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Holland, Gerald,
Long, Lucy,
Robertson, John T.,
Object -- Weapon
Landscape -- Rocks
Literature -- Malory
Literature -- Character
Outdoor Sculpture -- Kentucky -- Hopkinsville
Sculpture
Sword in the Stone, (sculpture).
Artist:
Holland, Gerald, sculptor.
Long, Lucy, designer.
Robertson, John T., engineer.
Title:
Sword in the Stone, (sculpture).
Dates:
Installed 1972. Dedicated May 3, 1974.
Medium:
Granite and metal.
Dimensions:
Approx. 60 x 79 x 50 in.
Inscription:
(Inscribed on sword:) Whoso Pulleth out the Sword/of this stone and anvil/is rightwise King/born of all England unsigned
Description:
Sculpture is a replica of the legendary "sword in the stone." Sculpture features the handle of a sword sticking out of a stone.
Subject:
Object -- Weapon -- Sword
Landscape -- Rocks
Literature -- Malory -- Morte D'Arthur
Literature -- Character -- King Arthur
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Kentucky -- Hopkinsville
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Hopkinsville Community College, English Department, North Drive, Hopkinsville, Kentucky 42240
Located Hopkinsville Community College, Round Table Literary Park, Hopkinsville, Kentucky
Remarks:
Round Table Literary Park is a tribute to the wisdom of the ancients. Besides featuring the Sword in the Stone, the park also has replicas of King Arthur's Round Table and the Theatre of Dionysius. Lucy Long designed the sword; John T. Robertson (a local architect) provided the necessary engineering skills to create the replicas. IAS files contain a transcription of a nearby plaque. IAS files also contain a related newsclipping from a University of Kentucky publication, Communi-T, March 30, 1995, which discusses the history of Round Table Literary Park and the sculpture.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Kentucky survey, 1995.
Illustration:
Communi-T (Kentucky), March 30, 1995.
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 KY000038
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Inventory of American Sculpture
KY000038
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