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    The Morley Dog, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Unknown, sculptor.
    Title: 
    The Morley Dog, (sculpture).
    Other Titles: 
    Morley's Dog, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    ca. 1875. Relocated 1903. Relocated 1944.
    Digital Reference: 
    Image Image Image Image Image Image Image Image Image
    Medium: 
    Sculpture: cast iron, painted; Base: metal.
    Dimensions: 
    Sculpture: approx. 4 ft. x 18 in. x 4 ft.; Base: approx. 2 in. x 18 in. x 4 ft.
    Inscription: 
    (On plate on base, front:) THE MORLEY DOG/A RELIC OF THE/EARLY DAYS OF THIS CITY (On plate on base, side:) RESTORED BY/JOHNSTOWN/AMERICA/CORPORATION/JUNE 1993 (On smaller plate on base, side:) DOG/RESTORED BY/POPP'S WELDING/SHOP OCT. 73/LOUIS POPP unsigned
    Description: 
    A dog stands with head and tail erect and alert. He wears a studded collar and is painted medium to dark brown with a white underbelly.
    Subject: 
    Animal -- Dog
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Johnstown
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Administered by City of Johnstown, Public Works, 401 Main Street, City Hall, Johnstown, Pennsylvania 15901
    Located Main & Market Streets, Johnstown, Pennsylvania
    Remarks: 
    The sculpture was swept away in the Johnstown Flood of 1889. It was found in the debris and returned to the John Morley mansion in lower Main Street where it stood until 1903. It was then moved to the home of Mr. Morley's son and donated to the City in 1944. It was restored in Oct. 1973 by Louis Popp of Popp's Welding Shop and again in June 1993 by Johnstown America Corporation. In its current site it is surrounded by a 6 foot high chain link fence.
    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 PA001644
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