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Baron DeKalb, (sculpture). Artist:  Zimmer, Fritz, sculptor. Title:  Baron DeKalb, (sculpture). Dates:  ca. 1948. Medium:  Sculpture: granite (?); Base: concrete. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 36 x 21 x 16 in.; Base: approx. 23 x 27 3/4 x 24 1/2 in. Inscription:  (Front of base:) DEKALB/PRESENTED BY/THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC/OF GERMANY/1985 unsigned Description:  Bust of Baron DeKalb wearing a coat with jabot at the neck. Subject:  Portrait male -- DeKalb, Baron -- Bust Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Georgia -- Decatur Sculpture Owner:  Administered by DeKalb County, DeKalb County, Georgia Located Old DeKalb County Courthouse, Decatur, Georgia Remarks:  The bust was originally placed over the door of the County Annex for almost 25 years. It was then put in storage when the building was demolished to build the new courthouse. Rediscovered in 1984, the sculpture was refurbished by German government and rededicated in 1985. SOS! report includes citations to related articles: Georgia Magazine: Aug.-Sept. 1961; and Atlanta Journal-Constitution: May 4, 1963; July 24, 1984; Aug. 2, 1984;; and Oct. 24, 1985. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Georgia, Atlanta 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 GA000037   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture GA000037 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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