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    		• Bowers, Ray,
     
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    		• Yawn, Randy,
     
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    		• Bowers, Irene,
     
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    		• Gatlin, Luther,
     
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    		• Bartholdi, Frederic Auguste,
     
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    		• American Yard Products,
     
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    		• Lafavors Body Shop,
     
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    		• Figure female -- Full length
     
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    		• Allegory -- Civic
     
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    		• Dress -- Accessory
     
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    		• Object -- Other
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- Georgia -- McRae
     
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    		• Copy
     
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    		• Folk
     
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    Statue of Liberty Replica, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Bowers, Ray, sculptor.
    Yawn, Randy, sculptor.
    Bowers, Irene, sculptor.
    Gatlin, Luther, contractor.
    Bartholdi, Frederic Auguste, 1834-1904, sculptor. (copy after)
    American Yard Products, fabricator.
    Lafavors Body Shop, contractor.
    Title: 
    Statue of Liberty Replica, (sculpture).
    Other Titles: 
    Miss Liberty, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    Dedicated 1986. Reinstalled July 1991.
    Digital Reference: 
    Image Image
    Medium: 
    Sculpture: gum tree, Chinese muslin, plywood, steel, and fiberglass resin; Base: fiberglass and steel.
    Dimensions: 
    Sculpture: approx. 12 x 4 x 4 ft.; Base: approx. 18 x 8 x 8 ft.
    Description: 
    An allegorical female figure, representing Liberty, stands holding a torch in her upraised proper right hand and a book in her proper left hand. She is dressed in draped robes and wears a seven-pointed crown. The figure's head is chain saw carved from a gum tree stump. Her robes are made of Chinese muslin with partially hidden hoops of plywood. The body is covered with a fiberglass resin. An interior steel support runs through the figure. The sculpture is mounted upon a short fiberglass base atop a steel base fashioned to look like a brick structure with four integrated columns on each side.
    Subject: 
    Figure female -- Full length
    Allegory -- Civic -- Liberty
    Dress -- Accessory -- Hat
    Object -- Other -- Torch
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- Georgia -- McRae
    Copy
    Folk
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Administered by Lions Club, McRae, Georgia 31055
    Located Liberty Square, McRae, Georgia
    Remarks: 
    The sculpture cost $3,000. It is a 1/10th scale-model replica of the Statue of Liberty by Frederic Auguste Bartholdi. The sculpture was installed by the Lions Club of McRae in Liberty Square to celebrate the 100th birthday of the Statue of Liberty. The sculpture was designed and engineered by Lions Club member Ray Bowers. Liberty's head was carved by Randy Yawn; the garments were sewn by Irene Bowers.
    The sculpture was originally designed as a temporary installation, intended to last only six months. "Miss Liberty," as the sculpture is affectionately called, received such good reviews from passers-by that the Lions Club decided to have the sculpture renovated to make it permanent. The project was carried out in the spring of 1991. Luther Gatlin of Helena sprayed the body with fiberglass resin to prevent deterioration, added a steel support inside the figure and molded a fiberglass pedestal. American Yard Products fabricated a new steel base to replace the old wooden one. Lafavors Body Shop also worked on the renovation project. The sculpture was reinstalled on its new base in July of 1991 in time for McRae's Independence Day celebration.
    IAS files contain related articles from the South Georgia Business Journal (Oct. 1990): pg. 10-11; The Telfair Times, April 24, 1991, pg. 13 and July 10, 1991, pg. 9; and the Telfair Enterprise (McRae, GA), July 10, 1991, pg. 12.
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, Georgia survey, 1994.
    Illustration: 
    Image on file.
    The Telfair Times, July 10, 1991, pg. 9.
    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 GA000555
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