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Mente Bas Relief, (sculpture). Artist:  Rieker, Albert George, 1890-1959, sculptor. Albert Weiblen Marble & Granite Works, fabricator. Title:  Mente Bas Relief, (sculpture). Dates:  Dedicated 1925. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Plaque: bronze; Bench: granite. Dimensions:  Bench: approx. 5 ft. 6 in. x 11 ft. 5 in. x 1 ft. 10 1/2 in.; Foundation: approx. 6 in. x 11 ft. 8 in. x 4 ft. Inscription:  (On plaque below bas-relief profile:) THE.E.W. MENTE PARK-/IN.APPRECIATION.OF.HIS.GENEROSITY.T0/TOURO-INFIRMARY/MCMXXV unsigned Description:  Bronze plaque featuring a circular bas-relief of E. W. Mente in profile and an inscription. The plaque is set in a granite frame which sits atop the center back of a granite bench. The bench is enclosed by two arm rests with a wreath carved on to each front. Subject:  Portrait male -- Mente, E. W. -- Bust Object Type:  Bench Relief Outdoor Sculpture -- Louisiana -- New Orleans Sculpture Owner:  Touro Infirmary, 1401 Foucher, New Orleans, Louisiana 70115 Remarks:  The plaque was created by Albert George Rieker, and the bench was made by Albert Weiblen Marble & Granite Works. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Louisiana, New Orleans survey, 1993. 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 LA000090   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture LA000090 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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