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James Russell Lowell, (sculpture). Artist:  French, Daniel Chester, 1850-1931, sculptor. McKim, Mead & White, architectural firm. Title:  James Russell Lowell, (sculpture). Dates:  1884. Dedicated 1905. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: bronze; Upper base: pink Tennessee marble; Lower base: brick. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 32 x 24 x 13 in.; Upper base: approx. 30 x 27 x 16 in.; Lower base: approx. 29 1/2 x 32 x 14 3/4 in. Inscription:  (On lower proper left side of sculpture:) D C FRENCH/1905 (On front of upper base:) JAMES RUSSELL LOWELL/Born 1819 Died 1891/AB 1838 LLD 1884 LLB 1840/Professor 1855-1883/PATRIOT-SCHOLAR/ORATOR-POET/PUBLIC SERVANT/Freedom Dwell in Knowledge; Abide With Men By Culture Trained and Fortified. signed Description:  A bust of John Russell Lowell with long moustache and beard rests atop a tall marble base which rests atop a brick base. Subject:  Portrait male -- Lowell, James Russell -- Bust Occupation -- Education -- Teacher Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Massachusetts -- Cambridge Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Harvard University, Harvard University Portrait Collection, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138 Accession Number: B35 Located Harvard University, Lowell House Courtyard, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138 Remarks:  John Russell Lowell was the Smith Professor of Modern Languages. McKim, Mead & White designed the base. The sculpture was given by the class of 1883 and was installed in front of Massachusetts Hall. Pink Tennessee marble was chosen for the base because it was thought to be more in keeping with the brick facade of Massachusetts Hall. The sculpture was relocated to Lowell House Courtyard in the fall of 1930. References:  Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985 Harvard University Art Museums, 1991. Save Outdoor Sculpture, Massachusetts survey, 1993. National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, MA5089, 1989. Monumental News, May, Aug. 1905. 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 77000370   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 77000370 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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