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Henry George Obelisk, (sculpture). Artist:  Field, Harford, architect. Georgia Marble Company, fabricator. Title:  Henry George Obelisk, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Henry George Memorial, (sculpture). Dates:  Commissioned ca. 1982. Dedicated Sept. 2, 1989. Medium:  White Cherokee marble. Dimensions:  Approx. 9 ft. x 8 ft. 6 in. x 8 ft. 6 in. Inscription:  (Incised on northeast side:) LAND/"THE SOURCE/OF ALL WEALTH"/HENRY GEORGE/1839-1897/TAXES APPLIED TO THE/SOURCE ARE AN INDUCEMENT/TO USE THE LAND WISELY/THESE PARKS DONATED BY/FAIRHOPE SINGLE TAX CORPORATION/SEPTEMBER 29, 1931 (On southeast side:) CAPITAL/"THE PRIMARY TOOL IN THE PRODUCTION OF ALL WEALTH"/HENRY GEORGE/1839-1897/TAXES APPLIED TO/CAPITAL DESTROY THIS/TOOL OF PRODUCTION (On northwest side:) LABOR/"LABOR IS THE BASIS FOR PRODUCTION OF ALL WEALTH"/HENRY GEORGE/1839-1897/THERE SHOULD BE NO/TAXES LEVIED ON MAN'S/PRODUCTIVE ENERGIES unsigned Description:  Memorial stele is triangular and pyramidal in shape. Quotes from economist Henry George's work "Progress and Poverty" are incised on each side. Subject:  Homage -- George, Henry Occupation -- Monetary -- Economist Occupation -- Education -- Philosopher Literature -- George -- Progress and Poverty Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Alabama -- Fairhope Stele Sculpture Owner:  Coadministered by City of Fairhope, Parks Department, Section Street, Fairhope, Alabama 36532 Coadministered by Fairhope Single Tax Corporation, Fairhope, Alabama 36532 Located Henry George Memorial Park, corner of Fairhope & Magnolia Streets, Fairhope, Alabama Remarks:  The monument honors Henry George (1839-1897), an economist and founder of the single tax theory. It was funded by the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation. The City of Fairhope was an experimental community which incorporated the single tax theory. IAS files include a booklet entitled "Fairhope and the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation," architectural plans for the monument and a related article from the Eastern Shore Courier (Fairhope, AL), with information about Henry George. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Alabama survey, 1993. 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 AL000339   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture AL000339 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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