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Schulmerich Carillons, Inc.,
History -- United States
Object -- Musical Instrument
Outdoor Sculpture -- Maryland -- Crownsville
Sculpture
A Carillon, (sculpture).
Artist:
Schulmerich Carillons, Inc., fabricator.
Title:
A Carillon, (sculpture).
Dates:
1984. Dedicated Sept. 29, 1984.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Carillon: painted steel beams; Foundation: concrete.
Dimensions:
Carillon: approx. 40 ft. x 91 in. x 91 in.
Inscription:
(Plaque on foundation:) (American Legion emblem) "THIS FOUNDATION ERECTED BY/THE AMERICAN LEGION ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY/IN MEMORY OF JOHN F. MCNULTY/AND ALL DECEASED VETERANS WHO SERVED/THEIR GOD AND COUNTY/DEDICATED VETERANS DAY 1985." unsigned
Description:
A carillon with a steel beam structure between which are three graduated sized bells without clappers. The bells are radio controlled to play various taped music. There is a speaker system at the top of the carillon.
Subject:
History -- United States -- Military history
Object -- Musical Instrument -- Bell
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Maryland -- Crownsville
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Maryland Veterans Commission, 31 Hopkins Plaza, Room 110, Baltimore, Maryland 21201
Located Crownsville Veterans Cemetery, 1122 Sunrise Beach Road, Crownsville, Maryland
Remarks:
Foundation of the carillon was erected by the American Legion of Anne Arundel County in memory of John F. McNulty and all deceased veterans. Nearby plaque reads: AMVET/PRESENTED AND DEDICATED/A CARILLON/AS A LIVING MEMORIAL/TO MARYLAND VETERANS/WHO SERVED THEIR COUNTRY/FOR THE CAUSE OF FREEDOM/SEPTEMBER 29, 1984/CROWNSVILLE VETERANS CEMETRY (sic)/"As these bells ring...honored dead rest...freedom lives."
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Maryland 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 MD000172
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