jacket, stands holding the barrel of an upright musket with his proper right hand and a tri-cornered hat in his lowered proper left hand. In front of the male figure sits a female figure wearing a long dress and holding an infant that wears a visored bonnet on its head.
Subject:
History -- United States -- Westward Expansion
Figure group -- Family
Dress -- Accessory -- Hat
Object -- Weapon -- Gun
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Ohio -- Akron
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Fred W. Albrecht Grocery Company, 2700 Gilchrist Road, Akron, Ohio 44305
Located ACME #1 Supermarket, Triangular minipark at corner of Bryden & West Market, Akron, Ohio 44305
Remarks:
The sculpture is dedicated to Akron's "pioneering spirit." For a related article see: Akron Beacon Journal, July 19, 1980.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Ohio, Cleveland 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 OH000415
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Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
OH000415
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