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The Tree of Life, (sculpture). Artist:  Hesselbarth, Jarl, sculptor. Sloane, Douglas, designer. Dirlam, Arland A., architect. R. E. Bean Construction Company, contractor. Title:  The Tree of Life, (sculpture). Dates:  ca. 1965. Dedicated May 28, 1967. Medium:  Sculpture: copper or bronze; Base: granite, fieldstone. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 8 1/2 ft. x 50 in. x 70 in.; Base: approx. H. 20 in. x Diam. 6 ft. Inscription:  unsigned Description:  Fountain sculpture of copper or bronze rising from the center of a concrete basin. The bottom of the sculpture is conical. From this, branches rise up. Leaves and fruit are attached to the branches. Twelve different fruits are featured, each on its own branch attached to a central branch. The central branch bears a breadfruit at the top of the sculpture. The other fruit featured are: pear, fig, peach, olive, orange, avocado, apple, lemon, cherry, pomegranate and plum. The sculpture stands in the center of a 16-sided basin faced by fieldstone and topped with granite. The concrete interior of the basin is painted blue. Subject:  Occupation -- Medicine -- Nurse Allegory -- Life Landscape -- Tree Object -- Fruit -- Breadfruit Object -- Fruit -- Pear Object -- Fruit -- Fig Object -- Fruit -- Peach Object -- Fruit -- Olive Object -- Fruit -- Orange Object -- Fruit -- Avocado Object -- Fruit -- Plum Object -- Fruit -- Apple Object -- Fruit -- Lemon Object -- Fruit -- Cherry Object -- Fruit -- Pomegranate Religion -- New Testament -- Revelations Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- New Hampshire -- Rindge Fountain Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Cathedral of the Pines, Board of Trustees, Cathedral Avenue, Rindge, New Hampshire 03461 Located Cathedral of the Pines, Memorial Bell Tower, Rindge, New Hampshire Remarks:  Nearby plaque: "The Fountain and the "Tree of Life". A memorial for all American nurses who made the supreme sacrifice of their lives in the wars of our country." Nearby plaque: "Symbolism of the Fountain. The 'Waters of Life' nurture the 'Tree of Life', which bear twelve manner of fruits, and yielded her fruit every month: and the leaves of the tree were for healing of the nations." Rev. 22:1, 2. The trunk of the 'Tree of Life' emphasizes Woman's back-bone, symbolizing her stamina, determination and courage as the mother of men. The twelve fruits: at top: breadfruit; clockwise beginning at the bird on branch: pear, fig, peach, olive, orange, avocado, apple, lemon, cherry, pomegranate, plum. Designed by the Founder, sculptured by Jarl Hesselbarth." References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, New Hampshire survey, 1996. 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 NH000403   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture NH000403 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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