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Charles Metcalfe Memorial, (sculpture). Artist:  Unknown, sculptor. Title:  Charles Metcalfe Memorial, (sculpture). Dates:  Dedicated 1982. Medium:  Sculpture: stone, concrete, metal and wood; Base: stone and concrete. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. H. 7 1/2 ft.; Base: approx. H. 1 1/2 ft. x W. 10 ft. Inscription:  (On upper front of sculpture:) CHARLES/METCALFE/PARK (On plaque on front of sculpture:) Charles Metcalfe Park dedicated in memory of Charles Metcalfe, 1855-1943. He deeded in perpetuity this land as a park for the use of Kingman youth. Recognized as a civic leader and land developer, he proposed development of Hualapai Mountain Park. He held offices of Mohave County Probate Judge, Superintendent of Schools, Kingman U.S. Postmaster. Officer and member of B.P.O.E. (Elks) and the Masonic Lodge. This monument built in the centennial year 1882-1982. unsigned Description:  Four-sided sculpture. The front has a plaque and the memorial's name. A wagon wheel is partially embedded in one side and various tools, including a jackhammer, are partially embedded in the opposite side. On the back is a section of smaller inlaid stones, creating a map of Arizona and an early American grain grinding stone above the map. The base forms a bench surrounding the sculpture. Subject:  Homage -- Metcalfe, Charles Object -- Other -- Wheel Object -- Tool -- Hammer Object -- Written Matter -- Map Object Type:  Bench Outdoor Sculpture -- Arizona -- Kingman Sculpture Owner:  Metcalfe Park, Beale Street, Kingman, Arizona Remarks:  Charles Metcalfe, 1855-1943, was a civic leader and land developer in the Kingman, Arizona area. He deeded the land for the park in which this memorial is located. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Arizona survey, 1993. 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 AZ000230   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture AZ000230 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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