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Town Hall Monument, (sculpture). Artist:  Burnette, Susan, sculptor. Title:  Town Hall Monument, (sculpture). Dates:  1985-1990. Dedicated June 5, 1990. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: Georgia pink granite; Base: West Falmouth pink granite. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 62 x 104 x 23 in.; Base: approx. 6 x 12 x 41 in. Inscription:  (On front of sculpture, near base of lighthouse:) S. BURNETTE (On back of sculpture:) SUCKANESSET - 1602/FALMOUTH - 1686/FALMOUTH ARTS COUNCIL/SAM BADE FAMILY/WALTER E. STONE AND FAMILY/CLARANCE ANDERSON/SHELLBOUND/P. LARKIN, FISHERMAN AND FARMER/ELEANOR BRONSON HODGE/FRANCIS L. HANKINSON AND FAMILY/ALPH RODRIGUEZ AND BETTE BACA signed Description:  A massive block of granite carved with relief images of the Nobska Lighthouse and a whaling vessel (on the left side) and a farmer with a horse-drawn plow (on the right side). The back of block is carved with Falmouth 1688, the date of Falmouth's incorporation, and Suckanesset 1602, the date of the first settlement and Falmouth's Native-American name meaning "land where black shells are found." The sculpture rests on six slabs of West Falmouth granite. Subject:  Architecture -- Lighthouse -- Nobska Lighthouse Architecture -- Boat -- Sailing Ship Figure male -- Full length Occupation -- Farm -- Sowing Occupation -- Farm -- Farmer Animal -- Horse Object -- Tool -- Plow Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Massachusetts -- Falmouth Relief Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Town of Falmouth, Park Department, Town Hall Square, Falmouth, Massachusetts 02540 Located Town Hall Square Park, Falmouth, Massachusetts Remarks:  The sculpture started as proposal for the Falmouth Tricentennial with support from the local arts council and donations, but was completed after the Tricentennial celebration due to a shortageof funding. The artist based her design on the Falmouth town seal which symbolizes the early economy of Falmouth. IAS files contain a newspaper article from The Enterprise (Falmouth, MA), June 22, 1990. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Massachusetts 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 MA000461   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture MA000461 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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