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More Smithsonian Searches     Who else has...     Newman, Allen George,     Gosling, J. W.,     Henry-Bonnard Bronze Company,     Homage -- Scarritt, Edward L.     Occupation -- Law     Animal -- Bird     Animal -- Fish     Object -- Written Matter     Outdoor Sculpture -- Indiana -- Greencastle     Fountain     Sculpture

(The Owl), (sculpture). Artist:  Newman, Allen George, 1875-1940, sculptor. Gosling, J. W., 1879-1938, designer. Henry-Bonnard Bronze Company, founder. Title:  (The Owl), (sculpture). Dates:  1903. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: bronze; Base: stone. Dimensions:  Owl: approx 3 ft. x 10 in. x 8 in.; Fish: approx. 2 1/2 ft. x 9 in. x 6 in.; Base: approx. 12 x 5 x 5 ft. Inscription:  (Fountain plaque, front of column:) (Right edge:) J.W. GOSLING, DESIGNER/A.G. NEWMAN, SCULPTOR. (left edge:) THE HENRY BONNARD BRONZE CO./FOUNDERS N.Y. 1903. (plaque:) In Memoriam/Edward L. Scarritt/Class '84/"Until the day break/and the Shadows flee away" signed Founder's mark appears. Description:  A square stone column is topped with a bronze owl, with a bronze fish fountain with plaque and basin on the front. The owl is perched atop an open book that is encircled by what appears to be a braid. The fountain's fanciful fish is set against the plaque, water flowing from the fish's open mouth into a semicircular basin below. The sides of the column are decorated with bronze rosettes. The column rests on a short, wide tier. Subject:  Homage -- Scarritt, Edward L. Occupation -- Law -- Lawyer Animal -- Bird -- Owl Animal -- Fish Object -- Written Matter -- Book Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Indiana -- Greencastle Fountain Sculpture Owner:  Administered by DePauw University, Physical Plant, 801 South Jackson Street, Greencastle, Indiana 46135 Located DePauw University, Near East College, Greencastle, Indiana Remarks:  The sculpture is a memorial to Edward L. Scarritt, Class of 1884. Scarritt received his master's degree from DePauw in 1887 and became a lawyer. He died at the age of 31. The memorial, which cost $1,000, was erected by his brother, Winthrop E. Scarrit, Class of 1882. The memorial has been vandalized over the years, including frequent colorization, and has been the object of publicity stunts and student pranks. For related information see the 1985 DePauw Yearbook, pg. 269. IAS files contain excerpts from The DePauw Alumnus 16, no. 6 (April 1952): cover, and inside cover pg.; and The DePauw Alumnus 19, no. 3 (Dec. 1954): cover, and inside cover pg. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Indiana survey, 1993. Illustration:  Image on file. DePauw Alumnus 16, no. 6 (April 1952): cover. 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 IN000795   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture IN000795 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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