Chapin A. Harris Monument, (sculpture).

Chapin A. Harris Monument, (sculpture).

Berge, Edward, 1876-1924, sculptor.

Beecher, William Gordon, architect.

Roman Bronze Works, founder.

Chapin A. Harris Monument, (sculpture).

1922. Dedicated June 1, 1922. Relocated ca. 1939.

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Bust: bronze; Base: granite.

Bust: approx. 42 x 26 1/2 x 20 1/2 in.; Base: approx. 87 x 71 x 61 in.

(On proper left side of bust:) Edward Berge Sc/W.G. Beecher Arch/1922 (On rear of bust:) Roman Bronze Works N-Y- (On front of base, between torches, in bronze lettering:) HARRIS/1806-1860 (On rear of base:) CHAPIN.A.HARRIS/SCHOLAR.TEACHER.MAN/OF VISION AND UNTIR/ING ENERGY.A PIONEER/ORGANIZER OF PROFESS/IONAL DENTISTRY.THE/FIRST DENTAL COLLEGE/IN THE WORLD. FOUNDED/IN BALTIMORE.1839/(names of committee members follow) signed Founder's mark appears.

A bust of Chapin A. Harris wearing formal attire, including a coat, vest, and shirt with high collar tied at the neck with a scarf. The bust is mounted on a tall square base.

Portrait male -- Harris, Chapin A. -- Bust

Occupation -- Medicine -- Dentist

Occupation -- Medicine -- Doctor

Occupation -- Education -- University Founder

Occupation -- Education -- Teacher

Occupation -- Writer -- Author

Outdoor Sculpture -- Maryland -- Baltimore

Administered by City of Baltimore, Recreation and Parks, 2600 Madison Avenue, Baltimore, Maryland 21217

Located Wyman Park, Median strip, Wyman Park Drive & 31st Street, Baltimore, Maryland

Originally installed Corner of North & Linden Avenues, Baltimore, Maryland 1922-1939.

Chapin A. Harris (1806-1860) came to Baltimore in 1835 and in 1839 he set up the Baltimore College of Dental Surgery, the first college of its kind in the world. He was a physician and surgeon as well as a dentist, and wrote a number of books on dentistry. In 1911, a committee was appointed by the Maryland State Dental Association to raise funds for the memorial through international subscription. Funds were contributed by colleges, dental associations, and private donations.

For related information see: Henry and Caroline Naylor's "Public Monuments & Sculpture of Baltimore: An Introduction to the Collection," 1987; William Sener Rusk's "Art in Baltimore: Monuments and Memorials," Baltimore: Norman, Remington, 1929; William Harvey Hunter's "The Monumental City, The Rinehart School of Sculpture 75th Anniversary Catalogue 1896-1971," pg. 16-47; and Kathleen Kotarba's report "The Baltimore Bronze Project," Baltimore: Baltimore City Commission for Historical and Architectural Preservation, July 1989.

IAS files contain the following newspaper articles: The Evening Sun (Baltimore, MD), July 30, 1935, and Oct. 31, 1960; and The News-American (Baltimore, MD), Jan. 12, 1928.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Maryland, Baltimore survey, 1993.

The Evening Sun (Baltimore, MD), Oct. 31, 1960.

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