Florence Martus, 1869-1943, Savannah's waving girl

Title & Author:

Florence Martus, 1869-1943, Savannah's waving girl

Publication:

[approximately 1950] (England)

Description:

1 model : metal ; 4 x 4 x 6 cm

Notes:
Souvenir model of the "Waving Girl", Florence Martus. The original statue was designed by Felix De Weldon.
"Her immortality stems from her friendly greeting to passing ships a welcome to strangers entering the port and a farewell to wave them safely onward"--Engraved on back of souvenir
"River Street, Savannah, GA."--Engraved on base
"WARW"--Engraved on base (Warwickshire?)

Resources:
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Subject:

Martus, Florence Monuments
Martus, Florence.
Statues Georgia Savannah Models.
Waving Girl (Savannah, Ga.)
Buildings.
Monuments.
Statues.
Savannah (Ga.) Buildings, structures, etc. Models.
Georgia Savannah.
Statues United States Georgia Savannah.
Memorials United States Georgia Savannah.

Form/genre:

Souvenir Models (representations)

Added entries:

De Weldon, Felix, 1907-2003.
Hoffman Collection

Title on underside of base: Waving girl, River Street, Savannah, Ga

Holdings:

Location: Library cage objects 265952
Call No.: NB1116.D278 F5 1950
Status: Available

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