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Robert Burns Memorial, (sculpture). Artist:  Steell, John, Sir, 1804-1891, sculptor. Title:  Robert Burns Memorial, (sculpture). Dates:  Commissioned 1873. ca. 1880. Dedicated Oct. 2, 1880. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: bronze; Base: granite. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 9 ft. x 5 ft. 6 in. x 7 ft.; Base: 6 ft. 5 in. x 8 ft. 6 in. x 9 ft. 9 in. Inscription:  (On front of base:) ROBERT BURNS (On rear of base:) PRESENTED/TO THE/CITY OF NEW YORK/BY ADMIRERS OF SCOTIAS PEASANT BARD/ON THE 121ST ANNIVERSARY/OF HIS BIRTH unsigned Description:  Burns sits on a tree stump, looking up, quill pen in his hand. A scroll with a poem on it lies at his feet. There is a plough at his feet to allude to his peasant origins. Subject:  Portrait male -- Burns, Robert -- Full length Occupation -- Writer -- Poet Ethnic -- Scottish Object -- Tool -- Plow Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- New York Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of New York, Department of Parks and Recreation, The Arsenal - Central Park, New York, New York 10021 Located Central Park, Mall, south, New York, New York 10021 Remarks:  Robert Burns (1759-1796) was Scotland's national poet who wrote about human experiences and rural themes. Drawing on Scottish folk traditions, Burns published "Poems, Chiefly in the Scottish Dialect" in the 1780s, and traveled to Edinburgh where is was known as the "ploughman-poet." He later wrote songs to traditional Scottish airs. His best known song is "Auld Lang Syne." In 1873, Scottish sculptor, Sir John Steell was commissioned by subscribers to create this monument. Sculpture was a gift of New York Scottish Americans. References:  Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985 The City of New York, Department of Parks, 1941. Gayle, Margot & Michele Cohen, "Guide to Manhattan's Outdoor Sculpture," New York: Prentice Hall, 1988, pg. 206. National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, NY5084, 1989. Monumental News, Oct. 1891, pg. 381. Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York, New York survey, 1993. Illustration:  Image on file. Gayle, Margot & Michele Cohen, "Guide to Manhattan's Outdoor Sculpture," New York: Prentice Hall, 1988, pg. 206. 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 76003472   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 76003472 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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