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Niehaus, Charles Henry,
Cottrell, W. L.,
Roman Bronze Works,
Harrison Granite Company,
Portrait male -- Farragut, David Glasgow
Occupation -- Military
Dress -- Uniform
Dress -- Accessory
Outdoor Sculpture -- Michigan -- Muskegon
Sculpture
Farragut Monument, (sculpture).
Artist:
Niehaus, Charles Henry, 1855-1935, sculptor.
Cottrell, W. L., architect.
Roman Bronze Works, founder.
Harrison
Granite
Company
,
contractor
.
Title:
Farragut Monument, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
David Farragut, (sculpture).
Admiral Farragut Monument, (sculpture).
Dates:
Dedicated May 30, 1900.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: bronze; Base: Barre
granite
.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. H. 7 ft.
Inscription:
Roman Bronze Wks. N.Y. (On rear of bronze base:) Presented to/City of Muskegon/Charles H. Hackley/May 30 AD 1900 (On front of
granite
base:) 1801/FARRAGUT/1870 Founder's mark appears.
Description:
A standing portrait of Admiral David Farragut holding a pair of binoculars in his proper left hand and holding his proper right hand behind his back. He stands on a tall
granite
base adorned on the front with a wreath.
Subject:
Portrait male -- Farragut, David Glasgow -- Full length
Occupation -- Military -- Admiral
Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform
Dress -- Accessory -- Binoculars
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Michigan -- Muskegon
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of Muskegon, Parks Maintenance, 1350 East Keating Avenue, Muskegon, Michigan 49444
Located Hackley Park, Clay & 4th Streets, Northwest corner, Muskegon, Michigan
Remarks:
Charles H. Hackley gave twenty seven thousand dollars to the City of Muskegon for statues of Lincoln, Grant, Sherman, and Farragut.
References:
Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985.
National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, MI5016, 1989.
Monumental News, July 1900; March 1905.
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Michigan survey, 1993.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Monumental News, July 1900, pg. 389.
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 76007311
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Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
76007311
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