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    Br'er Rabbit Statue, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Abraham, designer.
    Taylor Irons Works & Supply Company, founder.
    Title: 
    Br'er Rabbit Statue, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    Aug. 9, 1950.
    Digital Reference: 
    Image Image
    Medium: 
    Statue: cast iron, painted; Base: concrete, painted.
    Dimensions: 
    Statue: approx. H. 35 1/4 in. x W. 13 in.; Base: approx. H. 27 in. x W. 28 in.
    Inscription: 
    unsigned
    Description: 
    A statue of the literary character Br'er Rabbit. He is standing and wears a white shirt, blue tie, blue pants and red jacket. He holds a pipe in his proper right paw and stands atop a square base.
    Subject: 
    Literature -- Harris -- Uncle Remus
    Literature -- Character -- Brer Rabbit
    Object -- Other -- Pipe
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- Georgia -- Eatonton
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Administered by Uncle Remus Museum, Highway 441, Eatonton, Georgia 31794
    Located Courthouse Square, Eatonton, Georgia
    Remarks: 
    Br'er Rabbit is the famous character in the Uncle Remus stories written by native son Joel Chandler Harris, who was born in Eatonton in 1848. The statue cost $30 and was designed for the Stay and See Georgia Project. IAS files contain a related article from the Eatonton Messenger, a related brochure from the Uncle Remus Museum, and other related materials.
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, Georgia 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 GA000139
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