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More Smithsonian Searches     Who else has...     Morseletto,     Freeman, Donna D.,     Lear, Sara P.,     Merriman, I. B.,     Homage -- Wiley, Walter R.     Homage -- Perry, William L.     Homage -- Perry, Jerry B.     Occupation -- Medicine     Sundial     Outdoor Sculpture -- South Carolina -- Chesterfield     Sculpture

(Sundial), (sculpture). Artist:  Morseletto, caster. Freeman, Donna D., fabricator. Lear, Sara P., fabricator. Merriman, I. B., fabricator. Title:  (Sundial), (sculpture). Dates:  Dedicated Sept. 12, 1982. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: bronze; Base: concrete. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. H. 19 in. x W. 14 in.; Base: approx. H. 33 in. x W. 12 in. Description:  Spherical bronze sundial consisting of three intersecting circles supporting an arrow shaped gnomon. The gnomon's shadow falls on one circle with raised Roman numerals on it. Sculpture rests on a white octagonal column carved with decorative patterns alternating down the sides. Open mouthed gargoyles surround the column's highly carved capital. Subject:  Homage -- Wiley, Walter R. Homage -- Perry, William L. Homage -- Perry, Jerry B. Occupation -- Medicine -- Doctor Object Type:  Sundial Outdoor Sculpture -- South Carolina -- Chesterfield Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Chesterfield County Council, 200 West Main Street, Chesterfield, South Carolina 29709 Located Chesterfield County Courthouse, 200 West Main Street, Grounds, Chesterfield, South Carolina 29709 Remarks:  Title supplied by Inventory cataloger. Plaque on ground near base reads: HONORING/DR. WALTER R. WILEY/DR. WILLIAM L. PERRY/DR. JERRY B. PERRY/DOCTORS' APPRECIATION DAY/SEPTEMBER 12, 1982. IAS files contain copies of related newspaper articles from the Chesterfield Advertiser and the Cheraw Chronicle (Cheraw, South Carolina). Made of sand cast bronze, the piece was cast in the original by Morseletto of Lazaso, Italy; purchased from Cobles Carolina Studio, Rockingham, NC; assembled by Donna D. Freeman and Sara P. Lear; and installed by I. B. Merriman. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, South Carolina 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 SC000009   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture SC000009 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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