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Fitz-Gerald, Clark Battle,
Object -- Flower
Abstract
Outdoor Sculpture -- Maine -- Augusta
Sculpture
Lady-Slipper, (
sculpture
).
Artist:
Fitz-Gerald, Clark Battle, 1917-2004, sculptor.
Title:
Lady-Slipper, (
sculpture
).
Dates:
1970. Installed April 1970. Dedicated May 1970.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Stainless steel.
Dimensions:
Approx. H. 20 ft.
Inscription:
unsigned
Description:
An abstract
sculpture
of a lady's-slipper flower.
Subject:
Object
--
Flower
--
Lady Slipper
Abstract
Object Type:
Outdoor
Sculpture
--
Maine
--
Augusta
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by State of
Maine
, Bureau of Veterans Services,
Maine
Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Old Belgrade Road, State House Station #117,
Augusta
,
Maine
04330
Located
Maine
Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Memorial Circle,
Augusta
,
Maine
Remarks:
Dedicated Memorial Day 1970. The lady's-slipper orchid is a rare
Maine
wild flower. On a nearby boulder is an outline map of the State of
Maine
with the following inscription: TO
MAINE
/VETERANS &/THEIR FAMILIES/THIS MEMORIAL/REPRESENTS THE/COURAGE AND/HONOR OF THOSE/WHO/SERVED. Inscribed below the map is the following:
MAINE
/VETERANS MEMORIAL/CEMETERY ASSOCIATION/MAY 1985. Two pieces of the
sculpture
have needed rewelding. IAS files contain artist's statement about this
sculpture
.
References:
Save
Outdoor
Sculpture
,
Maine
survey, 1994.
Illustration:
Image on file.
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 ME000034
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Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum
Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
ME000034
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