Edward Joseph Dunn, (sculpture).

Edward Joseph Dunn, (sculpture).

Anderson, Ernfred, 1896-1983, sculptor.

Northrup, Edward, contractor.

Edward Joseph Dunn, (sculpture).

Installed 1940.

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Sculpture: bronze; Base: granite.

Base: approx. 9 x 2 x 2 ft.

(On back of base:) ERNFRED ANDERSON S.C. / EDWARD NORTHRUP CONTR. (On front of base, incised letters:) EDWARD / JOSEPH / DUNN (On bronze plaque on base:) ERECTED 1940 / BY / DUNN FIELD CORPORATION / DIRECTORS AND MEMBERS / (list of names in two columns) / ERNFRED ANDERSON, SCULPTOR signed

A bronze portrait bust of Edward Joseph Dunn mounted atop a tall granite column adorned with a bronze inscription plaque.

Portrait male -- Dunn, Edward Joseph -- Bust

Occupation -- Other -- Businessman

Occupation -- Industry -- Manufacturing

Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- Elmira

Dunn Field, Luce Street, Elmira, New York

Edward Joseph Dunn (1866-1927) was a banker and principle in the Chemung Canal Bank. He oversaw the combination of that institution with Elmira Trust. His banking interests lead him to the inventor Victor Bendix, who he had the forethought to finance with his Bendix starter gear, a principle of automobile and aircraft components to the present day. Mr. Dunn was civic minded, and a leader on the Chamber of Commerce, Kiwanis, Rotary Club, Elks and Knights of Columbus. When the home of the local professional baseball team teetered on insolvency, Mr. Dunn purchased the property and established a not-for-profit corporation to perpetuate the beloved enterprise. A grateful posterity named the ball park after him, and erected this sculpture created by Ernfred Anderson (1896-1983). Mr. Anderson was a native of Elmira, New York. He held local posts as the Director of the Arnot Art Gallery and was a Professor of Art at Elmira College, and taught casting at Cornell University. He studied in Switzerland at the University of Lausanne, and was accomplished in drawing, painting and sculpture. Dunn Field burned down in 1938, and was replaced by the present structure in 1939; the sculpture was dedicated in 1940. Dunn Field, home of the Elmira Pioneers, has played host to numerous sporting events and concerts through the years. One of the most notable events occurred in 1951 when Don Zimmer, later to play for and mange several big league baseball clubs, and his wife were married on the field. Dunn Field is located on the banks of the Chemung River, and the river and surrounding hills provide a pleasant backdrop beyond the outfield fence.

At the time of the Save Outdoor Sculpture survey, the bronze bust and plaque were missing, though the granite base remained standing in front of the main entrance to Dunn Field. At some point the bust and plaque were returned to the granite base.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York survey, 1994.

Orzell, Bill, 2012.

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