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Elliott, Henry J.,
P. Reinhalter & Company,
Portrait male -- Tulane, Paul
Occupation -- Education
Occupation -- Monetary
Dress -- Accessory
Outdoor Sculpture -- New Jersey -- Princeton
Gravestone
Sculpture
Paul Tulane Memorial, (
sculpture
).
Artist:
Elliott, Henry J., sculptor.
P. Reinhalter & Company, fabricator.
Title:
Paul Tulane Memorial, (
sculpture
).
Dates:
1887.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Figure: Westerly granite; Base: Quincy granite.
Dimensions:
Figure: approx. 6 x 2 1/2 x 1 1/2 ft.; Base: approx. 9 x 4 1/2 x 4 ft.
Inscription:
(Front of base, stamped:) P. Reinhalter & Co. Quincy Mass (Front of base, raised:) PAUL TULANE/1801-1887/TULANE (Rear of base, incised:) Erected by his Nephews and Nieces/Paul M. Tulane--Artemise J. Bates/Horatio B. Tulane--Louisa Kidd (Side of base:) The Founder of the/Tulane University of/
New
Orleans (Other side of base, incised:) HONORED FOR ENTER-/PRISE AND PUBLIC SPIRIT/BELOVED FOR CHARITY/AND PHILANTHROPY Founder's mark appears.
Description:
Paul Tulane stands by a stump, wearing a knee-length coat and a cap. His proper left hand rests on his chest. He stands atop an ornate base with inscriptions and garland reliefs.
Subject:
Portrait male
--
Tulane, Paul
--
Full length
Occupation
--
Education
Occupation
--
Monetary
--
Philanthropist
Dress
--
Accessory
--
Hat
Object Type:
Outdoor
Sculpture
--
New
Jersey
--
Princeton
Gravestone
Sculpture
Owner:
Located Cemetery at Witherspoon Street & Wiggins Street,
Princeton
,
New
Jersey
Remarks:
Erected by the nieces and nephews of Paul Tulane. Tulane, 1801-1887, was the founder of Tulane University of
New
Orleans.
References:
Save
Outdoor
Sculpture
,
New
Jersey
survey, 1996.
National Park Service, American Monuments and
Outdoor
Sculpture
Database, NJ5024, 1989.
Monumental News, Feb. 1889, pg. 28.
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 NJ000141
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