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Eagle, (sculpture). Artist:  Unknown, sculptor. Eaves, Winslow, 1922-2003, sculptor. Johnson, Richard, contractor. Title:  Eagle, (sculpture). Dates:  1971-1972. Installed summer 1972. Medium:  Gilded fiberglass. Dimensions:  Approx. 51 x 57 x 32 in. Description:  Gilded fiberglass eagle perched on a gold ball sitting atop the cupola of a building. The eagle's wings are outspread and its head is turned to the proper left. Subject:  Animal -- Bird -- Eagle Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- New Hampshire -- Francestown Copy Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Town of Francestown, Board of Selectmen, Route 136, P. O. Box 5, Francestown, New Hampshire 03043 Located Town Hall, Francestown, New Hampshire Remarks:  The sculpture is a replica of the original wooden eagle installed on the town hall roof in 1847. The original was taken down in 1971, restored and placed indoors in the town hall (see related NH000508). The fiberglass copy was cast in 1971-1972 and installed on the town hall roof in the summer of 1972. Eaves cast the fiberglass replica; Johnson served as general contractor for the restoration and duplication project. The sculpture was funded through contributions given in memory of the late Rev. William B. Rice and funds raised by the Improvement Society. IAS files contain copies of related excerpts from John R. Schott's "Frances' Town: A History of Francestown, New Hampshire", Francestown: 1972, pg. 193-194; and "Annual Reports of the Town Officers of Francestown, N.H. for 1971 and 1972", pg. 65-66. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, New Hampshire 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 NH000509   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture NH000509 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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