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Whetstone, Bill,
Moretti-Harrah Marble Company,
Abstract
Outdoor Sculpture -- Alabama -- Sylacauga
Sculpture
(Marble Abstract), (sculpture).
Artist:
Whetstone, Bill, 1952- , sculptor.
Moretti-Harrah Marble Company, fabricator.
Title:
(Marble Abstract), (sculpture).
Dates:
Commissioned 1977. 1978-1979. Dedicated March 25, 1979.
Medium:
Sylacauga marble.
Dimensions:
Approx. 13 ft. x 6 in. x 4 ft. (8 tons).
Inscription:
(On top plaque on ground, north side of sculpture:) SYLACAUGA/ARTS AND HUMANITIES/COUNCIL/MARCH 25, 1979 (On center plaque:) Your marble speaks:/I was under your feet long before you were born./Millions of years before the buzzards came to/roost, I was forming under great pressure. Today I/sprang from my hiding place to dance and mingle/with the sun. Tonight if you have the heart of a/child, hear a song to the stars as the winds whistles/through me. (On bottom plaque in script:) Whetstone signed
Subject:
Abstract
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Alabama -- Sylacauga
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of Sylacauga, Department of Public Works, 1421 West Edwards, Sylacauga, Alabama 35150
Located B. B. Comer Memorial Public Library, 310 North Broadway, Sylacauga, Alabama
Remarks:
Commissioned by the City of Sylacauga's Area Council of Arts and Humanities as an Artist-in-Residence project and funded under the Comprehensive Education and Training Act (CETA). The Sylacauga marble was donated by the Moretti-Harrah Quarry. Landscape advice was provided by Phil Huey of the Dallas Parks and Recreation Department and Troy Smithwick, City Engineer. Sculpture was originally intended as a fountain. In 1992, a brick retaining wall and path were added to the site. IAS files include related articles from the Sylacauga News, Dec. 19, 1977 and May 11, 1978, and the Avondale Sun, Sept. 4, 1978.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Alabama 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 AL000358
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Inventory of American Sculpture
AL000358
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