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    		• Homage -- Murphy, Archibald D.
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- North Carolina -- Murphy
     
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    Archibald D. Murphy Memorial Fountain, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Unknown, sculptor.
    Title: 
    Archibald D. Murphy Memorial Fountain, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    Dedicated July 1917.
    Medium: 
    Sculpture: pink marble; Base: concrete and stone; Lower basin: white marble.
    Dimensions: 
    Sculpture: approx. H. 9 ft. x W. 3 ft.; Base: approx. H. 22 in. x W. 22 in.; Lower basin: approx. H. 15 in. x W. 8 ft.
    Inscription: 
    (Bordering upper basin of sculpture, raised:) ERECTED IN MEMORY OF ARCHIBALD D. MURPHY BY THE WOMEN'S CLUB OF MURPHY, N.C. unsigned
    Description: 
    A fountain consisting of a shaft atop a base set in the center of an octagonal basin. The upper section of the shaft is surrounded by a smaller basin with an inscription border on it.
    Subject: 
    Homage -- Murphy, Archibald D.
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- North Carolina -- Murphy
    Fountain
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Cherokee County Historical Museum, 205 Peachtree Street, Murphy, North Carolina 28906
    Remarks: 
    Erected in memory of Archibald D. Murphy by the Women's Club of Murphy, North Carolina. Formerly located at the center of town.
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, North Carolina 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 NC000080
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