The Dove, (sculpture).

The Dove, (sculpture).

Koehler & Issak, architectural firm.

L. H. Shattuck Company, contractor.

The Dove, (sculpture).

Dedicated Jan. 11, 1959.

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Approx. 15 x 12 x 1 ft.

Abstract sculpture of a dove. The body of the dove is outlined as a tear drop. Solid metal wings, tail feathers and head attach to the outline. The head points down and is surrounded by the outline of a halo. Seven rays radiate from the halo. Mounted on the building just above the dove is a metal line which curves slightly and undulates. The bronze sculpture is mounted to the side of a brick building.

Animal -- Bird -- Dove

Outdoor Sculpture -- New Hampshire -- Manchester

First Congregational Church, Memorial Chapel, 508 Union Street, Manchester, New Hampshire 03104

The sculpture was presented to the church by the architects of the Memorial Chapel, Koehler and Isaak. The chapel was dedicated Jan. 11, 1959. IAS files contain copy of related article from New Hampshire Architect, April 1959, Vol. 10, No. 9, pg. 24-26; and copy of related excerpt from Selma Naccach's "A History of the First Congregational Church, 1828-1978", 1978, pg. 51.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, New Hampshire survey, 1993.

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