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The '''Mary Ann Cahalan statue''' is an 11-foot-tall marble monument to former [[Powell School]] teacher [[Mary Ann Cahalan]]. The statue was carved from white [[Talladega marble]] by sculptor [[Giuseppi Moretti]] and dedicated in [[1908]]. | The '''Mary Ann Cahalan statue''' is an 11-foot-tall marble monument to former [[Powell School]] teacher and principal [[Mary Ann Cahalan]]. The statue was carved from white [[Talladega marble]] by sculptor [[Giuseppi Moretti]] and dedicated in [[1908]]. The statue depicts Cahalan, who died in 1906, seated and reading a book. The base is inscribed "Erected by the People of Birmingham". | ||
In 2006 the [[Friends of Linn Park]] hired sculptor [[Dale Chambliss]] to restore and conserve the statue, which was suffering from soil, frost damage, and a broken nose. | |||
==References== | |||
* Hubbard, Russell (September 25, 2006) "After years of neglect, Linn Park statue gets facelift." ''Birmingham News''. | |||
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Revision as of 09:57, 25 September 2006
The Mary Ann Cahalan statue is an 11-foot-tall marble monument to former Powell School teacher and principal Mary Ann Cahalan. The statue was carved from white Talladega marble by sculptor Giuseppi Moretti and dedicated in 1908. The statue depicts Cahalan, who died in 1906, seated and reading a book. The base is inscribed "Erected by the People of Birmingham".
In 2006 the Friends of Linn Park hired sculptor Dale Chambliss to restore and conserve the statue, which was suffering from soil, frost damage, and a broken nose.
References
- Hubbard, Russell (September 25, 2006) "After years of neglect, Linn Park statue gets facelift." Birmingham News.