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Stevenson, William Grant,
Heimerl, Julius E.,
Masmyth, Alexander,
Portrait male -- Burns, Robert
Occupation -- Writer
Ethnic -- Scottish
Literature -- Burns
Outdoor Sculpture -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee
Sculpture
Robert Burns, (sculpture).
Artist:
Stevenson
, William
Grant
,
1849-1919
,
sculptor
.
Heimerl, Julius E., designer.
Masmyth, Alexander, painter. (copy after)
Title:
Robert Burns, (sculpture).
Dates:
June 1908. Cast June 8, 1908. Dedicated June 26, 1909.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: cast bronze: Base: Nova Scotia red granite.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 12 ft. x 42 in. x 42 in.; Base: approx. 11 x 10 x 10 ft.
Inscription:
(On lower left side of base:)
W
.E.
STEVENSON
(sic)/R.S.A. Sc/EDIN (On front of base, incised letters:) ROBERT BURNS (On back of base, incised letters:) "THE GIFT OF/JAMES ANDERSON/BRYDEN/A NATIVE OF SCOTLAND/TO THE/CITY OF HIS ADOPTION/1909" (On one side of base, below relief plaque, incised letters:) "FROM SCENES LIKE/THESE OLD SCOTIA'S/GRANDEUR SPRINGS". (On other side of base, below relief plaque incised letters:) THE POETIC GENIUS/OF MY COUNTRY FOUND/ME AT THE PLOUGH AND/THREW HER INSPIRING/MANTLE OVER ME signed
Description:
Robert Burns stands holding a quill-pen in his proper right hand and a notebook at his side in his proper left hand. He wears a frock coat, vest and knee-britches. The sculpture is mounted on a rectangular, tiered base. There are two bas-reliefs, one on either side of the base. One relief depicts adults and children sitting and standing around a kitchen table, welcoming a man who is walking through the door. A kettle is on the hearth and a dog is under the table. The second relief is of a farmer ploughing with two horses.
Subject:
Portrait male -- Burns, Robert -- Full length
Occupation -- Writer -- Poet
Ethnic -- Scottish
Literature -- Burns -- Cotter's Saturday Night
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Milwaukee County, Department of Parks, Recreation and Culture, 9480 West Watertown Plank Road, Wauwatosa, Wisconsin 53226
Located Burns Triangle, North Prospect Avenue, East Knapp Street & North Franklin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Remarks:
The sculpture was a gift of James Anderson Bryden, who came from Scotland as a child and prospered as a grain commission merchant. The sculpture is a copy of one installed in Kilmarnock, Scotland.
W
.
Grant
Stevensen referred to an oil portrait by Alexander Nasmyth for guidance on modeling Burns' face. The sculpture was cast in Edinburgh. The bas-reliefs were designed by Julius E. Heimerl and created by Stevensen. The east side relief shows a scene from Burns' poem "The Cotter's Saturday Night." IAS files contain related article from The Evening Wisconsin, June 26, 1909. IAS image on file shows only Robert Burns and the ploughing relief.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Wisconsin, Milwaukee survey, 1993.
National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, WI5022, 1989.
Monumental News, Dec. 1908; Jan. 1910.
Illustration:
Image on file.
The Evening Wisconsin, June 26, 1909.
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 WI000357
Copy/Holding information
Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum
Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
WI000357
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