Poultry Monument - Gainesville, GA - Smithsonian Art Inventory Sculptures on Waymarking.com

Inscription: (On left front tablet:) GEORGIA/POULTRY PARK/Established 1977 (On right front tablet:) Gainesville, Georgia/POULTRY CAPITAL/of the/WORLD (On marble tablets, bronze plaques give history of poultry industry and its relationship to Georgia and Gainesville)

Description: A bronze rooster is mounted atop a spire made of Georgia marble. At the base of the spire, four marble tablets extend out from the center. Each tablet contains bronze plaques detailing the relationship of the poultry industry to Georgia and Gainesville.

Remarks: The sculpture was installed in recognition of the state's main agribusiness, the poultry industry. Gainesville is known as the cradle city of Georgia's poultry industry. The sculpture and park where it is sited cost approximately $35,000. The project was financed by the Georgia Poultry Federation, a network of poultry and poultry-related firms and individuals. IAS files contain a Georgia Poultry Federation brochure; and articles from The Times (Gainesville, GA), Jan. 30, 1978 and Feb. 17, 1978.

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TITLE: Poultry Monument ARTIST(S): unknown DATE: 1978 MEDIUM: bronze, Georgia marble CONTROL NUMBER: IAS GA000544 Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link] PHYSICAL LOCATION: Intersection of Grove, Church & Broad Streets, Gainesville, Georgia 30501 DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH: none noted

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