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Center Breaker Plow, (sculpture). Artist:  Sottong, Philipp C., sculptor. Sottong, Geoffrey, sculptor. Unknown (Chattanooga, Tennessee), founder. Title:  Center Breaker Plow, (sculpture). Dates:  1963. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: steel center breaker plow; Base: concrete and quartz aggregate. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 17 x 15 x 25 in.; Base: approx. H. 15 in. W. 20 in. Inscription:  (On steel shaft of plow:) H (with a circle around it) CHATTANOOGA Founder's mark appears. Description:  The sculpture is made from a center breaker plow, a plow which was used to clear the surface roots after trees were felled, so that a turning plow could then be used to cultivate the land. The plow was placed on a base found in the forest and carried to this site. The plow was placed upside down so that it points toward the sun. The sculpture symbolizes Trust, Endurance, and Hope, and ties the past to the future. The base is made of quartz aggregate and was probably an old grave marker. Subject:  Architecture -- Machine -- Farm Machine Allegory -- Quality -- Faith Allegory -- Quality -- Fortitude Allegory -- Quality -- Hope Allegory -- Time -- Past Object Type:  Logo Outdoor Sculpture -- Tennessee -- Signal Mountain Sculpture Owner:  Sottong, Philipp C., 709 Parsons Lane, Signal Mountain, Tennessee 37377 Remarks:  The plow used in this piece was given to the sculptor, Philipp C. Sottong, who is a medical doctor, as payment by a patient. The sculpture has become the logo for a small publishing house, Songs of Sottongs. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Tennessee survey, 1992. 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 TN000409   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture TN000409 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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