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Beer, Friedrich,
Embury, Aymar, II,
Portrait male -- Irving, Washington
Occupation -- Writer
Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- New York
Sculpture
Washington
Irving
Memorial, (sculpture).
Artist:
Beer, Friedrich, 1846-1912, sculptor.
Embury, Aymar, II, architect.
Title:
Washington
Irving
Memorial, (sculpture).
Dates:
1885. Dedicated Oct. 29, 1935.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Bust
: bronze painted terra cotta; Base: granite covered with concrete? and painted.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 5 ft. x 4 ft. x 3 1/2 ft.; Base including bronze base of sculpture: approx. 8 ft. 1 in. x 4 ft. x 4 ft.
Inscription:
(On sculpture, proper left arm:) BEER/1885 signed
Description:
Bust
of
Irving
wearing a shirt with a high collar and a tie wrapped around his neck, jacket and vest. The
bust
sits on a rectangular base.
Subject:
Portrait
male
--
Irving
,
Washington
--
Bust
Occupation
--
Writer
--
Author
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture
--
New York
--
New York
Sculpture
Owner:
Washington
Irving
High School, 40
Irving
Place at East 17th Street, New York, New York
Provenance:
Formerly located Bryant Park, New York, New York until ca. 1935.
Remarks:
Irving
(1783-1859) was known for his short stories and histories including his early burlesque "Knickerbocker's History of New York," of 1809 and his famous "Rip Van Winkle," and "Legend of Sleepy Hollow," both of 1820. This
bust
was given to the City of New York by a German physician and admirer of the writer, Dr. Joseph Wiener. The
bust
was originally intended for Central Park, but after the park commissioners consulted with the Art Committee whose memebers were unsure of the faithfulness of the
portrait
, the
bust
was installed in Bryant Park. When Bryant Park was totally redesigned 50 years later,
Irving
's
bust
relocated to
Washington
Irving
High School. Gayle and Cohen publication contains a ca. 1905 image of the
bust
in its Bryant Park location on a different base which has the inscription: WASHINGTON/
IRVING
/BORN 1783 - DIED 1859 on the front. The SOS volunteer surveyor indicated that the City of New York's Board of Education might be the administrator of the piece. For related articles on the sculpture see: Saltus, J. Sanford, and Walter E. Tisne, "Statues of New York," Putnam's Sons, 1923; and Fried, Frederick, "New York Civic Sculpture,A Pictorial Guide," New York: Dover Publications, 1976.
References:
Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985
The City of New York, Department of Parks, 1941.
Gayle, Margot & Michele Cohen, "Guide to Manhattan's Outdoor Sculpture," New York: Prentice Hall, 1988, pg. 98.
Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York, New York survey, 1993.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Gayle, Margot & Michele Cohen, "Guide to Manhattan's Outdoor Sculpture," New York: Prentice Hall, 1988, pg. 98.
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 76003514
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