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Myer, Richard A.,
Portrait male -- Crowe, Frank T.
Dress -- Accessory
Occupation -- Science
Outdoor Sculpture -- Nevada -- Boulder City
Sculpture
The Old Man, (
sculpture
).
Artist:
Myer, Richard A., sculptor.
Title:
The Old Man, (
sculpture
).
Other Titles:
Frank T. Crowe Memorial, (
sculpture
).
Dates:
1981. Dedicated March 14, 1981.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture
: bronze or steel; Base: concrete and stone.
Dimensions:
Sculpture
: approx. 20 x 18 x 14 in.; Base: approx. 6 x 5 x 4 ft.
Inscription:
(Back of
sculpture
, proper left shoulder:) FRANCIS T. CROWE / BY RICHARD A. MYER / --1981-- (Plaque on front of base:) FRANK T. CROWE / "THE OLD MAN" / FRANCIS TRENHOLM CROWE / BORN: OCTOBER 12, 1882 / DIED: FEBRUARY 26, 1946 / WORLD'S OUTSTANDING / BUILDER OF DAMS (Plaque on proper right side of base:) HOOVER DAM / FRANK CROWE'S GREATEST TRIUMPH / 1931-1936 / FOR FIVE LONG YEARS, / THE MUD, THE REMORSELESS / CURRENT, THE SWIFT FLOODS / THE JANGLING TELEPHONES / WERE HIS RESPONSIBILITY (Rotary International symbol) (Plaque on proper left side of base:) "WE HAD 5,000 MEN IN A / 4,000-FOOT CANYON. THE / PROBLEM WAS TO SET UP / THE RIGHT SEQUENCE OF / JOBS SO THEY WOULDN'T / KILL EACH OTHER OFF" / FRANK T. CROWE (American Society of Civil Engineers symbol) (Plaque on back of base:) FRANK T. CROWE MEMORIAL PARK / DEDICATED MARCH 14, 1981 / IN MEMORY OF / THEIR FRIEND /AND ASSOCIATE / FRANK T. CROWE / DONATED BY / RED AND CATHERINE WIXSON / TO THE
CITY
OF
BOULDER
CITY
signed
Description:
A bust of Frank T. Crowe in a business suit and hat, placed atop a squat obelisk made of reddish-colored rocks that culminates in a cement cap.
Subject:
Portrait male
--
Crowe, Frank T.
--
Bust
Dress
--
Accessory
--
Hat
Occupation
--
Science
--
Engineer
Object Type:
Outdoor
Sculpture
--
Nevada
--
Boulder
City
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by
Boulder
City
, Parks and Recreation Department, 900 Arizona,
Boulder
City
,
Nevada
89005
Located Frank T. Crowe Memorial Park, Highway 93,
Boulder
City
,
Nevada
References:
Save
Outdoor
Sculpture
,
Nevada
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 NV000028
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