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Boyle, John J.,
Roman Bronze Works,
Portrait male -- Lennig, Charles
Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia
Sculpture
Charles Lennig, (sculpture).
Artist:
Boyle, John J., 1851/52-1917, sculptor.
Roman Bronze Works, founder.
Title:
Charles Lennig, (sculpture).
Dates:
1900.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Bust: bronze with patina; Base: granite.
Dimensions:
Bust: approx. 2 ft. 11 in. x 2 ft. 2 in. x 19 in.; Base: approx. 6 ft. 1 in. x 2 ft. 8 1/2 in. x 2 ft. 6 in.
Inscription:
J. J. BOYLE 1900 ROMAN BRONZE WKS N.Y. (Plinth of bust:) LENNIG (Front of base:) CHARLES LENNIG/BORN NOVR. 1ST 1809/DIED JANY. 22ND 1891/AS A CONTRIBUTION TO THE ADVANCEMENT OF HIS FELLOWS IN CONSIDERATION OF MEANS ACQUIRED WITH AND BY THEIR AID THE BEQUEATHED HIS FORTUNE TO THE
UNIVERSITY
OF
PENNSYLVANIA
ERECTED BY HIS SON NICHOLAS LENNIG signed Founder's mark appears.
Subject:
Portrait male -- Lennig, Charles -- Bust
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture --
Pennsylvania
--
Philadelphia
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by
University
of
Pennsylvania
, Office of the Curator, 100 College Hall,
Philadelphia
,
Pennsylvania
19104
Located
University
of
Pennsylvania
, South Side of College Hall,
Philadelphia
,
Pennsylvania
19104
Remarks:
Gift of Nicholas Lennig in memory of his father.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture,
Pennsylvania
,
Philadelphia
survey, 1992.
Index of American Sculpture,
University
of Delaware, 1985.
University
of
Pennsylvania
,
University
Archives, 1970.
Fairmount Park Art Assoc., "Sculpture of a City:
Philadelphia
's Treasures in Bronze & Stone," NY: Walker Publ., 1974.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Fairmount Park Art Assoc., "Sculpture of a City:
Philadelphia
's Treasures in Bronze & Stone," NY: Walker Publ., 1974, pg. 227.
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 77001625
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Inventory of American Sculpture
77001625
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