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Wells, Hudson & Granger,
Grand & Volpe, Inc.,
Animal -- Bird
Architectural component
Outdoor Sculpture -- New Hampshire -- Nashua
Sculpture
Eagle, (sculpture).
Artist:
Unknown, sculptor.
Wells, Hudson & Granger, architectural firm.
Grand & Volpe, Inc., contractor.
Title:
Eagle, (sculpture).
Dates:
1938 or 1939. Dedicated Nov. 20, 1939.
Medium:
Eagle: metal or wood, painted or gilded.
Description:
A large golden eagle stands atop a blue copula on the Nashua City Hall building, with its wings extended and its neck stretched forward.
Subject:
Animal -- Bird -- Eagle
Object Type:
Architectural component
Outdoor Sculpture -- New Hampshire -- Nashua
Sculpture
Owner:
City of Nashua, Maintenance Department, Administrative Services Division, City Hall, 229 Main Street, On top of cupola, Nashua, New Hampshire 03061
Remarks:
The eagle is a replacement (not an exact copy) for the original wooden eagle that was on top of the cupola of the old City Hall building. The new City Hall building was dedicated on Nov. 20, 1939. The architectural firm for the building was Wells, Hudson & Granger, and Grand & Volpe, Inc., were the building contractors. IAS files contain a copy of an excerpt from the Nashua History Committee's, "The Nashua Experience," Canaan, NH: Phoenix Publishing, 1978, pg. 171-172, 231-232; and a related article from the Nashua Telegraph, Nov. 20, 1939. Both discuss the history of the new City Hall and its dedication.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, New Hampshire 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 NH000052
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Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
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