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More Smithsonian Searches     Who else has...     Keck, Charles,     Bosworth, William Welles,     Portrait male -- Washington, George     Portrait female -- Washington, Martha     Occupation -- Political     Occupation -- Military     Occupation -- Military     Occupation -- Religion     Landscape -- New Jersey     Architecture -- Religious     Ceremony -- Religion     Dress -- Uniform     Portrait male -- Bell, Alexander Graham     Occupation -- Science     Portrait male -- Henry, Joseph     Recreation -- Picnic     Portrait male -- Vail     Portrait female -- Vail, Mrs.     Portrait male -- Hamilton, Alexander     Portrait female -- Schuyler, Betty     Recreation -- Courting     Portrait male -- Vail, Alfred     Portrait male -- Morse, Samuel Finley Breese     Outdoor Sculpture -- New Jersey -- Morristown     Relief     Door     Sculpture

(Bronze Doors at Vail Mansion), (sculpture). Artist:  Keck, Charles, 1875-1951, sculptor. Bosworth, William Welles, 1869-1966, architect. Title:  (Bronze Doors at Vail Mansion), (sculpture). Dates:  1916. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Bronze. Dimensions:  2 doors. Approx. H. 96 in. x W. 48 in. Inscription:  unsigned Description:  Two bronze doors each with four relief panels. The top panel of the left door depicts Washington's headquarters in Morristown, NJ. On the left side of the panel is a full-length figure of a Revolutionary War soldier shown in proper right profile. He stands guard at the entryway to a road. The road leads to a large building in the distant background. A flag flies on a flagpole along the side of the road. The panel below depicts George Washington receiving communion at Morristown. Washington is shown in proper left profile and kneels on his proper right knee. His head is bent. A robed clergyman stands in front of Washington; his hands held out. The clergyman, shown in proper right profile, gazes skyward. The third panel down on the left door depicts two ladies calling on Mrs. Washington. The women are shown in profile; the two ladies stand on the right side of the panel. Mrs. Washington stands on the left side in front of an armchair. The bottom panel on the left door depicts Alexander Graham Bell and Professor Joseph Henry. Henry is seated in an armchair on the right side of the panel. He is shown in proper left profile and sits at a desk. Bell stands in front of the desk, facing Henry. In his proper right hand he holds a scroll of paper. He leans on the desk with his proper left hand. Hanging on the wall behind the two men is a painting of a full-length winged figure standing on a globe. The men are working on Bell's idea of the telephone. The top panel of the right door depicts Presbyterian Church in Parsippany, N.J. Mr. Vail's father and mother are taking their meal in the church-yard between services. On the left side of the panel sits Mr. Vail's father. In front of him, Mr. Vail's mother is kneeling and pouring liquid from a pitcher into a cup held by the father. In the background is the church building. The panel below depicts Alexander Hamilton courting Betty Schuyler while he was Washington's aid at Morristown. The couple are walking through the woods; Hamilton on the proper right and Schuyler on the proper left. The third panel on the right depicts General Washington and Mrs. Washington watching the skirmish at Springfield, New Jersey. They are shown in proper left profile on the right side of the panel. Washington stands in front of a large tree. He is dressed in military uniform. The bottom panel on the right side depicts Alfred Vail and S. F. B. Morse working on the development of the telegraph at Speedwell Iron Works. The two men are shown in profile, facing each other. The figure on the left has a full beard and is seated at a table. The figure on the right is sitting on a workbench and leans over the table. Subject:  Portrait male -- Washington, George -- Full length Portrait female -- Washington, Martha -- Full length Occupation -- Political -- First Lady Occupation -- Military -- General Occupation -- Military -- Soldier Occupation -- Religion -- Clergy Landscape -- New Jersey -- Morristown Architecture -- Religious -- Church Ceremony -- Religion -- Communion Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform Portrait male -- Bell, Alexander Graham -- Full length Occupation -- Science -- Inventor Portrait male -- Henry, Joseph -- Full length Recreation -- Picnic Portrait male -- Vail -- Full length Portrait female -- Vail, Mrs. -- Full length Portrait male -- Hamilton, Alexander -- Full length Portrait female -- Schuyler, Betty -- Full length Recreation -- Courting Portrait male -- Vail, Alfred -- Full length Portrait male -- Morse, Samuel Finley Breese -- Full Length Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- New Jersey -- Morristown Relief Door Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of Morristown, Municipal Offices, Morristown, New Jersey Located Vail Mansion, South Street, Morristown, New Jersey Provenance:  Formerly in the collection of Marsters, Katherine Vail, Vail Mansion, South Street, Morristown, New Jersey 1920-ca. 1922. Formerly in the collection of Vail, Theodore N., Vail Mansion, South Street, Morristown, New Jersey Through 1920. Remarks:  The doors were commissioned for Vail Mansion by Theodore N. Vail. Vail Mansion is registered as a New Jersey historic monument. The mansion was begun in 1916 and completed in 1918. The mansion was inherited by Katherine Vail Marsters in 1920. Marsters deeded it to the City of Morristown a few years later. The city used the mansion as a municipal office building for many years. In 1985 the doors were removed and replaced by glass doors. The bronze doors were reinstalled shortly after to meet state requirements imposed on the building as a registered historic monument. The doors are permanently closed. IAS files contain copy of related article from Daily Record, Nov. 30, 1993 and Newark Sunday News, May 16, 1965. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, New Jersey survey, 1995. Illustration:  Image on file. Newark Sunday News, May 16, 1965, Sect. F, pg. 3. 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 NJ000513   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture NJ000513 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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