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Duffie, Robert,
Pemberton, Richard W.,
DP Creative Enterprises,
Bryant Art Foundry,
Animal -- Bird
Object -- Other
Outdoor Sculpture -- Texas -- Fort Worth
Sculpture
The Eagle's Nest, (sculpture).
Artist:
Duffie, Robert, sculptor.
Pemberton, Richard W., sculptor.
DP Creative Enterprises, design firm.
Bryant Art Foundry, founder.
Title:
The Eagle's Nest, (sculpture).
Dates:
1988. Dedicated Nov. 16, 1988.
Medium:
Sculpture: bronze; Base: Texas red granite.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 12 ft. x 5 ft. 6 in. x 5 ft. 8 in.; Base: approx. 5 ft. 2 in. x 6 ft. 2 in. x 6 ft. 4 in. (2,315 lbs.).
Inscription:
(On proper left wingtip of eagle:) Duffie 88 (On sculptured rock, below wing:) Cast by Bryant Art Foundry/Azle, TX/(founder's symbol) (On beer barrel:) Property Anheuser-Busch/St. Louis, Mo. U/NC 15-155-4 9 7 (Plaque on front of base:) This symbol of courage,/vision and strength/is affectionately presented to/our father, Gaston Hallam,/for his leadership of/the Ben E. Keith Company/Robert & Howard Hallam/November 1988/Created by DP Creative Enterprises Cast by Bryant Art Foundry signed Founder's mark appears.
Description:
Large figure of eagle sitting on circular rocky perch with wings slightly flared. Eagle grasps a beer barrel in it raised proper right talon.
Subject:
Animal -- Bird -- Eagle
Object -- Other -- Container
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Texas -- Fort Worth
Sculpture
Owner:
Ben E. Keith Beers, Fort Worth Division, 7001 Will Rogers Boulevard, Fort Worth, Texas 76140
Remarks:
Commissioned by Robert and Howard Hallam, Ben E. Keith Company, in honor of their father. Sculptors Robert H. Duffie and Richard W. Pemberton are partners in DP Creative Enterprises. IAS files contain pamphlet published by Ben E. Keith Beers, with details and photographs of the design and casting of the sculpture.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Texas, Fort Worth survey, 1993.
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 TX000148
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Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
TX000148
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