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Weinman, Robert Alexander,
Portrait male -- Fortson, Benjamin Wynn, Jr.
Occupation -- Political
Outdoor Sculpture -- Georgia -- Stone Mountain
Relief
Sculpture
Benjamin W. Fortson, Jr., (sculpture).
Artist:
Weinman, Robert Alexander, 1915-2003, sculptor.
Title:
Benjamin W. Fortson, Jr., (sculpture).
Dates:
1980.
Medium:
Relief plaque: bronze; Base: granite.
Dimensions:
Relief plaque: approx. 38 x 38 x 3 in.; Base: approx. W. 40 in. x D. 8 in.
Inscription:
(On lower right corner of relief plaque:) R.A. Weinman, sc./1980 (Across top of relief plaque, raised:) IF YOU WOULD SEE HIS MONUMENT..LOOK ABOUT (On right side of relief plaque, raised:) BENJAMIN/WYNN/FORTSON, JR/1904-1979/SECRETARY/OF STATE/1946-1976 signed
Description:
A bronze bas-relief portrait on an inscribed plaque of Benjamin Wynn Fortson, Jr. shown wearing a suit jacket and tie. He folds his hands in front of himself. The plaque is covered by Plexiglas.
Subject:
Portrait male -- Fortson, Benjamin Wynn, Jr. -- Bust
Occupation -- Political -- Secretary of State
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Georgia -- Stone Mountain
Relief
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by State of Georgia, Stone Mountain Park Authority, P. O. Box 778, Stone Mountain, Georgia 30086
Located Stone Mountain Park, Stone Mountain Memorial Plaza, Stone Mountain, Georgia
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Georgia, Atlanta 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 GA000118
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Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
GA000118
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