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Early Bird Monument, (sculpture). Artist:  Tatro, Margaret, sculptor. Turner, William H., 1935- , sculptor. Title:  Early Bird Monument, (sculpture). Dates:  Dedicated July 4, 1987. Medium:  Sculpture: bronze; Base: granite. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. H. 3 ft. x W. 6 ft.; Base: approx. H. 9 ft. 7 in. x W. 3 ft. 1/2 in. Inscription:  (On front of base:) IN MEMORY OF/NATIVE SON/G. NORMAN ALBREE/AND ALL/EARLY BIRD PILOTS/WHO DARED TO SOAR unsigned Description:  An eagle with its wings spread is perched atop a granite obelisk. Subject:  Animal -- Bird -- Eagle Homage -- Albree, G. Norman Occupation -- Transportation -- Pilot Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Massachusetts -- Swampscott Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Town of Swampscott, Public Works Department, 22 Monument Avenue, Swampscott, Massachusetts 01907 Located George C. Chaisson Memorial Park, Fishermen's Beach, Swampscott, Massachusetts 01907 Remarks:  The memorial was given to the Town of Swampscott by the Albree family in memory of G. Norman Albree, an aviation pioneer and member of a group of Swampscott test pilots known as the "Early Birds." In 1917, Albree designed and built the first two monoplanes which changed the trend of aviation construction from biplanes to monoplanes of superior performance. Albree's monoplane was inspired by watching eagles swoop and soar. William Turner created the bronze eagle. IAS files contain a copy of the "One Hundred and Thirty-Sixth Annual Report of the Town Officers Swampscott Massachusetts," dated 1987. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Massachusetts survey, 1997. 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 MA000847   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture MA000847 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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