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Irwin, Ralph,
Cityscape -- Arkansas
Architecture -- Commercial
Architecture -- Domestic
History -- United States
Occupation -- Law
Occupation -- Law
Equestrian
Figure group
Animal -- Dog
Architecture -- Boat
Architecture -- Vehicle
Architecture -- Vehicle
Architecture -- Vehicle
Dress -- Historic
Disaster -- Storm
Recreation -- Sport & Play
Object -- Other
Outdoor Sculpture -- Arkansas -- Fort Smith
Relief
Architectural component
Sculpture
Ft.
Smith
the Early Years, (sculpture).
Artist:
Irwin, Ralph, sculptor.
Title:
Ft.
Smith
the Early Years, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Fort
Smith
the Early Years, (sculpture).
Dates:
1983. Dedicated Feb. 1983.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Clay tiles.
Dimensions:
Approx. H. 5 ft. 9 in. x W. 17 ft. 10 in.
Inscription:
(Bottom center of relief, incised:)
FORT
SMITH
'THE EARLY YEARS'/by RALPH IRWIN (Names of individuals, businesses and events are also incised on relief) signed
Description:
An inset wall sculpture of 62 individual tiles depicting individuals, businesses and events from Ft.
Smith
's history. There is a central band with two portions ascending and one descending from the central band. From the left, scenes depicted include a landscape; a riverboat with paddlewheel; scenes from the Civil War, including soldiers in horse-drawn wagon and a soldier in uniform, with American and Confederate flags superimposed. In the central section are busts of several lawmen and judges, and Belle Star riding a horse sidesaddle. From the center to the right are scenes of a streetscape (Garrison Avenue) with tailor shop and Pony Express buildings, figures, and a horse-drawn wagon. Above the streetscape are several Victorian houses, possibly the residences of John Vaughn and James Sparks, with the cyclone of '98 approaching. On the far right is Electric Park (1908), Scheutzen Park, a trolley car, and a Victorian-era park with a man riding a bicycle, a dog running, and a man and a woman out for a stroll.
Subject:
Cityscape
--
Arkansas
--
Fort
Smith
Architecture
--
Commercial
--
Store
Architecture
--
Domestic
--
House
History
--
United States
--
Civil War
Occupation
--
Law
--
Judge
Occupation
--
Law
--
Lawyer
Equestrian
Figure group
Animal
--
Dog
Architecture
--
Boat
--
Riverboat
Architecture
--
Vehicle
--
Streetcar
Architecture
--
Vehicle
--
Wagon
Architecture
--
Vehicle
--
Bicycle
Dress
--
Historic
--
Victorian Dress
Disaster
--
Storm
Recreation
--
Sport & Play
--
Bicycling
Object
--
Other
--
Flag
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture
--
Arkansas
--
Fort
Smith
Relief
Architectural component
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Union Hall Investment Company, 101 North 10th Street,
Fort
Smith
,
Arkansas
72901
Located Melrose, 917 North A Street, Inset in wall,
Fort
Smith
,
Arkansas
Remarks:
The relief was added when the building was restored in 1983.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture,
Arkansas
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 AR000179
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Inventory of American Sculpture
AR000179
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