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McKenzie, R. Tait,
Trumbauer, Horace,
Roman Bronze Works,
Portrait male -- Smith, Edgar Fahs
Occupation -- Education
Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia
Sculpture
Edgar Fahs Smith, (sculpture).
Artist:
McKenzie
,
R
.
Tait
, 1867-1938, sculptor.
Trumbauer, Horace, designer.
Roman Bronze Works, founder.
Title:
Edgar Fahs Smith, (sculpture).
Dates:
1925. Dedicated June 12, 1926.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Figure: bronze; Base: limestone.
Dimensions:
Figure: approx. H. 5 ft. 10 in.; Base: approx. H. 4 ft.
Inscription:
R
Tait
McKenzie
fec 1925 (Back of figure, lower section:) ROMAN BRONZE WORKS N-Y- (Back of figure, below chair:) A/TRIBUTE/OF/AFFECTION/FROM/JOHN C. BELL/CLASS/1884 (Proper left side of figure, below chair, on spines of books:) CHEMISTRY IN AMERICA/ELECTRO CHEMISTRY (Proper right side of figure, lower section, there is a band of eight symbols, one of which appears to be a peace symbol) (Back of figure, at top of chair, illegible inscription) (Front of base:) EDGAR FAHS SMITH/PROVOST/1911 1920/TEACHER INVESTIGATOR FRIEND/BORN 1856 DIED 1928 signed Founder's mark appears.
Description:
Smith seated in a chair wearing an academic robe. He holds an academic cap in his proper left hand. His proper left arm rests on proper left arm of chair. His proper right arm rests on proper right arm of chair. On proper left side, below chair, is a stack of four books and a serpent. The tail of the serpent is wrapped around leg of chair. Smith's proper left foot rests on serpent's head. Figure and chair sit on a cylindrical base which has an ornamental border.
Subject:
Portrait male -- Smith, Edgar Fahs -- Full length
Occupation -- Education
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by University of Pennsylvania, Office of the Curator, 100 College Hall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104
Located University of Pennsylvania, Smith Walk, East Side of 34th Street, Between Walnut & Spruce Streets, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104
Remarks:
The sculpture was donated by John C. Bell. The base was designed by Horace Trumbauer.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia survey, 1992.
Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985.
University of Pennsylvania, University Archives, 1970.
Fairmount Park Art Assoc., "Sculpture of a City: Philadelphia's Treasures in Bronze & Stone," NY: Walker Publ., 1974.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Fairmount Park Art Assoc., "Sculpture of a City: Philadelphia's Treasures in Bronze & Stone," NY: Walker Publ., 1974, pg. 303.
Note:
The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide.
Repository:
Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012
Control Number:
IAS 77001607
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