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Matzen, Herman N.,
Geiselman, Edward,
Tiffany and Company,
Worden-Crawford Company,
Portrait male -- Johnson, Tom L.
Occupation -- Political
Object -- Written Matter
Object -- Furniture
Literature -- George
Figure group
Outdoor Sculpture -- Ohio -- Cleveland
Sculpture
Tom L. Johnson Monument, (sculpture).
Artist:
Matzen, Herman N., 1861-1938, sculptor.
Geiselman, Edward, sculptor.
Tiffany and
Company
, founder.
Worden-Crawford
Company
,
contractor
.
Title:
Tom L. Johnson Monument, (sculpture).
Dates:
1915. Dedicated 1916.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: bronze; Base: granite.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. H. 6 ft. 4 in. x W. 86 in.; Base: approx. 39 3/4 in. x 24 in. x 17 ft. 3 in.
Inscription:
TIFFANY STUDIOS, NEW YORK (Base, back:) ERECTED BY POPULAR SUBSCRIPTION TO THE MEMORY OF THE MAN WHO GAVE/HIS FORTUNE AND HIS LIFE TO MAKE CLEVELAND AS HE OFTEN EXPRESSED IT/A HAPPIER PLACE TO LIVE IN; A BETTER PLACE TO DIE IN AND/LOCATED ON THE SPOT HE DEDICATED TO THE FREEDOM OF SPEECH (Base, right side:) HE FOUND US STRIVING/EACH HIS SELFISH PART/HE LEFT A CITY WITH A CIVIC HEART/AND EVER WITH HIS EYE/SET ON THE GOAL/THE VISION OF A CITY/WITH A SOUL. (Base, left side:) BEYOND HIS PARTY/AND BEYOND HIS CLASS/THIS MAN FORSOOK THE/FEW TO SERVE THE MASS/HE FOUND US GROPING/LEADERLESS AND BLIND/HE LEFT A CITY/WITH A CIVIC MIND Founder's mark appears.
Description:
Seated portrait of Tom L. Johnson holding a copy of Henry George's book "Progress and Poverty" in his proper right hand. The sculpture rests on a circular place inscribed with classical figures.
Subject:
Portrait male -- Johnson, Tom L. -- Full length
Occupation -- Political -- Mayor
Object -- Written Matter -- Book
Object -- Furniture -- Chair
Literature -- George -- Progress and Poverty
Figure group
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Ohio -- Cleveland
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of Cleveland, Department of Parks, Recreation, and Property, 500 Lakeside Drive, Cleveland, Ohio 44114
Located Public Square, Northwest quadrant, Cleveland, Ohio
Remarks:
Erected by the City of Cleveland for $15,000. Johnson was mayor of Cleveland from 1900-1910. Geiselman carved the relief of classical figures on the base. Lybarger publication gives dedication date of 1914.
Conservation:
Treated 1996 October. Venus Bronze Works, Inc. (Detroit, MI). Treatment report on file with the owner.
References:
Campen, Richard N., "Outdoor Sculpture in Ohio," Chagrin Falls, Ohio: West Summit Press, 1980.
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Ohio, Cleveland survey, 1992.
Lybarger, Helen Baldwin, "A Survey of Public Monuments in Cleveland," Cleveland, OH: Early Settlers Assoc. of Cleveland & the Western Reserve, 1979. (booklet)
National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, OH0042, 1989.
Monumental News, Aug. 1914, pg. 515.
SOS Conservation Notification Report, 1999.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Campen, Richard N., "Outdoor Sculpture in Ohio," Chagrin Falls, Ohio: West Summit Press, 1980, pg. 41.
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 87830022
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