6C(9) Oliver Plow Memorial Sculpture Agreement

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CONCEPT FOR OLNER PLOW MEMORIAL At this stage, the concept for the memorial itself is as follows: It is to be a 110% life size figure of James Oliver (about 6 feet 8" tall), dressed in a frock coat of the period. He will likely be simply standing, weight eased a bit onto one foot, one hand grasping a lapel, the other gesturing gently towards his plow, which will be beside him. He will be hatless, to avoid shading the face, and dressed in business clothes of the day — shirt, tie, vest, jacket, and frock coat, long trousers over boots. All this will be derived from whatever photos of him can be located in the archives of the History Museum. The sculpture will, of course, be bronze, in a standard brown patina. Beside him will be a bronze replica of the Number 40 Plow, the most famous of the Oliver plows. This, too, will be 110% actual size, recreated from an original plow, from which I will work- It is anticipated that the plow will sit lengthwise in the designated space, with the figure at the handle end of the plow, as though showing it to a potential customer. The figure can face any direction that should be chosen, either at the building, or away, but it will be placed to relate to the plow. The two pieces will be cast in silicon bronze, a very durable alloy (one used for fittings on ocean going ships, so it is highly corrosion resistant), and both pieces will be welded to stainless steel "sleds" sitting some 6" below the feet. These sleds can be slid around on the base concrete of the site until located in the best positions, then holes are to be drilled into the concrete through holes in the sleds, and anchoring bolts inserted and tightened. After that a second layer of concrete can be poured to reach up to the bottoms of the feet and the plow. In this way the pieces can be arranged prior to final anchoring, and when complete will be very permanent indeed- Tuck Langland