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Unknown,
Animal -- Bird
Outdoor Sculpture -- Georgia -- Gainesville
Sculpture
Poultry Monument, (sculpture).
Artist:
Unknown, sculptor.
Title:
Poultry Monument, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Chicken Monument, (sculpture).
Dates:
Installed ca. 1978.
Medium:
Sculpture: bronze and Georgia marble; Base: Georgia marble.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 28 x 16 x 16 ft.; Base: approx. H. 1 ft.
Inscription:
(On left front tablet:) GEORGIA/POULTRY PARK/Established 1977 (On right front tablet:) Gainesville, Georgia/POULTRY CAPITAL/of the/WORLD (On marble tablets, bronze plaques give history of poultry industry and its relationship to Georgia and Gainesville)
Description:
A bronze rooster is mounted atop a spire made of Georgia marble. At the base of the spire, four marble tablets extend out from the center. Each tablet contains bronze plaques detailing the relationship of the poultry industry to Georgia and Gainesville.
Subject:
Animal -- Bird -- Chicken
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Georgia -- Gainesville
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Georgia Poultry Federation, P. O. Box 763, Gainesville, Georgia 30503
Located Intersection of Grove, Church & Broad Streets, Gainesville, Georgia 30501
Remarks:
The sculpture was installed in recognition of the state's main agribusiness, the poultry industry. Gainesville is known as the cradle city of Georgia's poultry industry. The sculpture and park where it is sited cost approximately $35,000. The project was financed by the Georgia Poultry Federation, a network of poultry and poultry-related firms and individuals. IAS files contain a Georgia Poultry Federation brochure; and articles from The Times (Gainesville, GA), Jan. 30, 1978 and Feb. 17, 1978.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Georgia 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 GA000544
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Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
GA000544
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