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Mims, Puryear,
Portrait male -- Campbell, Alexander
Portrait male -- Stone, Barton Warren
Portrait male -- Scott, Walter
Portrait male -- Campbell, Thomas
Occupation -- Religion
Relief
Outdoor Sculpture -- Tennessee -- Nashville
Sculpture
(Disciples of Christ Headquarters Cenotaph), (sculpture).
Artist:
Mims, Puryear, 1906-1975, sculptor.
Title:
(Disciples of Christ Headquarters Cenotaph), (sculpture).
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Granite on concrete base.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 82 x 27 x 27 in.; Base: approx. 38 x 48 1/2 x 48 1/2 in.
Inscription:
(Beneath Alexander Campbell:) ALEXANDER CAMPBELL/1788-1866/COLLEGES AND CHURCHES/GO HAND IN HAND IN THE/PROGRESS OF CHRISTIAN/CIVILIZATION/THE SPIRIT AND SOUL OF/ALL REFORMATION IS FREE/DISCUSSION (Beneath Stone:) BARTON WARREN STONE/1772-1844/LET THE UNITY OF/CHRISTIANS BE OUR/POLAR STAR/LET EVERY CHRISTIAN/BEGIN THE WORK OF/UNION IN HIMSELF (Beneath
Scott
:)
WALTER
SCOTT
/1796-1861/THE GOLDEN ORACLE:/THE GRAND SAVING TRUTH/IS, THAT 'JESUS IS THE CHRIST'/THE TERMS OF THE ANCIENT/GOSPEL: FAITH, REPENTANCE,/BAPTISM, REMISSION OF SINS,/GIFT OF THE HOLY SPIRIT (Beneath Thomas Campbell:) THOMAS CAMPBELL/1763-1854/THE CHURCH OF CHRIST/UPON EARTH IS ESSENTIALLY,/INTENTIONALLY, AND/CONSTITUTIONALLY ONE/WHERE THE SCRIPTURES/SPEAK, WE SPEAK;/WHERE THE SCRIPTURES/ARE SILENT, WE ARE SILENT unsigned
Description:
A four-sided cenotaph with a relief
portrait
bust
on each side. The busts are of Alexander Campbell, Barton Warren Stone,
Walter
Scott
, and Thomas Campbell. In each
portrait
the sitter looks straight ahead and wears a jacket, high-neck shirt, and ascot or tie. Beneath each
portrait
is an inscription. The central column rests on a two-step octagonal base. At the top of the column is an urn-shaped element.
Subject:
Portrait
male
--
Campbell, Alexander
--
Bust
Portrait
male
--
Stone, Barton Warren
--
Bust
Portrait
male
--
Scott
,
Walter
--
Bust
Portrait
male
--
Campbell, Thomas
--
Bust
Occupation
--
Religion
--
Clergy
Object Type:
Relief
Outdoor Sculpture
--
Tennessee
--
Nashville
Sculpture
Owner:
Disciples of Christ Historical Society, 1101 19th Avenue South, Nashville, Tennessee
Remarks:
Title supplied by Inventory cataloger.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Tennessee survey, 1992.
Holder, Philancy, "Thomas Puryear Mims," Nashville: Tennessee Botanical Gardens & Fine Arts Center, 1977.
Illustration:
Image on file.
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 TN000200
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