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George Washington, (sculpture). Artist:  Fairbanks, Avard, 1897-1987, sculptor. Title:  George Washington, (sculpture). Dates:  1975. Installed 1998. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: bronze; Base: brick and concrete. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 3 1/2 x 2 x 2 ft.; Base: approx. 3 x 4 x 3 ft. Inscription:  (Lower proper left side of bust:) Avard T. Fairbanks / 1975 (On plaque on front of base:) "George Washington" / A bronze sculpture by Avard T. Fairbanks, Ph.D. (1897-1987). / This bust is a gift to Lyon College from / The George Washington University on the occasion of the / inauguration of Walter B. Roettger as the sixteenth / President of Lyon College on October 24,1998, / and the inaugural address given by GW President Stephen Joel Trachtenberg. It celebrates the friendship between / President Trachtenberg and President Roettger and their / respective institutions of higher learning. / Stephen Joel Trachtenberg, President / The George Washington University / (The/George/Washington/University) signed Description:  Large bust of George Washington installed on a brick and concrete base. Subject:  Portrait male -- Washington, George -- Bust Occupation -- Political -- President Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Arkansas -- Batesville Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Lyon College, Art Department, P. O. Box 2317, Batesville, Arkansas 72503 Located Lyon College, 2300 Highland Road, Batesville, Arkansas Remarks:  The sculpture was a gift to Lyon College from George Washington University in honor of the inauguration of Walter B. Roettger as sixteenth President of Lyon College on Oct. 24, 1998. References:  State of Arkansas, Department of Arkansas Heritage, Arkansas Historic Preservation Program, 2015. 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 74850193   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 74850193 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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