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John William Mackay, (sculpture). Artist:  Borglum, Gutzon, 1867-1941, sculptor. Gorham Manufacturing Company, founder. Title:  John William Mackay, (sculpture). Dates:  Dedicated June 10, 1908. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Figure: bronze; Base: granite. Dimensions:  Figure: approx. 7 ft. 8 in. x 2 ft. 6 in. x 2 ft. 5 in.; Base: approx. 5 ft. 10 in. x 8 ft. x 8 ft. Inscription:  Gutzon Borglum Gorham Co. Founders (Front of base, raised:) JOHN WILLIAM MACKAY/1831-1902 (Back of base:) Presented to/the State of Nevada/by/Marie Louise Mackay/and/Clarence H. Mackay/Reno June 10 1908/Gut-on Borglum/Sculptor signed Founder's mark appears. Description:  John William Mackay stands wearing a shirt, pants, and boots. He holds a pick axe, head to the ground, with his proper left hand. He holds another object in his proper right hand. He stands atop an inscribed base. The front of the base has a bronze plaque with a relief globe showing North and South America. One side of the base has a bronze relief plaque depicting an ore mill in Virginia City, Nevada. The other side of the base has a bronze relief plaque featuring an overview of Virginia City, Nevada. Subject:  Portrait male -- Mackay, John William -- Full length Occupation -- Industry -- Mining Occupation -- Other -- Businessman Ethnic -- Irish Object -- Tool -- Axe Object -- Other -- Globe Architecture -- Industry -- Mill Cityscape -- Nevada -- Virginia City Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Nevada -- Reno Sculpture Owner:  Administered by University of Nevada, Reno, Buildings and Grounds, Reno, Nevada 89510 Located University of Nevada, Reno, Mackay School of Mines Building, Reno, Nevada Remarks:  Presented by Marie Louise Mackay and Clarence H. Mackay in 1908. The cost was $30,000. John William Mackay, 1831-1902, was an Irish immigrant who made a fortune mining the Comstock Lode of Virginia City, Nevada. He later co-founded the Commercial Cable Company and organized the Postal Telegraph Cable Company. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Nevada survey, 1994. National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, NV7001, NV7002, NV7003, 1989. Monumental News, July 1908; Aug. 1908; Sept. 1908. Illustration:  Image on file. Monumental News, Sept. 1908, pg. 644. 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 NV000181   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture NV000181 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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