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Kelly, George M.,
Modern Art Foundry,
Portrait female -- Noe, Anna Gray Sweeney
Outdoor Sculpture -- Louisiana -- Monroe
Sculpture
Portrait
Sculpture
of Anna Gray Noe, (
sculpture
).
Artist:
Kelly, George M., sculptor.
Modern Art Foundry, founder.
Title:
Portrait
Sculpture
of Anna Gray Noe, (
sculpture
).
Dates:
Cast 1991. Dedicated Oct. 12, 1991.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Bust: bronze; Pedestal: marble.
Dimensions:
Bust: approx. 27 1/2 x 22 x 14 in.; Pedestal: approx. 25 x 25 x 17 in.
Inscription:
(Rear of bust:) George M. Kelly AA Cast 1991 (Front of bust, incised:) ANNA GRAY NOE (Inlaid plaque on front of pedestal, incised:) IN MEMORY OF/ANNA GRAY SWEENEY NOE/FORMER FIRST LADY OF
LOUISIANA
/APRIL 3, 1901/MARCH 20, 1972/---/IN GRATEFUL RECOGNITION OF/HER LOVE AND DEVOTION TO HUMANITY,/UNTIRING CIVIC ENDEAVORS AND BEAUTIFICATION/OF OUR CITY AND STATE (Plaque on rear of pedestal, raised lettering:) THIS TRIBUTE TO/ANNA GRAY NOE/IS PRESENTED TO THE/CITIZENS OF
MONROE
/WITH AFFECTION AND ADMIRATION BY/LINDA NOE LAINE/AND/CHRISTEL McRAE NOE LAINE/OCTOBER, 1991/ signed Founder's mark appears.
Description:
Bust of Anna Gray Sweeney Noe wearing classical, open neck garb, with her pulled back in a bun. The lower section of the bust appears to be a yule log. The bust is mounted upon a square pedestal.
Subject:
Portrait female
--
Noe, Anna Gray Sweeney
--
Bust
Object Type:
Outdoor
Sculpture
--
Louisiana
--
Monroe
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of
Monroe
, Public Works, Beautification Department, 400 Lee Joiner Expressway, City Hall,
Monroe
,
Louisiana
71201
Located Anna Gray Noe Park, Community Pavilion, on Garden Walk facing Oak Street,
Monroe
,
Louisiana
Remarks:
The
sculpture
is a replacement for a bust of Anna Gray Noe (see IAS LA000451) that was dedicated on the same site with the opening of the Park on May 24, 1975, and later destroyed because it did not resemble Mrs. Noe closely enough. The
sculpture
commemorates Anna Gray Sweeney Noe (1901-1972) for whom the Park is named. Mrs. Noe was the former First Lady of
Louisiana
, wife of former Governor James A. Noe, active in civic activities and especially in garden club and beautification projects. The replacement
sculpture
was commissioned by Mrs. Noe's daughter, Linda Noe Laine, and Laine's daughter, Christel Laine, as part of an identical pair, the other bust dedicated at the Anna Gray Noe Alumni Center at Northeast
Louisiana
University on October 12, 1991. IAS files contain dedication program and articles from The News-Star (
Monroe
, LA): Oct. 14, 1991, pg. 1, and Oct. 27, 1991.
References:
Save
Outdoor
Sculpture
,
Louisiana
survey, 1996.
Illustration:
Image on file.
The News-Star (
Monroe
, LA), Oct. 14, 1991, pg. 1.
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 LA000445
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Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
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