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Portrait male -- Goddard, Robert H.
Occupation -- Science
Architecture -- Science
Outdoor Sculpture -- Massachusetts -- Auburn
Sculpture
Robert H. Goddard Park, (sculpture).
Artist:
Unknown, sculptor.
Title:
Robert H. Goddard Park, (sculpture).
Dates:
1970. Rededicated May 6, 1994.
Medium:
Marker: marble with bronze plaques; Base: granite.
Dimensions:
Marker: approx. H. 5 ft. x W. 3 ft.; Rocket: approx. H. 20 ft.
Inscription:
(On plaque on front of marker:) Mr. Robert H. Goddard Park / First liquid propellant rocket launched in Auburn Mass. Mar. 16, 1926 by R. H. Goddard. This park dedicated to his memory by the Rotary Club of Auburn 1970. (On plaque on back of marker:) THROUGH THE SUPPORT OF/THESE FRIENDS OF AUBURN/THIS PARK HAS BECOME A REALITY/(list of names)/REDEDICATED MAY 6, 1994/IN CELEBRATION OF THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE/AUBURN ROTARY CLUB WITH ASSISTANCE FROM THE/BUSINESS COMMUNITY AND THE AUBURN MALL
Description:
The memorial consists of a large rocket and a marble marker adorned with two bronze inscription plaques. One of the bronze inscription plaques features a profile portrait of Robert H. Goddard.
Subject:
Portrait male -- Goddard, Robert H. -- Head
Occupation -- Science
Architecture -- Science -- Rocket
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Massachusetts -- Auburn
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Town of Auburn, Auburn, Massachusetts
Located Robert H. Goddard Park, Auburn & Southbridge Streets, Auburn, Massachusetts
Remarks:
The monument commemorates the launching of the first liquid propellant rocket by Dr. Robert H. Goddard in 1926. IAS image files contain photographs of only the marker. IAS files contain a copy of the Massachusetts Historical Commission Form C - Monuments questionnaire dated Oct. 1981.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Massachusetts survey, 1997.
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 MA000298
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Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
MA000298
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