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Simon Snyder Monument, (sculpture). Artist:  Bissell, George Edwin, 1839-1920, sculptor. Gruet, founder. Title:  Simon Snyder Monument, (sculpture). Dates:  1884. Dedicated May 27, 1885. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Bust and relief plaques: bronze; Base: Quincy granite. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 3 ft. x 18 in. x 12 in.; Base: approx. 9 ft. x 5 ft. 10 in. x 5 ft. 10 in. Inscription:  (On east side of bust and lower right corner of plaques) G.E. BISSELL (On lower left corner of east side plaque:) GRUET. J. NE FONDEUR.PARIS (On front of base:) ERECTED IN MEMORY OF/SIMON SNYDER/BY THE/COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA (On rear of base:) SIMON SNYDER/BORN NOVEMBER 5 A.D. 1759/DIED NOVEMBER 9 1.D. 1819./1789 MEMBER OF/THE CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION/1797-1808, MEMBER OF THE HOUSE OF/REPRESENTATIVES OF PENNSYLVANIA/1808-1817, GOVERNOR OF THE/COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA/1818. MEMBER OF THE/SENATE OF PENNSYLVANIA signed Founder's mark appears. Description:  Bust portrait of Simon Snyder set atop a square base with four corner pillars and bronze relief plaques. The plaques depict scenes of a tanner, a farmer plowing, and images related to the War of 1812. Subject:  Portrait male -- Snyder, Simon -- Bust Occupation -- Political -- Governor Occupation -- Political -- State Senator Occupation -- Political -- State Congressman History -- United States -- War of 1812 Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Selinsgrove Gravestone Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Borough of Selinsgrove, 1 North High Street, Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania 17870 Located Lutheran Church Cemtery, Off Main Street, Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania Remarks:  The monument marks the grave of Pennsylvania governor Simon Snyder (1759-1819). The memorial was authorized sixty-two years after his death by the State Legislature, with an appropriation of $3,000 approved on May 24, 1881. IAS files contain excerpt from Synder County Historical Society, vol. 1 (Selinsgrove Synder County Historical Society, 1913), pg. 12, 137.. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Pennsylvania survey, 1995. 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 PA001795   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture PA001795 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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