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Millspaugh, Dan,
White Monument Works,
Homage -- Wolfe, Thomas Clayton
Occupation -- Writer
Religion -- Angel
Object -- Flower
Outdoor Sculpture -- North Carolina -- Asheville
Sculpture
Thomas Wolfe Memorial Angel, (sculpture).
Artist:
Millspaugh, Dan, sculptor.
White Monument Works, fabricator.
Title:
Thomas Wolfe Memorial Angel, (sculpture).
Dates:
Cast Aug.-Sept. 1983. Dedicated Oct. 3, 1983.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: bronze; Base: Elberton granite.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 7 ft. x 3 ft. 6 in. x 2 ft.; Base: approx. 4 x 3 x 3 ft.
Inscription:
Dan Millspaugh (On bottom of base:) WHITE MONUMENT WORKS (Plaque on front of base:) THOMAS WOLFE/MEMORIAL ANGEL/"WHEREUPON THE PILLARS OF THIS/EARTH ARE FOUNDED, TOWARD/WHICH THE CONSCIENCE OF THE WORLD IS/TENDING--A WIND IS/RISING AND THE RIVERS FLOW."/THOMAS WOLFE/PRESENTED BY/THE UNITED DAUGHTERS OF THE/CONFEDERACY/CHAPTER 104 signed
Description:
Standing angel dressed in ankle-length robe and with wings raised upwards, gaze cast downwards. Proper right arm raised and pointing toward sky with index finger extended; proper left arm is at rest against left side, the hand holding a lily branch. A five-pointed star sits on top of the head. Figure stands on a simple four-sided base of granite.
Subject:
Homage -- Wolfe, Thomas Clayton
Occupation -- Writer
Religion -- Angel
Object -- Flower -- Lily
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- North Carolina -- Asheville
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of Asheville, Parks and Recreation Department, City Hall, Asheville, North Carolina 28801
Located South Park Square, Asheville, North Carolina
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 NC000016
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Inventory of American Sculpture
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