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Alexander Agassiz Monument, (sculpture). Artist:  Bartlett, Paul Wayland, 1865-1925, sculptor. J. Arthur Limerick Company, founder. Title:  Alexander Agassiz Monument, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Statue of Agassiz, (sculpture). Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: bronze; Base: pink marble or limestone. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 6 ft. 2 in. x 46 in. x 67 1/2 in.; Base: approx. 3 ft. 2 in. x 133 in. x 13 ft. Inscription:  (On proper right side of plinth, near front, incised lettering:) Paul W. Bartlett Sc. (On proper left rear face of plinth, incised lettering:) J. LIMERICK CO/FOUNDERS-BALTO. (Front of base, incised lettering:) ALEXANDER AGASSIZ/1835-1910/A MAN OF SCIENCE WHO DEVELOPED A GREAT MINE/AND WROVGHT THE WELFARE OF ITS PEOPLE/PRESIDENT OF THE CALVMET AND HELCLA MINING CO./1871-1910 signed Founder's mark appears. Description:  A portrait of Alexander Agassiz, depicted as a balding, mature man, sitting in a chair wearing an academic robe. He crosses his proper left leg and holds the arm of the chair with his proper right hand while resting his proper left hand in his lap. The sculpture is mounted upon a low, stepped base. Subject:  Portrait male -- Agassiz, Alexander -- Full length Occupation -- Science -- Zoologist Occupation -- Science -- Geologist Occupation -- Other -- Businessman Occupation -- Industry -- Mining Dress -- Ceremonial -- Academic Dress Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Michigan -- Calumet Sculpture Owner:  Superior Land Company, One block west of U.S. 41, Calumet, Michigan Remarks:  Alexander Agassiz (1835-1910) was a scientist and president of the Calumet and Hecla Mining Company. 1993 SOS! survey reports states that the sculpture may have been sandblasted in the past. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Michigan survey, 1993. Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985. 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 76004985   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 76004985 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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