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Homage -- Yarbrough, Mary E.
Abstract
Fountain
Outdoor Sculpture -- North Carolina -- Raleigh
Sculpture
(Mary E. Yarbrough Court Fountain), (sculpture).
Artist:
Unknown, sculptor.
Title:
(Mary E. Yarbrough Court Fountain), (sculpture).
Dates:
Dedicated April 8, 1987.
Medium:
Fountain with metal pipes enclosed by a brick wall.
Dimensions:
Brick wall: 311 1/4 in. x 205 7/8 in. x 2 ft. 3 in.
Inscription:
(On plaque on wall:) MARY E. YARBROUGH COURT/NORTH CAROLINA STATE/ON JUNE 7, 1927, THE FIRST DAY ON WHICH THIS/UNIVERSITY CONFERRED DEGREES ON WOMEN, MARY E. YARBROUGH (1904-1984) WAS AWARDED THE FIRST/GRADUATE DEGREE EARNED BY A WOMAN, A MASTER/OF SCIENCE DEGREE IN CHEMISTRY. THE DAUGHTER/OF LOUIS T. YARBROUGH, CLASS OF 1893, SHE BECAME/IN 1930 THE FIRST WOMEN OFFICER OF THE ALUMNI/ASSOCIATION. AFTER EARNING A PH.D DEGREE AT/DUKE UNIVERSITY, SHE SERVED FOR MANY YEARS AS/HEAD OF THE CHEMISTRY DEPARTMENT AT MEREDITH/COLLEGE. BORN NEARBY, SHE OFTEN PLAYED IN THIS/COURT AS A CHILD/DEDICATED APRIL 1987.
Description:
Fountain embedded in raised area intended for vegetation, enclosed by a brick wall. Water shoots out of a cone-shaped spout, which sits in the center of a circular basin. The brick wall is an irregular geometric shape.
Subject:
Homage -- Yarbrough, Mary E.
Abstract
Object Type:
Fountain
Outdoor Sculpture -- North Carolina -- Raleigh
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by North Carolina State University, Physical Plant, 128 Morris, Box 7219, Raleigh, North Carolina 27695
Located North Carolina State University, Mary E. Yarbrough Court, North Yarbrough Drive, Raleigh, North Carolina
Remarks:
Fountain is part of a courtyard dedicated to Mary E. Yarbrough, the first woman to receive a graduate degree from North Carolina State University in 1927. IAS files contain a photocopy of a portrait, with caption, of Mary E. Yarbrough from the News and Observer (Raleigh, NC), June 7, 1927.
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 NC000032
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NC000032
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