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William Clark Sayles Monument, (sculpture). Artist:  Baerer, Henry, 1837-1908, sculptor. George Fischer & Brother, founder. Title:  William Clark Sayles Monument, (sculpture). Other Titles:  William Clarke Sayles Monument, (sculpture). Dates:  1878. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: bronze; Base: Westerly granite. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 50 x 31 x 27 in.; Base: approx. 40 x 55 x 77 1/4 in. Inscription:  (On bronze base of sculpture, left side:) H. BAERER/SCULPTOR 1878 (On bronze base of sculpture, back left corner:) Geo Fisher & Bro./Bronze foundry New York (On front of base:) QUI CREDIT IN ME/WILLIAM CLARKE SAYLES,/SON OF/WILLIAM F. AND MARY W./SAYLES./OCT. 12, 1855 FEB 13, 1876 (Monogram) (On base, left side:) ETIAM SI MORTUUS FUERIT VIVET, (On rear of base:) NON CENSET/LUGENDAN ESSE MORTN/QUAM IMMORTALITAS SEQUATUR. (On base, right:) EGO SUM RESURRECTIO ET VITA. signed Founder's mark appears. Description:  A bronze sculpture of a seated young man reading a book. The figure wears long robes, and places his left hand beneath his chin, and his right hand on a book. Two additional books are at his feet. The sculpture rests on a rectangular base. Subject:  Figure male -- Full length Dress -- Historic -- Classical Dress Object -- Written Matter -- Book Recreation -- Leisure -- Reading Homage -- Sayles, William Clark Object Type:  Gravestone Outdoor Sculpture -- Rhode Island -- Providence Sculpture Owner:  Swan Point Cemetery, 585 Blackstone Boulevard, Providence, Rhode Island 02906 References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Rhode Island survey, 1994. Inventory staff, 2001. 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 RI000041   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture RI000041 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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