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    		• von Schlegell, David,
     
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    		• Homage -- Goddard, Robert Hutchings
     
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    		• Occupation -- Science
     
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    		• Occupation -- Education
     
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    		• Abstract
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- Massachusetts -- Worcester
     
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    		• Sculpture
     
     
    Goddard Memorial, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    von Schlegell, David, 1920-1992, sculptor.
    Title: 
    Goddard Memorial, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    1978. Dedicated Oct. 19 & 20, 1987.
    Medium: 
    Sculpture: granite and stainless steel.; Base: metal and concrete.
    Dimensions: 
    Overall: approx. H. 50 ft.; Granite block: approx. 5 x 4 x 6 ft.; Granite marker: approx. 5 ft. x 24 in. x 24 in.
    Inscription: 
    unsigned
    Description: 
    An asymmetrical granite block with a curved side and a tall pointed stainless steel shaft, or pointer, embedded in the top. The pointer uses parabolic curves to symbolize the mathematical and engineering genius of R. H. Goddard. Nearby is a rectangular granite marker with a commemorative bronze plaque embedded on the side.
    Subject: 
    Homage -- Goddard, Robert Hutchings
    Occupation -- Science
    Occupation -- Education -- Teacher
    Abstract
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- Massachusetts -- Worcester
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Administered by Clark University, 950 Main Street, Worcester, Massachusetts 01608
    Located Clark University, Downing Street, Worcester, Massachusetts 01608
    Remarks: 
    Goddard, a former graduate student and professor at Clark University, was a pioneer in the engineering and testing of rockets and rocket propulsion. The memorial was sponsored by an appropriation of $150,000 from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and was approved by the U.S. Congress. The bronze commemorative plaque on a nearby marker reads: ROBERT/HUTCHINGS/GODDARD/1882-1945/"we have/touched the/stars he/reached for..."/-Charles A./Lindbergh. IAS image files contain only an image of the nearby marker and not the sculpture itself. IAS files contain a copy of the City of Worcester Parks and Recreation Department / Massachusetts Historical Commission Form C "Monuments" questionnaire dated Oct. 10, 1986.
    References: 
    Beall, Pamela E., "Artworks in Our Parks: An Inventory of Public Memorials," Worcester, MA: City of Worcester, 1986.
    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 87630020
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