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City of Fort Myers Centennial Time Capsule, (sculpture). Artist:  Appleby, Mark, sculptor. Gibson, Jeannie, designer. Thompson, Brown, fabricator. Cement Industries, fabricator. Title:  City of Fort Myers Centennial Time Capsule, (sculpture). Other Titles:  City of Fort Myers Centennial Time Vault, (sculpture). Fort Myers Centennial Time Vault, (sculpture). Centennial Time Capsule, (sculpture). Dates:  1985. Dedicated March 23 or 24, 1986. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: marbleized concrete or white stucco, and steel; Base: concrete and steel. Inscription:  (On plaque on one side of sculpture, raised lettering:) (left side:) 1885/(right side:) 1985/(center:) A CENTURY OF PRIDE/FORT MEYERS/AND PROGRESS (On bronze plaque on opposite side of sculpture:) (Centennial logo)/CENTENNIAL TIME CAPSULE/Dedicated March (...transcription illegible) 1986/(left column:) MAYOR/(name follows)/CITY COUNCIL/(list of names follow)/CENTENNIAL COMMITTEE/(...transcription illegible)/(list of names in two columns follow)/(right column:) The citizens of Fort Myers/commemorate the city's first/century with the dedication/of this time vault./The essence of the year 1986/has been placed within this/capsule to be opened in 2086/It is our wish to share the/quality of life today with/the citizens of tomorrow/(...transcription illegible) Description:  A four-sided vault containing a time capsule rests on four legs on top of a two tiered base. One face of the vault is adorned with a relief entitled "Five Forces" that contains portraits of past leaders in Fort Myers, Florida, who brought the spirit of hard work, creativity, and concern for the welfare of Southwest Florida. Included are: Billy Bowlegs, a Seminole chief, wearing a headdress; Jacob Summerlin, King of the Cracker cowboys; inventor Thomas Edison; humanitarian Ella Piper; and a uniformed Airman from the World War II Army Base at Page Field. On another face of the sculpture is an inlaid relief titled "Forever Young" that pays homage to the steamboat captains, railroad men, and early aviators who opened Fort Myers to settlement. The relief depicts, from top to bottom, a steamboat along a waterfront; a Seminole-looking guardian angel holding a gladiolus in her proper right hand and a walking stick in her proper left, representing a desire to keep moving and a concern for natural beauty; the Fort Myers Historical Museum, ensuring the sanctity of the items placed in the time capsule; a biplane flying in front of the Museum; an old locomotive. Subject:  History -- United States -- Florida History -- United States -- World War II Portrait male -- Billy Bowlegs -- Bust Portrait male -- Summerlin, Jacob -- Bust Portrait male -- Edison, Thomas -- Bust Portrait female -- Piper, Ella -- Bust Figure male -- Full length Ethnic -- Indian -- Seminole Allegory -- Place -- Fort Meyers Allegory -- Quality -- Beauty Religion -- Angel Occupation -- Other -- Chief Occupation -- Other -- Cowboy Occupation -- Science -- Inventor Occupation -- Military -- Pilot Architecture -- Civic -- Museum Occupation -- Transportation -- Captain Occupation -- Transportation -- Railroad Occupation -- Transportation -- Pilot Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform Architecture -- Vehicle -- Train Architecture -- Civic -- Fort Myers Historical Museum Architecture -- Vehicle -- Airplane Architecture -- Boat -- Steamer Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Florida -- Fort Myers Relief Sculpture Owner:  Fort Myers Historical Museum, 2300 Peck Street, Near front entrance, Fort Myers, Florida Remarks:  Commemorates the Centennial of Fort Myers, Florida, 1885-1985, and was dedicated as part of the "Grand Finale" closing ceremony of the city's Centennial Celebration. The relief plaques were sculpted by Mark Appleby and the Centennial logo was designed by Jeannie Gibson. Brown Thompson of Cement Industries oversaw the fabrication. Sears donated the bronze plaque. The time capsule is meant to be opened in the year 2086. IAS files contain: newspaper article from The Mullet Wrapper, June 14-20, 1986, pg. 3; excerpt from Greater Fort Meyers Real Estate Marketer II (March 2, 1989): cover; brochure entitled "Fort Myers Centennial Time Vault." References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Florida survey, 1994. Illustration:  Image on file. The Mullet Wrapper, June 14-20, 1986, pg. 3. 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 FL000782   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture FL000782 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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