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    		• Schweizer, J. Otto,
     
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    		• Bureau Brothers,
     
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    		• Portrait male -- Johns, Joseph
     
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    		• Ethnic -- German
     
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    		• Allegory -- Place
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Johnstown
     
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    		• Fountain
     
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    		• Sculpture
     
     
    Joseph Johns (Joseph Schantz), (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Schweizer, J. Otto, 1863-1955, sculptor.
    Bureau Brothers, founder.
    Title: 
    Joseph Johns (Joseph Schantz), (sculpture).
    Other Titles: 
    Joseph Schantz, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    Dedicated June 16, 1913.
    Digital Reference: 
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    Medium: 
    Sculpture: painted bronze; Base: granite.
    Dimensions: 
    Sculpture: approx. 3 ft. x 24 in. x 24 in.; Base: approx. 8 x 5 x 5 ft.
    Inscription: 
    J. OTTO SCHWEIZER, SC PHILA PA/BUREAU BROS. BRONZE FOUNDERS PHILA PENNA (On base, front:) IN COMMEMORATION OF/JOSEPH JOHNS/(JOSEPH SCHANTZ)/THE FOUNDER OF THE/CITY OF JOHNSTOWN/ERECTED BY/CITIZENS OF GERMAN/DESCENT OF JOHNSTOWN/JUNE 16, 1913 (On plaque on base, front:) CITY OF JOHNSTOWN/INCORPORATED DECEMBER 18TH/1889 (On plaque on base, right:) THE CITY OF JOHNSTOWN ONE HUNDRED THIRTEEN/YEARS AFTER ITS FOUNDATION BY JOSEPH JOHNS (SCHANTZ) (On plaque on base, left:) JOSEPH JOHNS (SCHANTZ) DIRECTING THE WORK OF LAYING OUT THE/BLOCKS AND STREETS OF JOHNSTOWN ACCORDING TO HIS PLANS/THE HOUSE IN THE DISTANCE IS THE FIRST BUILDING SITE OF HIS CITY signed Founder's mark appears.
    Description: 
    Bust of Joseph Johns (Schantz) stands on a pedestal and tiered base. The figure wears a coat with a standing collar and a cravat. There are basins and relief plaques on two sides of the pedestal. The relief on the right depicts a female figure in profile, wearing flowing garment with a faint image of a valley in the background. The relief on the right contains three men in period dress holding scrolled paper and building implements. There is a log cabin at the rear.
    Subject: 
    Portrait male -- Johns, Joseph -- Bust
    Ethnic -- German
    Allegory -- Place -- Johnstown
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Johnstown
    Fountain
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Administered by City of Johnstown, Public Works, 401 Main Street, City Hall, Johnstown, Pennsylvania 15901
    Located Central Park, Main & Franklin Streets, Johnstown, Pennsylvania
    Remarks: 
    Joseph Johns (Schantz) was the founder of the City of Johnstown.
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, Pennsylvania survey, 1994.
    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 PA001643
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