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Ward, John Quincy Adams,
Meeker, John L.,
Meeker, William P.,
Henry-Bonnard Bronze Company,
Portrait male -- Coles, Abraham
Object -- Written Matter
Occupation -- Medicine
Occupation -- Religion
Occupation -- Writer
Outdoor Sculpture -- New Jersey -- Newark
Sculpture
Abraham Coles, (sculpture).
Artist:
Ward, John Quincy Adams, 1830-1910, sculptor.
Meeker, John L., architect.
Meeker, William P., architect.
Henry-Bonnard Bronze Company, founder.
Title:
Abraham Coles, (sculpture).
Dates:
Dedicated 1897.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: bronze; Base: Westerly, Rhode Island granite.
Inscription:
J.Q.A. WARD/Sculptor/CAST BY THE HENRY-BONNARD BRONZE CO. 189(...illegible) (On back of bust: ABRAHAM COLES/A.M., M.D., Ph.D., LL.D./1813-1891 (On book spines:) THE MICROCOSM/AND/OTHER POEMS/LATIN HYMNS/AND/PSALMS (On corners of curb surrounding base:) The land of Canaan/A.D. 1897/Sea of Galilee/Sea of Chinnereth/Western Shore/Western Shore/Lake of Tiberias/Western Shore/Pakestube/A.D. 1897 The Holy Land/A.D. 1897/Palestina/A.D.1897/Lake of Gennesaret/Western Shore signed Founder's mark appears.
Description:
A bronze portrait bust of Dr. Abraham Coles rests on top of a small stack of books. The sculpture is installed at the top of a tall square base inscribed with "The Rock of Ages Isaiah 26:4 A National Song of Praise."
Subject:
Portrait male -- Coles, Abraham -- Bust
Object -- Written Matter -- Book
Occupation -- Medicine -- Doctor
Occupation -- Religion -- Clergy
Occupation -- Writer -- Poet
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture --
New
Jersey
--
Newark
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by
City
of
Newark
,
Department
of
Engineering
, 970 Broad Street,
City
Hall,
Newark
,
New
Jersey
07102
Located Washington Park,
Newark
,
New
Jersey
Remarks:
The sculpture was commissioned by J. Ackerman Coles in memory of his father, Rev. Dr. Abraham Coles. In 1913, John L. Meeker and William P. Meeker created a
new
base for the sculpture. IAS file contain a newspaper article from the
Newark
Call, Feb. 16, 1913.
References:
Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985
"
Newark
Museum Quarterly,"
Newark
, N.J.:
Newark
Museum Association, Winter 1975.
Sharp, Lewis I., "John Quincy Adams Ward Dean of American Sculpture,"
Newark
: University of Delaware, 1985, no. 104.
Save Outdoor Sculpture,
New
Jersey
survey, 1995.
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 76001638
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Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum
Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
76001638
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