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(Jones Lane Memorial Highway Monument), (sculpture). Artist:  Rossi, Dario, sculptor. Georgia Granite Corporation, fabricator. (attributed to) Title:  (Jones Lane Memorial Highway Monument), (sculpture). Dates:  Dedicated Jan. 7, 1981. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: Elberton (?) granite; Base: concrete. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 6 ft. 3 in. x 2 ft. 9 in. x 8 1/2 in.; Base: approx. 5 1/2 in. x 2 ft. 9 in. x 16 in. Inscription:  (Front of sculpture, beneath portrait, incised lettering:) W. JONES LANE/MEMORIAL/HIGHWAY (Back of sculpture:) BY RESOLUTION ADOPTED OCTOBER 16, 1980,/THE STATE TRANSPORTATION BOARD OF/GEORGIA HAS RECOGNIZED THE/HONORABLE W. JONES LANE FOR HIS YEARS/OF DEDICATED SERVICE AND DEVOTION TO/THE WELFARE OF THE PEOPLE OF THE/STATE OF GEORGIA AND FOR HIS SUPPORT/OF THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION/IN ITS EFFORTS TO IMPROVE TRANS-/PORTATION. SAID RESOLUTION AUTHORIZES/THE ERECTION OF THIS MONUMENT/DESIGNATING STATE HIGHWAY 73, U.S. 301, WHICH RUNS THROUGH BULLOCH COUNTY/FROM THE BULLOCH COUNTY/EVANS/COUNTY LINE TO THE BULLOCH COUNTY/SCREVEN COUNTY LINE AS THE/"JONES LANE MEMORIAL HIGHWAY"/JIMMY CONNER, CHAIRMAN/STATE TRANSPORTATION BOARD/OF GEORGIA/J.O. BACON, MEMBER/STATE TRANSPORTATION BOARD/OF GEORGIA/THOMAS D. MORELAND, COMMISSIONER/GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION unsigned Description:  A rough-edged granite stele with a bas-relief bust portrait of W. Jones Lane in a recessed oval on the upper front. Lane's head is turned slightly to the proper right, and he is wearing a lapelled suit jacket and tie. Beneath the portrait is an inscription, and the rear of the stele contains a lengthy inscription. The sculpture is mounted upon a short, rectangular base with a circular walkway and bench behind it. Subject:  Portrait male -- Lane, W. Jones -- Bust Occupation -- Political -- State Congressman Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Georgia -- Statesboro Stele Relief Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Georgia Southern University, Physical Plant, Forest Drive, Landrum Box 8012, Statesboro, Georgia 30460 Located Jones Lane Park, U.S. 301 south from GSU main entrance, Statesboro, Georgia Remarks:  Sculpture commemorates W. Jones Lane, who served as State Representative from the 81st District from 1961 to 1980. The sculpture honors his support of the Department of Transportation, and was erected by a resolution adopted October 16, 1980 by the State Transportation of Georgia. Jones Lane Park was dedicated at the same time as the sculpture. The adjacent section of State Highway 73 (U.S. 301) was renamed Jones Lane Memorial Highway at that time. IAS files contain a related article from the Statesboro Herald, Jan. 1981. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Georgia 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 GA000377   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture GA000377 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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