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National Grange Marker, (sculpture). Artist:  Unknown, sculptor. Title:  National Grange Marker, (sculpture). Dates:  Dedicated Sept. 9, 1951. Medium:  Plaque: bronze; Base: Minnesota granite. Dimensions:  Plaque: approx. W. 22 in.; Base: approx. W. 28 in. Inscription:  (On plaque:) NEAR THIS SITE/THE NATIONAL GRANGE OF/THE PATRONS OF HUSBANDRY/WAS ORGANIZED ON DECEMBER 4, 1867/IN THE OFFICE OF THE/SUPERINTENDENT OF/THE PROPAGATING GARDENS/DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE/THE FOUNDERS OF THE GRANGE WERE:/OLIVER H KELLEY JOHN TRIMBLE FRANCIS MCDOWELL/WILLIAM SAUNDERS JOHN H. THOMSON WILLIAM M. IRELAND/AARON B. GROSH ASSISTED BY CAROLINE A. HALL/THIS TABLET ERECTED BY THE NATIONAL GRANGE, 1951 unsigned Subject:  Occupation -- Farm -- Animal Husbandry Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- District of Columbia -- Washington Sculpture Owner:  Administered by United States Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Washington, District of Columbia Located National Mall, Madison Drive & 4th Street, N.W., Washington, District of Columbia Remarks:  The marker was originally intended to mark the site of the building where the Grange was organized, but that site is on the grounds of the National Gallery of Art. The base is a boulder which came from the farm of National Grange founder Oliver Kelly, near Minneapolis. IAS files contain an excerpt from Jannelle Warren-Findley's Aug. 1, 1985 report for the National Park Service entitled, "A Guide to Selected Statue, Monuments and Memorials," National Capital Parks - Central National Park Service, Washington, D.C., (RFQ 3-4-1919) which includes a brief list of bibliographic sources, and notes to additional information found in National Park Service files. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, District of Columbia survey, 1993. 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 DC000022   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture DC000022 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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