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King, Earline Heath,
Andco Ind. Corporation,
Portrait female -- Burdette, Barbara
Portrait female -- Simpson, Karen
Portrait male -- Day, Barry
Occupation -- Medicine
Stele
Outdoor Sculpture -- North Carolina -- Winston-Salem
Sculpture
Aircare Memorial, (sculpture).
Artist:
King,
Earline
Heath
,
1913-
,
sculptor
.
Andco Ind. Corporation, founder.
Title:
Aircare Memorial, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Air Care Memorial, (sculpture).
Dates:
Dedicated May 15, 1991.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Brown granite and bronze.
Dimensions:
Stele: approx. 7 x 5 x 12 ft.; Medallion: approx. Diam. 36 in.
Inscription:
(On medallion, bottom right:)
Earline
Heath
King (On front of stele:) IN MEMORY OF/BARBARA BURDETTE, R. N.,/KAREN SIMPSON, R. N., AND BARRY DAY,/WHO LOST THEIR LIVES ON SEPTEMBER 23, 1986,/WHILE FLYING AN AIRCARE MISSION./THESE INDIVIDUALS SYMBOLIZE THE SPIRIT OF COMMITMENT,/COMPASSION, AND TECHNICAL EXCELLENCE/ON WHICH THIS HOSPITAL IS FOUNDED;/AND IN HONOR OF THE LARGER MEDICAL CENTER FAMILY,/AS IT CONTINUES TO LIVE OUT THE/HEALING MINISTRY OF THIS INSTITUTION./THIS FAMILY DEVOTES ITS LIFE/DAY BY DAY TO THE HEALTH OF HUMANKIND. (On medallion, encircling figures:) BARBARA BURDETTE (star) BARRY DAY (star) KAREN SIMPSON (star) 1986 signed
Description:
Stele of polished brown granite with an inset bronze medallion that portrays the three individuals commemorated. Portraits are bust-length, frontal, and executed in low relief; the two women are side by side in front, the man centered behind them. Above the medallion is a bronze logo (diamond shape, containing the words Air Care, with wings on each side).
Subject:
Portrait female -- Burdette, Barbara -- Bust
Portrait female -- Simpson, Karen -- Bust
Portrait male -- Day, Barry
Occupation -- Medicine -- Nurse
Object Type:
Stele
Outdoor Sculpture -- North Carolina -- Winston-Salem
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by North Carolina Baptist Hospital, Medical Center Boulevard, Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27157
Located North Carolina Baptist Hospital, Queen Street, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Remarks:
Burdette, Simpson, and Day were Aircare employees.
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 NC000003
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