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Farkas, Janos,
Warner, M. Stephen,
Shuller, Robert N.,
Creech, Duane,
Fennell, Richard,
Portrait male -- Burns Jr., Otway
History -- United States
Occupation -- Political
Occupation -- Military
Dress -- Uniform
Outdoor Sculpture -- North Carolina -- Swansboro
Sculpture
Otway Burns, (sculpture).
Artist:
Farkas, Janos, 1920- , sculptor.
Warner, M. Stephen, landscape architect.
Shuller, Robert N., landscape architect.
Creech, Duane, contractor.
Fennell, Richard, contractor.
Title:
Otway Burns, (sculpture).
Dates:
Commissioned Jan. 1, 1982. 1982-1983. Dedicated May 6, 1983.
Medium:
Sculpture: bronze; Base: ballast stones.
Dimensions:
Life-size.
Inscription:
(On plaque on base, front:) CAPT. OTWAY BURNS, JR./1775-1850/PRIVATEER, LEGISLATOR, SHIPBUILDER/AND MERCHANT. BORN 2 MILES FROM HERE/ON QUEEN'S CREEK. COMMANDER OF THE/"SNAPDRAGON" AND A HERO IN THE WAR OF 1812./BUILT STEAMBOAT "PROMETHEUS" HERE IN/1818. CAST THE DECIDING VOTE FOR CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION OF 1835./INTERRED IN OLD BURYING GROUND,/BEAUFORT. (On base, left:) IN MEMORIAM/RANDY WADE SINCLAIR/CLARA PITTMAN BAKER LESEM/ANNA WEBB SERMONS/M. N. LUSK MAYOR 1944-1961/IN CONSIDERATION OF THOUSAND DOLLAR/MEMORIAL DONATIONS (On base, right:) FUNDING FOR THIS STATUE/MAJOR FUNDING:/STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA/THOUSAND DOLLAR DONORS/CAROLINA TELEPHONE/AND TELEGRAPH COMPANY/GAITHER AND JEANNINE JONES/ONSLOW COUNTY/MARY WARD SMITH/JOHN AND MARY WOOD/AND MANY OTHER FRIENDS OF SWANSBORO unsigned
Description:
Full-length figure of Otway Burns, Jr. stands on a square pedestal. The figure is dressed in early 19th century uniform and has a sword at his proper left side. He points to his birthplace with his proper left hand and holds a rolled up document in his proper right hand behind his head. There are epaulets on the shoulders of his coat.
Subject:
Portrait male -- Burns Jr., Otway -- Full length
History -- United States -- War of 1812
Occupation -- Political -- Legislator
Occupation -- Military -- Captain
Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- North Carolina -- Swansboro
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Town of Swansboro, Town Hall, Church Street, Swansboro, North Carolina
Located Swansboro Bicentennial Park, Swansboro, North Carolina
Remarks:
Commissioned by the Town of Swansboro 200th Anniversary Celebration Committee as part of its Bicentennial. The base was constructed by Duane Creech and Richard Fennell with ballast stones recovered from the port at Swansboro. Bicentennial Park was designed by M. Stephen Warner and Robert N. Shuller. Otway Burns Jr. (1775-1850), a native North Carolinian, was a shipbuilder, legislator and veteran of the War of 1812. IAS files include a portion of the dedication program.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, North Carolina survey, 1995.
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 NC000346
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