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Borglum, Gutzon,
Krentz Foundry,
Portrait male -- Bryan, William Jennings
Occupation -- Political
Occupation -- Law
Outdoor Sculpture -- Illinois -- Salem
Sculpture
William Jennings Bryan, (sculpture).
Artist:
Borglum, Gutzon, 1867-1941, sculptor.
Krentz Foundry, founder.
Title:
William Jennings Bryan, (sculpture).
Dates:
1934. Erected in Salem in 1961.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Figure: bronze; Base: marble.
Dimensions:
Figure: approx. H. 8 ft.; Base: approx. 6 x 7 1/2 x 7 1/2 ft.
Inscription:
(Base:) WILLIAM JENNINGS/BRYAN/1860 - 1925/YOU SHALL NOT PRESS DOWN UPON THE BROW/OF LABOR THIS CROWN/OF THORNS. YOU SHALL/NOT CRUCIFY MANKIND/UPON A CROSS OF GOLD
Description:
Full-length standing portrait. Subject has proper right hand raised in the air, finger pointed. Proper left hand is gathering cloak in front of him.
Subject:
Portrait male
--
Bryan, William Jennings
--
Full length
Occupation
--
Political
--
Secretary
of
State
Occupation
--
Law
--
Lawyer
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture
--
Illinois
--
Salem
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of Salem, Illinois-Salem Historical & Patriotic Commission, Salem Chamber of Commerce, 615 West Main Street, Salem, Illinois 62881
Located North Broadway at Boone Street, Salem, Illinois 62881
Provenance:
Formerly located Rock Creek Park, Washington, District of Columbia 1934-1960.
Remarks:
Inscription on nearby plaque reads: WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN LIVED IN SALEM, ILL, FROM/HIS BIRTH MARCH 19, 1860, UNTIL/1875. A NATIONAL FIGURE AFTER/HIS "CROSS OF GOLD SPEECH" IN/1896. BRYAN WAS THE UNSUCCESSFUL DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE FOR/PRESIDENT IN 1896, 1900, 1908 AND/SERVED AS
SECRETARY
OF
STATE
/1913-1915. HE DIED IN 1925 AFTER/THE SCOPES "EVOLUTION" TRIAL. ERECTED BY/THE SALEM HISTORICAL-PATRIOTICAL COMMISSION/AND THE ILLINOIS
STATE
HISTORICAL SOCIETY/1962. See IAS files for City of Salem handout and excerpt from Progress Report (Salem Chamber of Commerce) 1/21/81, which gives additional sitter information.
The Bryan statue was given to Congress in trust by the Bryan Society of Nebraska and was one of two works commissioned by Borglum, the other located at the Nebraska
State
Capitol in Lincoln. Originally installed in Rock Creek Park in Washington, D.C., the statue was removed for highway construction and put in storage on the Haines Point grounds of the maintenance department of the National Park Service. In 1960, the statue was given to Salem, the birthplace of Bryan.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Illinois survey, 1992.
Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985
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 76008993
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