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Sailor and Canton, (sculpture). Artist:  Bartlett and Hayward, founder. Title:  Sailor and Canton, (sculpture). Dates:  Cast 1850's. Relocated 1951. Relocated 1955 or 1956. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Cast iron or bronze, painted. Dimensions:  2 dogs. Each: approx. H. 2 1/2 ft. x W. 1 ft. x L. 4 ft. Description:  A pair of Chesapeake Bay retrievers, called Sailor and Canton. Subject:  Animal -- Dog -- Chesapeake Bay Retriever Animal -- Portrait -- Sailor Animal -- Portrait -- Canton Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- Westfield Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Westfield Hospital, Community Relations, 189 East Main Street, Westfield, New York 14787 Located Westfield Hospital, Route 20, Westfield, New York Provenance:  Formerly in the collection of Spencer, Dr., Westfield, New York Formerly in the collection of Anonymous Collection, Buffalo, New York Remarks:  These dogs were cast in the 1850s by the Bartlett and Hayward Company and are portraits of two Newfoundland dogs brought to the Chesapeake Bay region of Maryland by George Law in 1807. The sculptures were originally owned by Dr. Spencer of Westfield and were sold in 1951 to a Buffalo resident. In 1955 or 1956, Westfield Hospital, with the help of local citizens, purchased the dogs and installed them on the Hospital grounds. IAS files contain correspondence from Koppers Company, dated Jan. 8, 1981; a pamphlet entitled "The Story of Sailor and Canton," and an article from the Post Journal (Jamestown, New York), Nov. 27, 1994. The article and the Koppers letter list the media as iron and the SOS! survey lists the media as possibly bronze. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York 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 NY001814   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture NY001814 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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