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    		• A. Hobson & Company,
     
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    		• Henry-Bonnard Bronze Company,
     
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    		• Portrait male -- Jeffers, Michael
     
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    		• Occupation -- Political
     
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    		• Occupation -- Other
     
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    		• Occupation -- Law
     
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    		• Animal -- Lion
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- Michigan -- Saginaw
     
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    		• Fountain
     
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    		• Sculpture
     
     
    Jeffers Memorial, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    A. Hobson & Company, fabricator.
    Henry-Bonnard Bronze Company, founder.
    Title: 
    Jeffers Memorial, (sculpture).
    Other Titles: 
    Michael Jeffers Fountain, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    Dedicated May 30, 1906.
    Digital Reference: 
    Image
    Medium: 
    Bust: bronze; Monument: Barre granite.
    Dimensions: 
    Overall: approx. H. 20 ft. x Diam. 21 ft.
    Inscription: 
    (In raised letters, around roof edge:) TO THE MEMORY OF MICHAEL JEFFERS BY HIS BROTHER JOHN JEFFERS. DEDICATED TO THE PUBLIC MAY 30 AD 1906
    Description: 
    An open, eight-columned structure houses a fountain and is topped by a bust of Michael Jeffers. The lower portion is octagonal with the fountain in the center. The fountain has a lion's head on each of its four sides from which water spouts, and is topped with an urn. The whole structure stands on a three-tiered round base.
    Subject: 
    Portrait male -- Jeffers, Michael -- Bust
    Occupation -- Political -- Municipal Official
    Occupation -- Other -- Real Estate
    Occupation -- Law -- Justice of the Peace
    Animal -- Lion
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- Michigan -- Saginaw
    Fountain
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Administered by City of Saginaw, Department of Parks, 1435 South Washington, Saginaw, Michigan 48601
    Located Jeffers Park, Corner of Genesee, Federal & Warren, Saginaw, Michigan
    Remarks: 
    Gift of John Jeffers in memory of his brother Michael Jeffers (1831-1904). Michael Jeffers came to Saginaw in 1853 and was known for his real estate holdings, and his service as alderman, city controller and Justice of the Peace. The monument was designed and fabricated by A. Hobson & Company; Henry-Bonnard & Company cast the bust of Jeffers.
    IAS files contain a related article from the Saginaw Evening News, May 29, 1906, pg. 2; and an excerpt from James C. Mill's "History of Saginaw County," Seeman & Peters, 1918, pg. 329.
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, Michigan survey, 1993.
    Illustration: 
    Image on file.
    Mills, John C., "History of Saginaw County," Seeman & Peters, 1918, pg. 329.
    Saginaw Evening News, May 29, 1906, pg. 2.
    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 MI000712
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