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Grant Memorial Bird Fountain, (sculpture). Artist:  Paddock, Willard Dryden, 1873-1956, sculptor. Title:  Grant Memorial Bird Fountain, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Memorial Bird Fountain, (sculpture). Dates:  Dedicated May 9, 1912. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: bronze; Base: granite. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 36 x 19 x 24 in.; Base: approx. 30 x 43 x 38 in. Inscription:  (On rim of birdbath:) IN LOVING MEMORY OF CHARLES WESLEY AND ELECTA CURTIS GRANT unsigned Description:  A seated angel holds a shallow, disc-shaped bird bath in her lap. She wears a flowing garment with large wings, the tops of which nearly envelop her head. Subject:  Religion -- Angel Object -- Other -- Birdbath Homage -- Grant, Charles Wesley Homage -- Grant, Electa Curtis Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Michigan -- Saginaw Fountain Sculpture Owner:  Forest Lawn Cemetery, 3210 South Washington, Saginaw, Michigan Remarks:  Gift of Mrs. M. C. Yawkey in memory of her friends Mr. & Mrs. Charles Wesley Grant. The cost was $800. The Grants were early settlers in Saginaw and it was Mr. Grant who named and located Forest Lawn Cemetery at its present site. IAS files contain excerpts from the "Records of Saginaw Board of Park and Cemetery Commission," 1911-1912, pg. 45, 59, 61, 107-109; clippings from Saginaw Courier-Herald, including May 7, 1912; and excerpt from International Studio, LXVIII. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Michigan survey, 1993. 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 MI000713   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture MI000713 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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