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Brodin Studios, Inc.,
Dress -- Accessory
Homage -- Cary, James Alexander
Sculpture
Outdoor Sculpture -- Arkansas -- Hot Springs
Cary Memorial, (
sculpture
).
Artist:
Brodin Studios, Inc., fabricator.
Title:
Cary Memorial, (
sculpture
).
Other Titles:
Memorial to Ranger James A. Cary, (
sculpture
).
Dates:
2016. Dedicated May 30, 2016.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture
: bronze; Base: novaculite boulder.
Dimensions:
Sculpture
: approx. 10 in. x 12 in. x 12 in.; Base: approx. 3 x 4 x 3 ft.
Inscription:
(On plaque on boulder:) On March 12, 1927 / U.S. Park Ranger / James Alexander Cary / was killed by bootleggers while patrolling on / West Mountain in
Hot
Springs
National Park. / Cary was the first National Park Service / Ranger to be murdered in the line of duty. / His service and sacrifice to the / National Park Service and the people of / this country will never be forgotten. unsigned
Description:
A bronze cast of a broad-brimmed National Park Service ranger hat rests atop a large novaculite boulder bearing an inscription plaque.
Subject:
Dress
--
Accessory
--
Hat
Homage
--
Cary, James Alexander
Object Type:
Sculpture
Outdoor
Sculpture
--
Arkansas
--
Hot
Springs
Owner:
Administered by United States Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Washington, District of Columbia
Located
Hot
Springs
National Park, 101 Reserve Street, Corner of Court Street & Central Avenue,
Hot
Springs
,
Arkansas
71901
Remarks:
James Alexander Cary was born in Missouri on December 19, 1895 and died on March 12, 1927 when he was killed by bootleggers while patrolling on West Mountain in
Hot
Springs
National Park. He received his appointment at the
Hot
Springs
National Park as a law enforcement ranger in Oct. 1923.
References:
State of
Arkansas
, Department of
Arkansas
Heritage,
Arkansas
Historic Preservation Program, 2018.
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 74850337
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Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
74850337
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