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Stinson Memorial, (sculpture). Artist:  Crosby & Sherman Engineers, engineering firm. Title:  Stinson Memorial, (sculpture). Dates:  1936. Dedicated Oct. 13, 1936. Medium:  Granite (?). Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 60 x 56 x 13 in.; Base: approx. 6 x 36 x 21 in. Inscription:  (Front, west side:) A/MEMORIAL/TO EDDIE A. STINSON, JR./ONE OF AMERICA'S/AVIATION/PIONEERS/AND/FOUNDER/OF THE/STINSON/AIRCRAFT CORPORATION/ERECTED BY THE/WORKS PROGRESS/ADMINISTRATION/AND THE/CITY OF ABERDEEN/HIS HOME TOWN/BEGUN UNDER THE/ADMINISTRATION OF/JAMES M. ACKER, MAYOR/COMPLETED UNDER/ADMINISTRATION OF/ROBERT A. PULLEN, MAYOR/ROBERT G. MAYNARD/CITY CLERK/EDDIE A. STINSON, SR./CITY ENGINEER CROSBY & SHERMAN/ENGINEERS/DESIGNERS unsigned Founder's mark appears. Description:  The memorial is in the shape of an upright 1930's "prop" airplane. The base is formed by the tail of the airplane. The single wing span forms a "T" at the top of the sculpture. At the apex of the statue is the remains of the propeller. Carved on one wing is a five pointed encircled star, and the other wing is a set of air force wings. Subject:  Homage -- Stinson, Eddie A., Jr. Occupation -- Transportation -- Pilot Architecture -- Vehicle -- Airplane Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Mississippi -- Aberdeen Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of Aberdeen, 125 West Commerce Street, Aberdeen, Mississippi 39730 Located Highway 45, Aberdeen, Mississippi Remarks:  The memorial faces a small flying field and was erected as part of the Federal Works Progress Administration (WPA) program. IAS files include citations to related newspaper articles: The Aberdeen Examiner (Feb. 4, 1932), (Dec. 17, 1936), (April 24, 1975), and (Oct. 10, 1990); The Commercial Appeal Oct. 14, 1936; and The Clarion Ledger/Jackson Daily News April 28, 1985. The work commemorates Eddie A. Stinson Jr. (d. 1932), pioneer pilot. He received one of the first pilot's licenses issued in the U.S.; held several flying records and was owner of Stinson-Detroit Airplane Works, then the largest airplane factory in the United States. Stinson's family was from Aberdeen and after his death, the City of Aberdeen together with the Works Progress Administration built an airport for the city (at a cost of $10,000). The airport and memorial were dedicated to the memory of Stinson on Oct. 13, 1936. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Mississippi 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 MS000061   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture MS000061 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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