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    		• Fraser, James Earle,
     
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    		• Ross, Albert Randolf,
     
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    		• Parsons, Klapp, Brinckerhoff and Douglas,
     
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    		• Ardolino Brothers,
     
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    		• Portrait male -- Ericsson, John
     
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    		• Ethnic -- Swedish
     
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    		• Occupation -- Science
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- District of Columbia -- Washington
     
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    		• Sculpture
     
     
    John Ericsson, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Fraser, James Earle, 1876-1953, sculptor.
    Ross, Albert Randolf, architect.
    Parsons, Klapp, Brinckerhoff and Douglas, engineering firm.
    Ardolino Brothers, fabricators.
    Title: 
    John Ericsson, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    1924-1927. Dedicated May 29, 1926. Installed April 1927.
    Digital Reference: 
    Image Image Image
    Medium: 
    Sculpture: Pink Milford pink granite; Base: granite.
    Dimensions: 
    Sculpture: approx. H. 17 ft. Diam 8 ft.; Base: approx. 5 ft. 5 in. x 18 ft. 6 in. x 22 ft.; Ericsson: approx. 7 ft. 6 in. x 4 ft. 6 in. x 4 ft. 3 in.
    Inscription: 
    (Base, top edge:) JOHN ERICSSON AD 1803-13 1889/INVENTOR AND BUILDER OF THE MONITOR/HE REVOLUTIONIZED NAVIGATION BY /HIS INVENTION OF THE SCREW PROPELLER (Base, pedestal of sculpture:) LABOR ADVENTURE VISION unsigned
    Description: 
    Portrait of John Ericsson seated in front of a circular base in the center of which are three allegorical nude figures. The figures are grouped around the massive, gnarled "Tree Yggdrasill," the "world tree" from Norse mythology. The three figures represent Ericsson's strengths: Vision, a female figure stands with her proper right arm raised to her forehead as she looks out into the distance; Adventure, a male Viking figure; and Labor, a male iron worker. Below this circular grouping is a rectangular base adorned with an inscription around the top edge. Ericsson is seated in the middle of the rectangular base. He is dressed in a long cloak and has a beard and moustache. His head is lowered and his proper left arm is raised to his chest. At the base of the memorial is a circular floor which is inlaid in bronze with the points of a mariner's compass.
    Subject: 
    Portrait male -- Ericsson, John -- Full length
    Ethnic -- Swedish
    Occupation -- Science -- Inventor
    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 West Potomac Park, Independence Avenue & Ohio Drive, S.W., Washington, District of Columbia
    Remarks: 
    Sculpture was authorized by an act of Congress on August 31, 1916. The sculpture was funded by a Congressional appropriation of $35,000 and an additional $25,000 raised by Americans of Scandinavian descent. Construction began in 1924, but carving did not begin until Sept. 1926. Ardolino Brothers of New York cut the stone. Because installation of the sculpture did not take place until ca. April 1927, the artist brought his full-sized plaster cast painted to look like pink granite for the May 1926 dedication ceremony. The sculpture was dedicated by President Coolidge and Crown Prince Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden.
    IAS files contain a related article from the Chicago Evening Post, Feb. 23, 1926; and several undated and unidentified articles describing the dedication of the memorial and Ericsson's accomplishments. IAS files also 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 list of bibliographic sources, and notes to additional information found in National Park Service files.
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, District of Columbia survey, 1994.
    Goode, James M., "The Outdoor Sculpture of Washington, D.C., A Comprehensive Historical Guide," Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1974, pg. 400.
    National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, DC5005, 1989.
    Monumental News, Jan. 1921, pg. 35.
    Michael Richman, SAAM curatorial assistant, 1967-1969.
    Illustration: 
    Image on file.
    Goode, James M., "The Outdoor Sculpture of Washington, D.C., A Comprehensive Historical Guide," Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1974, K-8.
    Monumental News, Jan. 1921, pg. 35.
    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 DC000120
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