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More Smithsonian Searches     Who else has...     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   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 76001638 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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