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Bailey, Ivan,
Vandenbulk, Jan,
Allegory -- Other
Ethnic -- African American
Allegory -- Arts & Sciences
Animal -- Bird
Animal -- Fish
Abstract
Outdoor Sculpture -- Georgia -- Savannah
Fountain
Sculpture
Free to Fly, (
sculpture
).
Artist:
Bailey, Ivan, sculptor.
Vandenbulk, Jan, landscape architect.
Title:
Free to Fly, (
sculpture
).
Dates:
1989. Dedicated July 29, 1990.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Fountain: metal; Foundation: chipped Belgian brick.
Dimensions:
Fountain: approx. H. 3 ft. x W. 1 1/2 ft.; Foundation: approx. Diam. 6 ft.
Inscription:
unsigned
Description:
A column-like fountain with a small water basin at the top. Around the bottom of the fountain is an octopus. A fish swim nears the top through blades of sea grass. On top, on the basin, is bird about to take flight. The fountain is surrounded by a circular basin-like foundation through which water drains.
Subject:
Allegory
--
Other
--
Liberation
Ethnic
--
African American
Allegory
--
Arts & Sciences
--
Flight
Animal
--
Bird
Animal
--
Fish
--
Octopus
Abstract
Object Type:
Outdoor
Sculpture
--
Georgia
--
Savannah
Fountain
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by King-Tisdell Cottage Foundation, 502 East Harris Street,
Savannah
,
Georgia
31401
Located King-Tisdell Cottage, 514 East Huntingdon, Garden,
Savannah
,
Georgia
31401
Remarks:
Represents the moment in black history when blacks had their shackles removed and began a life of freedom. Commissioned and donated by Judge and Mrs. H. Sol Clark. Jan Vandenbulk is the landscape architect for the garden where the
sculpture
is located. IAS files contain a related article from the
Savannah
News Press, July 30, 1990.
References:
Save
Outdoor
Sculpture
,
Georgia
survey, 1994.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Savannah
News Press, July 30, 1990.
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 GA000159
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Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
GA000159
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