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Galandie, Emil,
David, Roger,
Portrait male -- Jones, Melvin
Outdoor Sculpture -- Arizona -- Ft. Thomas
Obelisk
Sculpture
Melvin Jones, (sculpture).
Artist:
Galandie, Emil, sculptor.
David, Roger, designer.
Title:
Melvin Jones, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Lions Clubs Founder Memorial, (sculpture).
Dates:
ca. 1965. Dedicated June 27, 1965.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Pillar and wings: concrete and stone; Foundation: concrete.
Dimensions:
Pillar: approx. 35 x 4 x 5 ft.; Each wing: approx. 7 ft. 6 in. x 9 ft. x 8 in.
Inscription:
(On north wing:) LIONS CLUBS/MELVIN JONES (On south wing:) INTERNATIONAL/FOUNDER
Description:
A monolithic, three-sided pillar flanked by two free-standing wings. Attached to the two forward-facing sides of the pillar are two carved busts of Melvin Jones. Memorial is placed in park setting with central concrete path.
Subject:
Portrait male -- Jones, Melvin -- Bust
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Arizona -- Ft. Thomas
Obelisk
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Safford Lions Club, Arizona 85546
Located Northwest corner of Black Road & Arizona Highway 70, Ft. Thomas, Arizona
Remarks:
Sculpture honors Melvin Jones (1879-1961) who founded the Lions Clubs International in Chicago in 1917. For related material see the book titled "Melvin Jones Memorial" at Graham County Chamber of Commerce (Stafford, Arizona). North plaque reads: ERECTED BY THE LIONS CLUBS OF ARIZONA/THIS COMMEMORATION IS THE RESULT/OF YEARS OF EFFORT BY MEMBERS/OF THE SAFFORD LIONS CLUB AND IS A/PLEDGE OF CONTINUED SERVICE TO MANKIND/IN THE TRADITION OF LIONISM AND/MELVIN JONES/DEDICATED JUNE 27, 1965/SCULPTOR/EMIL GALANDI/DESIGNER/ROGER DAVID. South plaque reads: FT. THOMAS FRONTIER FORT/BIRTHPLACE OF MELVIN JONES/SON OF CAPTAIN CALVIN JONES U.S. CAV./LIONS CLUBS INTERNATIONAL/WORLD'S LARGEST SERVICE CLUB/FOUNDED IN CHICAGO 1917 BY THE EFFORTS/OF/MELVIN JONES/JAN 13, 1879/JUNE 1, 1961.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Arizona survey, 1994.
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 AZ000455
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