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Eastin, Duke,
Portrait male -- Huskey, Jerry Dean
Occupation -- Service
Relief
Outdoor Sculpture -- Tennessee -- Gatlinburg
Sculpture
Jerry Dean Huskey, (sculpture).
Artist:
Eastin, Duke, sculptor.
Title:
Jerry Dean Huskey, (sculpture).
Dates:
1976.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Metal on stone base.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 12 x 11 x 1/4 in.; Base: 50 x 40 x 17 in.
Inscription:
(On front beneath bust:) IN MEMORIAM/JERRY DEAN HUSKEY/APRIL 10, 1953 - JUNE 14, 1975/HE WAS THE FIRST GATLINBURG POLICE OFFICER/TO GIVE HIS LIFE WHILE SERVING HIS CITY./A GRADUATE OF GATLINBURG-PITTMAN HIGH SCHOOL,/JERRY DEAN JOINED THE POLICE DEPARTMENT IN 1972./IT WAS WHAT HE WANTED TO DO./TO HIS FAMILY HE WAS A DEVOTED SON AND BROTHER./TO HIS FRIENDS HE WAS "A VERY NICE GUY" WHO/LOVED PLAYING BASEBALL AND MAKING MUSIC WITH/HIS GUITAR. TO HIS FELLOW OFFICERS HE WAS/"AN A-1 POLICE OFFICER."/TO THE GRATEFUL PEOPLE OF GATLINBURG, AND/TO HER MANY VISITORS, HE WILL ALWAYS BE A SYMBOL/OF THOSE WHO KNOWINGLY RISK THEIR LIVES TO/PRESERVE AND PROTECT THE GOOD LIFE IN THIS CITY./BY THE GATLINBURG POLICE DEPARTMENT signed
Description:
A relief plaque with a bust of Jerry Dean Huskey above an inscription. The plaque is attached to the side of a boulder. Huskey is portrayed wearing a suit and tie and looking straight ahead.
Subject:
Portrait male -- Huskey, Jerry Dean -- Bust
Occupation -- Service -- Policeman
Object Type:
Relief
Outdoor Sculpture -- Tennessee -- Gatlinburg
Sculpture
Owner:
Gatlinburg Police/Fire Station, Airport Road, Gatlinburg, Tennessee 37738
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Tennessee survey, 1992.
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 TN000239
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Inventory of American Sculpture
TN000239
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