Letter on Five Flags Sculpture Competition Update_10.19.73T H E C I T Y O F
D U B U Q U E
GILBERT D. CHAVENELLE
CITY MANAGER
October 19, 1973
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Honorable Mayor and
Members of City Council
City of Dubuque
City Hall
Dubuque, Iowa
Gentlemen:
DEPARTMENT OF
H O U S I N G A N D R E D E V E L O P M KNT
G E N T M. W 1 T T E N B E R G D I R E C T O R
SUITE IC-B FISCHER BUILDING
D U S U o u E
PHONE 319585-COiT
IO WA 52001
This letter is to provide you with a quick summary of the Five Flags Sculp-
ture Competition which is now entering into its final weeks.
In response to over 1, 000 of the attached announcements mailed to schools,
artists, galleries, etc. , some 80 persons submitted pre -entry intent of
submitting a piece for the competition. Each of these persons received a
special packet of various items all aimed to provide the artist with a
"sense of Dubuque".
The deadline is 5 PM today, and at the time of writing this letter, we have
received 20 maquettes. Through the courtesy of Ed Sheppley, all of the
pieces are being displayed in one of the first floor stores in the Dubuque
Building. It will take several days to uncrate and assemble the items,
and some time during the week of October 29 the judges will begin their
assignment.
We are meeting Monday with the Dubuque Art Association Sculpture Com-
petition Committee to complete the arrangements for the reception and pro-
gram at which time the winner will be announced. We will also endeavor
to arrange some way for the public to take a closer look at the items after
the judging has been completed.
We find that a number of entries do not include all of the required docu-
mentation (photographs, firm proposal to fabricate and erect within the
prescribed cost limitation, etc.). This, we will need to clear up this
coming week prior to the judging.
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Honorable Mayor and
Members of City Council
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You will find that the entries
represent a wide range of interests and a
variety of techniques. It would appear that the City selected an excel-
lent method of securing something
distinctive for downtown.
Sin erely yours,
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