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Arthur Fiedler Memorial, (sculpture). Artist:  Helmick, Ralph, 1952- , sculptor. Lippincott, Inc., fabricator. Title:  Arthur Fiedler Memorial, (sculpture). Dates:  1984. Dedicated June 30, 1984. Medium:  Sculpture: aluminum; Base: granite. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. H. 6 1/2 ft.; Base: approx. H. 18 in. (10,000 l Inscription:  Work executed by Lippincott North Haven, Conn (Base, right side:) Helmick - 1984 (Base, front:) ARTHUR FIEDLER/MUSICIAN (Base, rear:) CONDUCTOR OF THE BOSTON POPS 1929-1979/FOUNDER OF FREE CONCERTS ON THE ESPLANADE signed Founder's mark appears. Description:  A monumental head of Arthur Fiedler constructed with eighty-three layers of thin aluminum plates. Subject:  Portrait male -- Fiedler, Arthur -- Head Performing Arts -- Music -- Conductor Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Massachusetts -- Boston Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Trustees of the Esplanade, Arthur Fiedler Memorial Committee, P. O. Box 1976, Boston, Massachusetts 02114 Located Charles River Esplanade, Across from Berkeley Bridge, Boston, Massachusetts Remarks:  The sculpture cost $150,000 and was made possible by donations from individuals and corporations, including the Store 24 chain which contributed $100,000. The inscription on the plaza floor behind the sculpture reads: THIS MEMORIAL WAS MADE POSSIBLE THROUGH/A MAJOR CONTRIBUTION FROM/THE STORE 24/AN THE GENEROUS SUPPORT OF/THE BROWNE FUND/THE PERMANENT CHARITY FUND OF BOSTON/DAVID G. MUGAR/J. F. WHITE CONTRACTING COMPANY/THE ALCOA FOUNDATION/BANK OF BOSTON. IAS files contain an article from the Boston Globe, July 1, 1984, pg. 21-33; a copy of the proposal the Browne Fund for $50,000 toward the cost of the memorial; a proposal for the memorial from the files of the Boston Art Commission; an announcement of the nationwide competition to design the memorial; and a program from the July 4, 1983 Boston Pops Esplanade concert describing the proposed memorial. References:  Carlock, Marty, "A Guide to Public Art in Greater Boston," Boston: Harvard Common Press, 1988, pg. 11. Save Outdoor Sculpture, Massachusetts survey, 1997. Illustration:  Image on file. Carlock, Marty, "A Guide to Public Art in Greater Boston," Boston: Harvard Common Press, 1988, pg. 11. 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 87740017   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 87740017 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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