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Hancock, Walker,
Elliott, Tom,
Hoheb, Bruce,
di Biccari, Adio,
Griswold, Winters, Swain, & Mullin,
Modern Art Foundry,
History -- United States
Figure group -- Female & Child
Outdoor Sculpture -- Georgia -- Stone Mountain
Sculpture
Memorial Plaza: Sacrifice, (sculpture).
Artist:
Hancock, Walker, 1901-1998, sculptor.
Elliott, Tom, engineer.
Hoheb, Bruce, sculptor.
di Biccari, Adio, 1914-2008, chiseler.
Griswold, Winters, Swain, & Mullin, landscape architect.
Modern Art Foundry, founder.
Title:
Memorial Plaza: Sacrifice, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Sacrifice, (sculpture).
Dates:
1977. Installed Nov. 16, 1977. Dedicated April 23, 1978.
Medium:
Sculpture: bronze; Base: pink granite.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 13 ft. 10 in. x 3 ft. x 10 in.; Base: approx. 5 ft. 9 in. x 3 ft. x 12 in.
Inscription:
(On front of base:) THE COUNTRY/COMES BEFORE ME/CAROLINE DESLONDES BEAUREGARD unsigned
Description:
A full-length female figure holding a baby is dressed in a long corseted dress with her baby sitting on her proper left shoulder facing forward. The woman's proper right hand is held out. She stands on rocky ground surrounded by foliage. The sculpture is installed on a pink granite base that is set into a niche in a granite aggregate wall.
Subject:
History -- United States -- Civil War
Figure group -- Female & Child
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Georgia -- Stone Mountain
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by State of Georgia, Stone Mountain Park Authority, P. O. Box 778, Stone Mountain, Georgia 30086
Located Stone Mountain Park, Memorial Plaza, Stone Mountain, Georgia
Remarks:
The sculpture is one of two installed at either end of the Confederate Memorial plaza. (For related record see GA000708). The plaza and sculptures were financed with bonds. The inscription on the base was carved by di Baccari. IAS files contain transcriptions of additional plaques found on the memorial plaza.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Georgia, Atlanta 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 GA000709
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Inventory of American Sculpture
GA000709
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