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(Dyess Plaque), (sculpture). Artist:  Unknown, sculptor. Title:  (Dyess Plaque), (sculpture). Dates:  Dedicated 1936. Medium:  Relief plaque: cast bronze; Base: cast concrete, painted. Dimensions:  Relief plaque: approx. 30 x 18 x 2 in.; Base: approx. 6 x 4 x 3 ft. Inscription:  (At top of base, incised:) DYESS (On relief plaque, raised:) 1893(Relief portrait)1936/IN COMMEMORATION OF/W.R. DYESS/WHOSE VISION AND EFFORT/AS RELIEF ADMINISTRATOR/OF ARKANSAS/FOSTERED INTO A REALITY/DYESS COLONY unsigned Description:  A bust-length relief portrait of W. R. Dyess dressed in a coat and tie on an inscribed plaque. The relief plaque is attached to a detailed black and white Art Deco base. Subject:  Portrait male -- Dyess, W. R. -- Bust Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Arkansas -- Dyess Relief Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of Dyess, Main Street, City Hall, Dyess, Arkansas 72330 Located At intersection of Circle Drive & Highway 297, Dyess, Arkansas Remarks:  W. R. Dyess served as relief administrator of Arkansas and helped to found Dyess, Arkansas. IAS files contain an excerpt from R. W. Dhonah's "A Survey of Historical Markers in Arkansas," Little Rock, AR: J. & B. Quality Book, 1987, pg. 130. For related articles see: Arkansas Gazette, May 12, 1935, pg. 16 and Jan. 9, 1938, pg. 9; and the Arkansas Democrat, May 12, 1935, pg. 9. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Arkansas Survey, 1993. Illustration:  Image on file. Dhonah, R. W., "A Survey of Historical Markers in Arkansas," Little Rock, AR: J. & B. Quality Book, 1987, pg. 130. 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 AR000104   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture AR000104 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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