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More Smithsonian Searches     Who else has...     Draddy, John G.,     P. E. Guerin Fondeur,     Portrait male -- Moore, Thomas     Occupation -- Writer     Ethnic -- Irish     Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- Brooklyn     Sculpture

Thomas Moore, (sculpture). Artist:  Draddy, John G., 1833-1904, sculptor. P. E. Guerin Fondeur, founder. Title:  Thomas Moore, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Thomas Moore Memorial, (sculpture). Dates:  1879. Dedicated May 28, 1879. Medium:  Sculpture: bronze; Base: granite with bronze plaque. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 3 x 2 x 2 ft.; Base: approx. 10 x 7 x 7 ft. Inscription:  (On proper left of bust:) P.E.Guerin/Fondeur (On proper right of bust:) Draddy/Fecit 1879 (On front of base:) MOORE (On front of base, plaque:) "THOUGH GLORY BE GONE/AND THOUGH HOPE FADE AWAY/THY NAME, LOVED ERIN,/SHALL LIVE IN HIS SONGS" (On front of base, below plaque:) Erected by the/St. Patrick Society/of the city of Brooklyn/to commemorate the/centennial anniversary/of the birth of/"the poet of all circles and/the idol of his own."/May 28, 1879 signed Founder's mark appears. Description:  Bust of Moore rests atop a square granite column base. On the front of the base is a plaque depicting a harp or lyre draped in fabric, several olive and palm branches, two books, a sunburst, and a scroll with an inscription. Another inscription appears on the base just below the bronze plaque. Subject:  Portrait male -- Moore, Thomas -- Bust Occupation -- Writer -- Poet Ethnic -- Irish Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- Brooklyn Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of New York, Department of Parks and Recreation, The Arsenal - Central Park, New York, New York 10021 Located Prospect Park, Concert Grove, Brooklyn, New York References:  Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985 Lederer, Joseph, "All Around the Town: A Walking Guide to Outdoor Sculpture in New York City," New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1975, pg. 227. Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York, New York survey, 1994. Illustration:  Image on file. Lederer, Joseph, "All Around the Town: A Walking Guide to Outdoor Sculpture in New York City," New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1975, pg. 227. 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 76002891   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 76002891 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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