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Chalice/Birdbath, (sculpture). Artist:  Frega, Alvin, sculptor. Title:  Chalice/Birdbath, (sculpture). Dates:  1994. Dedicated June 30, 1994. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: steel, bronze, brass and copper; Basin: concrete and granite. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. H. 11 ft.; Basin: approx. Diam. 9 1/2 ft. Inscription:  unsigned Description:  Fountain consists of a chalice with spiral stem which stands in a low round basin. The basin has beveled edges. Subject:  Object -- Other -- Chalice Object -- Other -- Birdbath Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- North Carolina -- Wilmington Fountain Sculpture Owner:  Coadministered by City of Wilmington, Parks & Recreation, 302 Willard Street, Wilmington, North Carolina 28401 Coadministered by Hanover County, County Manager's Office, 302 Chestnut Street, Wilmington, North Carolina 28401 Located Carolina Courtyard, Northwest corner of 3rd & Chestnut Streets, Wilmington, North Carolina Remarks:  Commissioned for the Carolina Courtyard, a joint public park project of the City of Wilmington and New Hanover County. The fountain was funded with a grant from the North Carolina Arts Council awarded in Oct. 1993. It is made of recycled materials. IAS files include a copy of the Courtyard dedication program and related articles from the Wilmington Morning Star, June 24, 1994 and July 5, 1994. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, North Carolina 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 NC000398   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture NC000398 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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