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Greendale Flagpole Base, (sculpture). Artist:  Hauser, Alonzo, 1909-1988, sculptor. Title:  Greendale Flagpole Base, (sculpture). Dates:  1938. Medium:  Sculpture: limestone; Base: limestone. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 6 ft. 8 in. x 3 ft. 8 in. x 3 ft. 8 in.; Base: approx. 2 ft. 3 in. x 3 ft. 8 in. x 3 ft. 8 in.; Foundation: approx. 1 ft. 5 in. x 7 ft. 10 in. x 7 ft. 10 in. Inscription:  (On metal plaque on front of base:) ALONZO HAUSER (1909 - 1988)/Alonzo Hauser, a Wisconsin native and noted/sculptor, was commissioned by the WPA in 1938 to/execute this flagpole grouping for the new village/of Greendale. The sculpture memorializes the/mothers, youths, and working people who were to/populate this uncharted urban-rural concept./Greendale Historical Society - 1991/Parkland Kiwanis unsigned Description:  A flagpole base encircled by six figures representing the local community. Figures include: a woman with a tennis racquet, a female teacher and child; a businessman; a workman with a sledge hammer; and a man with a shovel. Two metal rope holders are bolted between the figures. The sculpture sit atop a tiered, rectangular base. Subject:  Figure group Occupation -- Education -- Teacher Occupation -- Farm -- Farmer Occupation -- Other -- Businessman Object -- Tool -- Shovel Object -- Tool -- Hammer Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Wisconsin -- Greendale Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Greendale Public Schools, Administration Office, 5900 South 51 Street, Greendale, Wisconsin 53129 Located Greendale Intermediate School, South of intersection of Schoolway & Parking Street, Greendale, Wisconsin Remarks:  The sculpture was commissioned in 1938 by the Resettlement Administration for its then new Community Building. When the original grant for the sculpture was withdrawn, the artist worked for 50 cents an hour as a Works Progress Administration (WPA) laborer in order to complete it. In 1991, the Parkland Kiwanis and Greendale Historical Society provided grant money for cleaning and repairing the sculpture and it was rededicated August 8, 1991. The commemorative plaque was added at that time. IAS files contain photocopies of newsclippings and other materials about the sculpture on file at the Greendale Historical Society (Greendale, WI); and excerpt from Arnold Alanen and Joseph A. Eden's "Main Street Ready Made New Deal Community of Greendale, Wisconsin." References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Wisconsin, Milwaukee 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 WI000373   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture WI000373 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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