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Thomas Jefferson Memorial, (sculpture). Artist:  Mundhenk, August, 1848-1922, sculptor. Title:  Thomas Jefferson Memorial, (sculpture). Dates:  Dedicated July 4, 1897. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Bust: limestone; Base: limestone. Dimensions:  Bust: approx. 55 x 45 x 37 1/2 in.; Base: approx. 88 x 45 x 37 1/2 in. Inscription:  (Illegible signature on lower rear of bust) (Front of base, carved:) ALL MEN ARE CREATED EQUAL (Side of base, carved:) July 4, 1987 (Other side of base, carved:) THOMAS JEFFERSON signed Description:  Bust of Thomas Jefferson wearing a ruffled shirt, jacket, and cape. He holds a rolled document in his proper left hand close to his chest. The bust rests atop a multitiered, inscribed base. Subject:  Portrait male -- Jefferson, Thomas -- Waist length Occupation -- Political -- President Occupation -- Political -- Statesman Occupation -- Political -- Diplomat Occupation -- Law -- Lawyer Occupation -- Education Occupation -- Writer -- Author Object -- Written Matter -- Paper Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Ohio -- St. Bernard Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of St. Bernard, Service Department, 110 Washington Avenue, St. Bernard, Ohio 45217 Located Ross Avenue Park, Park entrance, Ross Avenue & Girl Scout Lane, St. Bernard, Ohio Remarks:  Originally commissioned by Thomas McGrath, a Cincinnati saloon owner, for his home in Avondale. Because of residential dislike of the statue, McGrath gave the bust to St. Bernard, in the 1890s, where it stood before the St. Bernard City Hall. The bust was relocated to Rose Avenue Park when the new City Hall opened in 1974. For related articles see: Geoffrey Giglierano and Deborah Overmyer's "The Bicentennial Guide to Greater Cincinnati: A Portrait of Two Hundred Years," Cincinnati: The Cincinnati Historical Society, 1988, pg. 413; and "The WPA Guide to Cincinnati: Cincinnati 1788-1943," Cincinnati: The Cincinnati Historical Society, 1987, pg. 420. IAS files contain copies of Giglierano's and Overmyer's "The Bicentennial Guide to Greater Cincinnati." References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Ohio, Cincinnati survey, 1993. National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, OH5024, 1989. Monumental News, July 1897, pg. 446. Illustration:  Image on file. "St. Bernard, Ohio: 1878-1978," published by St. Bernard, pg. 169. 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 OH000248   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture OH000248 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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