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Zell Miller Monument, (sculpture). Artist:  Rossi, Dario, sculptor. Title:  Zell Miller Monument, (sculpture). Dates:  Dedicated Jan. 1986. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Stele: granite; Base: granite; Foundation: concrete. Dimensions:  Stele: approx. 7 ft. 1 in. x 4 ft. 1/4 in. x 1 ft. 4 in.; Base: approx. 10 in. x 7 ft. 6 in. x 4 ft. Inscription:  (On proper left shoulder of bust, incised lettering:) BY/DARIO ROSSI (On front of stele, below bust, incised lettering:) THE ZELL MILLER/MOUNTAIN PARKWAY (On rear of stele, incised lettering:) THE STRONG CHARACTER, INTEGRITY AND MORAL FIBER OF/THE PEOPLE OF APPALACHIA ARE EXEMPLIFIED IN THIS/NATIVE SON OF GEORGIA'S MOUNTAINS. ZELL MILLER/HAS DEDICATED HIS LIFE TO AIDING HIS FELLOW MAN.../SCHOLAR, AUTHOR, BUSINESSMAN, TEACHER, CHAMPION/OF DEVELOPMENTAL HIGHWAYS. LEGISLATOR... SERVING/AS LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR LONGER THAN ANYONE IN/OUR STATE'S HISTORY... (On lower right rear of stele, incised lettering:) DEDICATED JANUARY 1986/THOMAS D. MORELAND, COMMISSIONER/GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION signed Description:  A rectangular stele with a curved top containing an oval, inset, bas-relief bust of Zell Miller. Miller wears a suit and tie. His ear-length hair is parted on the proper right side and combed to the proper left. The stele has faceted edges. It is mounted upon a base with one granite step set upon a concrete foundation. Subject:  Portrait male -- Miller, Zell -- Bust Occupation -- Political -- Governor Occupation -- Political -- Lieutenant Governor Occupation -- Education -- Teacher Occupation -- Writer -- Author Occupation -- Other -- Businessman Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Georgia Relief Stele Sculpture Owner:  Administered by State of Georgia, Department of Transportation, Rome, Georgia 30161 Located Zell Miller Mountain Parkway, Near Whitestone and Talking Rock, Pickens County, Georgia 30175 Remarks:  The stele was installed in honor of then-Lieutenant Governor Zell Miller by the Georgia Department of Transportation in recognition of his support of developmental highways. It rests atop a knoll along the Zell Miller Mountain Parkway (State Highway 76) near Miller's home town of Young Harris, Georgia. Miller was elected Governor of Georgia in 1990. Since 1990, the stele has been a target of vandals who periodically splatter it with food, paint and other substances. The Georgia Department of Transportation regularly cleans the damage by sandblasting or steamcleaning. IAS files contain a related article from The Atlanta Journal-The Atlanta Constitution, June 6, 1993, pg. D9. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Georgia survey, 1994. Illustration:  Image on file. The Atlanta Journal-The Atlanta Constitution, June 6, 1993, pg. D9. 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 GA000563   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture GA000563 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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