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Eye of the Needle, (sculpture). Artist:  Newell, Gordon B., 1905- , sculptor. Title:  Eye of the Needle, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Needle's Eye, (sculpture). Dates:  1986. Medium:  Sculpture: brass; Base: concrete. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. H. 86 in. x Diam. 62 in.; Base: approx. 36 x 22 x 48 in. Inscription:  (On plaque on base:) "NO WORK IS MORE IMPORTANT/THAN TEACHING THE CHILDREN/THAT THE GOD-GIVEN BEAUTY/OF OREGON IS THEIR HERITAGE."/JESSIE MILLAR HONEYMAN/(dates) unsigned Description:  Abstract, tear-dropped shaped sculpture has a similarly shaped hole, or eye, near its base. Subject:  Abstract -- Geometric Homage -- Honeyman, Jessie Millar Object -- Other -- Sewing Tool Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Oregon -- Florence Sculpture Owner:  Located Jessie M. Honeyman State Park, 84505 Highway 101, Florence, Oregon 97493 Administered by State of Oregon, Parks & Recreation Department, 525 Trade Street S.E., Salem, Oregon 97310 Remarks:  Commissioned by Catherine Honeyman Engmark and Barbara Honeyman Roll in memory of their grandmother Jessie Millar Honeyman, for whom the park is named. Mrs. Honeyman was the founder of the Oregon Roadside Council, an organization dedicated to the beautification of the roads. IAS files include a related article from the Monterey Herald, Nov. 23, 1986. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Oregon survey, 1993. 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 OR000387   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture OR000387 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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