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Stevenson, William Grant,
Welsh & Mitchell,
Portrait male -- Burns, Robert
Occupation -- Writer
Object -- Written Matter
Ethnic -- Scottish
Literature -- Burns
Outdoor Sculpture -- Illinois -- Chicago
Sculpture
Robert Burns, (sculpture).
Artist:
Stevenson
, William
Grant
,
1849-1919
,
sculptor
.
Welsh & Mitchell, contractor.
Title:
Robert Burns, (sculpture).
Dates:
Cast 1905. Dedicated Aug. 26, 1906.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: bronze; Base: granite.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 10 ft. 6 in. x 4 ft. x 3 1/2 ft.; Base: approx. 12 x 8 x 8 ft.
Inscription:
R.S.A. Sc Edinburgh 1905 (Front of base:) "From scenes like these old scotia's/grandeur springs"/BURNS/"A MAN'S A MAN FOR A' THAT." (Right side of base:) "The best laid schemes o'mice an' men/gang aft a-gley." (Left side of base:) "In fair virtue's heavenly road./The cottage leaves the palace far behind." (Back of base:) "Pleasures are like poppies spread:/you seize the flower: Its bloom is shed."
Description:
Standing figure of the poet holding a copy of his poems in his proper left hand.
Subject:
Portrait male -- Burns, Robert -- Full length
Occupation -- Writer -- Poet
Object -- Written Matter -- Book
Ethnic -- Scottish
Literature -- Burns -- Poems, Chiefly in the Scottish Dialect
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Illinois -- Chicago
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Chicago Park District, Preservation Planning Division, 425 East McFetridge Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60605
Located Garfield Park, Washington Boulevard between Central Park and Hamlin boulevards, Chicago, Illinois
Remarks:
Bronze relief panels originally attached to the base of this monument depicted scenes from some of his poems; famous lines from them remain incised in the granite. Duplicate sculpture exists in Urbana, Illinois. Welsh & Mitchell were the contractors for the pedestal. The Chicago Park District Monument and Sculpture Preservation Files contain correspondence and conservation reports with photographic documentation.
References:
Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985.
Bach, Ira J., and Mary Lackritz Gray, "A Guide to Chicago's Public Sculpture," Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1983, pg. 314.
Riedy, James L., "Chicago Sculpture," Chicago: University of Illinois Press, 1981, pg. 207-208.
National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, IL5063, 1989.
Monumental News, Feb. 1908, pg. 154.
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Illinois, Chicago survey, 1992.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Bach, Ira J., and Mary Lackritz Gray, "A Guide to Chicago's Public Sculpture," Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1983, pg. 314.
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 75004274
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Inventory of American Sculpture
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