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Farrell, Martha X.,
Norton and Rice,
Southern Builders, Inc.,
Animal -- Bird
Relief
Outdoor Sculpture -- Tennessee -- Memphis
Sculpture
(Eagle Relief), (sculpture).
Artist:
Unknown, sculptor.
Farrell, Martha X., architect.
Norton and Rice, architectural firm.
Southern Builders, Inc., contractor.
Title:
(Eagle Relief), (sculpture).
Dates:
1954. Dedicated 1954.
Medium:
Concrete eagle wall relief on narrow concrete ledge base.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 3 1/2 ft. x 6 1/2 ft. x 3 in.; Base: approx. 1 x 1 x 1 ft.
Description:
Low relief of an eagle in profile with its wings stretched back. The eagle is attached to a wall of a parking garage and faces to the north.
Subject:
Animal -- Bird -- Eagle
Object Type:
Relief
Outdoor Sculpture -- Tennessee -- Memphis
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Allright System Parking, Management Office, 8 South Third, Memphis, Tennessee 38103
Located City of Memphis Parking Garage, Front Street & Monroe Avenue, Memphis, Tennessee
Remarks:
Title supplied by Inventory cataloger.
This eagle relief is one of two on the garage. An inscription on nearby marker reads: City of Memphis Parking Garage/Constructed 1954/Frank T. Tobey, Mayor/Claude Armour John T. Dwyer/Joseph P. Boyle O. P. Williams/The City of Memphis/Board of Commissioners/William B. Fowler City Engineer/Norton and Rice Architects/Martha X. Farrell Associate/Southern Builders, Inc./Contractors.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Tennessee survey, 1992.
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 TN000350
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Inventory of American Sculpture
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