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    		• Cecchini, Richard,
     
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    		• Price, H. J.,
     
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    		• Newton, Joe,
     
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    		• Newton, J. C.,
     
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    		• Newton Brothers,
     
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    		• Animal -- Bird
     
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    		• Mythology -- Egyptian
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- Georgia -- Elberton
     
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    		• Architectural component
     
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    		• Sculpture
     
     
    (Phoenix), (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Cecchini, Richard, 1903-1981, sculptor.
    Price, H. J., architect.
    Newton, Joe, contractor.
    Newton, J. C., contractor.
    Newton Brothers, contractor.
    Title: 
    (Phoenix), (sculpture).
    Other Titles: 
    Rock Gym Monument, (sculpture).
    Eagle, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    1940. Dedicated March 14, 1941.
    Digital Reference: 
    Image Image Image
    Medium: 
    Granite.
    Dimensions: 
    Approx. 31 in. x 103 in. x 1 1/2 ft.
    Inscription: 
    unsigned
    Description: 
    An Art-Deco style phoenix with its wings spread. The sculpture is mounted atop a former armory/auditorium, now known as the Rock Gym.
    Subject: 
    Animal -- Bird -- Eagle
    Mythology -- Egyptian -- Phoenix
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- Georgia -- Elberton
    Architectural component
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Administered by Elbert County Board of Education, 50 Laurel Drive, Elberton, Georgia 30635
    Located Elbert County Middle School, 45 Forest Avenue, Rock Gym, Elberton, Georgia 30635
    Remarks: 
    The Rock Gym, originally constructed as an armory/auditorium, was a Works Progress Administration (WPA) project, built in 1941 at a cost of $30,000. The cornerstone for the building was laid March 14, 1941. The architect for the building was H. J. Price, with masonry work done by the Newton Brothers, Joe Newton and J. C. Newton. Elberton County Middle School was originally the Elberton High School (also known as White High School or Central High). IAS files contain a related excerpt from the "Elbert County Bicentennial Commemorative Book," 1990, pg. 31; and articles from The Elberton Star: March 11, 1941, pg. 1; and March 14, 1941, pg. 1.
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, Georgia 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 GA000394
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