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Oliver Pollock Fountain and Monument, (sculpture). Artist:  Hayden, Frank, 1934-1988, sculptor. Title:  Oliver Pollock Fountain and Monument, (sculpture). Dates:  1979. Medium:  Sculpture: bronze; Base: concrete. Dimensions:  Fountain relief: approx. 84 x 384 x 10 in.; Portrait head: approx. 192 x 180 x 48 in. Inscription:  unsigned Description:  The monument to Oliver Pollock includes at one end, a fountain with relief wall of soldiers, civilians and cannons and at the opposite end, a portrait head of Pollock, with adjoining relief. There are two low-standing bronze lecterns, one on each side of the rim of the rectangular area between the Fountain and the Monument. On one lectern there is an open book and on the other there is a map of the site of the 1179 Battle of Baton Rouge, together with an open book. Inscribed in both books is a history of Oliver Pollock, Bernardo de Galvez and the famous battle. Subject:  History -- United States -- Louisiana Portrait male -- Pollock, Oliver -- Head Occupation -- Military -- Soldier Figure group Object -- Weapon -- Cannon Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Louisiana -- Baton Rouge Fountain Relief Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of Baton Rouge, Public Works, 444 St. Louis Street, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70802 Located Galvez Plaza, Baton Rouge, Louisiana Remarks:  Oliver Pollock (1737?-1823) was an Irish-born American businessman. The sculpture commemorates the victory of Spanish forces over the English in 1783 for control of Baton Rouge. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Louisiana 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 LA000321   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture LA000321 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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