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Rock of Ages Corporation,
Portrait male -- Britt, Elton
Performing Arts -- Music
Performing Arts -- Music
Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Broad Top City
Gravestone
Sculpture
Elton Britt, (sculpture).
Artist:
Rock of Ages Corporation, fabricator.
Title:
Elton Britt, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
James Britt Baker, (sculpture).
Dates:
1979. Installed May 16, 1979.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: Barre granite; Base: Barre granite.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 19 1/2 x 19 x 10 1/2 in.; Base: approx. 44 x 26 x 22 in.
Inscription:
Rock of Ages (Incised on base, front:) ELTON/BRITT/JAMES BRITT BAKER/JUNE 27, 1913/JUNE 22, 1972/COMPOSER & YODELER/"JIMMY ROGERS (sic) BLUES"/"MAYBE I'LL CRY"/"CHIME BELLS" (On base, left:) ELTON/BRITT/"I'M TYING THE/LEAVES SO THEY/WON'T COME DOWN" (On base, right:) ELTON/BRITT/"SOMEDAY YOU'LL/WANT ME TO/WANT YOU" (On base, rear:) ELTON/BRITT/1913-1972/"CANNON BALL YODEL"/"THERE'S A STAR/SPANGLED BANNER/WAVING SOMEWHERE" Founder's mark appears.
Description:
Bust of Elton Britt, also known as James Britt Baker, stands on a tapered pedestal which marks his gravesite. The figure wears a suit and tie and has short, wavy hair.
Subject:
Portrait male -- Britt, Elton -- Bust
Performing Arts -- Music -- Voice
Performing Arts -- Music -- Composer
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Broad Top City
Gravestone
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Broad Top City IOOF Lodge No. 579, Hazel Street, Broad Top City, Pennsylvania 16621
Located Broad Top Cemetery, Broad Top City, Pennsylvania
Remarks:
Erected by the friends of Elton Britt through the Elton Britt Memorial Fund. James "Elton" Britt Baker (1913-1972) was a country-western singer, composer and "the world's greatest yodeler." He was associated personally and professionally with the Horton family of Broad Top City. IAS files contains additional biographical information about Britt.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Pennsylvania survey, 1995.
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 PA001580
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Inventory of American Sculpture
PA001580
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