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Portrait male -- Ford, John B.
Occupation -- Other
Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Ford City
Sculpture
John
B
.
Ford
, (sculpture).
Artist:
Unknown, sculptor.
Title:
John
B
.
Ford
, (sculpture).
Dates:
Installed Nov. 14, 1891. Dedicated Nov. 17, 1891.
Medium:
Sculpture: bronze; Base: stone.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 6 x 2 1/2 x 2 1/2 ft; Base: approx. 5 x 5 x 5 ft.
Inscription:
(On front of base, raised letters:) ERECTED IN HONOR OF/
JOHN
B
.
FORD
/FATHER OF THE/PLATE GLASS INDUSTRY/IN AMERICA/BY/THREE THOUSAND EMPLOYEES/ON THE EIGHTIETH/ANNIVERSARY/OF HIS BIRTH/NOVEMBER 17, 1891 unsigned
Description:
A portrait of
John
B
.
Ford
standing with his hands behind his back. He wears a bow tie, a vest, and a knee-length, unbuttoned coat. The figure is mounted on a tall square base.
Subject:
Portrait male --
Ford
,
John
B
. -- Full length
Occupation -- Other -- Businessman
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania --
Ford
City
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of
Ford
City, P. O. Box 112,
Ford
City, Pennsylvania 16226
Located 3rd Street Park,
Ford
City, Pennsylvania
Remarks:
This memorial to
John
B
.
Ford
, father of the plate glass industry in the United States, was installed on the eightieth anniversary of his birth. The sculpture cost $4,000 and was shipped from Hartford, Connecticut. The sculpture was paid for by the three thousand employees of Pittsburgh Plate Glass, who each contributed one day's wage toward the sculpture's creation. Vandals knocked down the sculpture around 1979, severely damaging it. The sculpture was repaired by local artist Charles Hanna. Sculpture was cleaned around 1987.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Pennsylvania survey, 1995.
Illustration:
Image on file.
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 PA000680
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