Robert G. Fowler Plaque - Yuma, AZ - Smithsonian Art Inventory Sculptures on Waymarking.com

This piece is for the plaque, and not the statue of him located adjacent to the plaque.

The plaque says, "Robert G. Fowler alighted on this spot October 25, 1911 marking first airplane flight over Arizona soil en route on first flight Pacific to Atlantic ocean."

From the Smithsonian webpage, "Base is constructed of volcanic stone connected with concrete. Inserted in the top half of the base is a plaque with a relief profile of Robert Fowler, the first man to fly a plane into Yuma. Above the profile, at the plaque's top center, there is a vertical bar with a winged decoration on each side of it. Below the profile is text."

TITLE: (Fowler Monument), (sculpture). ARTIST(S): Unknown, sculptor. DATE: Plaque created in 1938; base created in 1986. Dedicated Oct. 25, 1986. MEDIUM: Plaque: bronze; Base: volcanic stone CONTROL NUMBER: IAS AZ000023 Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link] PHYSICAL LOCATION: Located 195 South 4th Avenue, in front of Yuma Landing Restaurant, Yuma, Arizona DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH: Plaque has signs of corrosion.

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