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    		• Miller, Ferdinand von, II,
     
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    		• Embury, Aymar, II,
     
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    		• Portrait male -- Sims, James Marion
     
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    		• Occupation -- Medicine
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- New York
     
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    		• Sculpture
     
     
    Sims Memorial, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Miller, Ferdinand von, II, 1842-1929, sculptor.
    Embury, Aymar, II, architect.
    Title: 
    Sims Memorial, (sculpture).
    Other Titles: 
    Dr. James Marion Sims, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    Cast 1892. Dedicated Oct. 20, 1894. Relocated 1934.
    Digital Reference: 
    Image Image
    Medium: 
    Sculpture: bronze; Base: grey granite.
    Dimensions: 
    Sculpture: approx. 8 ft. 9 in. x 3 ft. x 2 ft. 11 in.; Base: approx. 12 ft. 7 in. x 6 ft. 9 1/2 in. x 2 ft. 10 in.
    Inscription: 
    (On side of sculpture, near base: VON MILLER fec/MUCHEN 1892 (On one side of base, in circle:) SURGEON &/PHILANTHROPIST/FOUNDER OF THE WO-/MAN'S HOSPITAL STATE OF/NEW YORK. HIS BRILLIANT/ACHIEVEMENT CARRIED/THE FAME OF AMERICAN/SURGERY THROUGH/OUT THE ENTIRE/WORLD. (On base, under this circle:) BORN 1813 (On other side of base, in circle:) IN RECOGNITION/OF HIS SERVICES IN/THE CAUSE OF SCIENCE/& MANKIND, AWARDED/HIGHEST HONORS BY HIS/COUNTRYMEN & DECOR/ATIONS FROM THE GOVERNMENTS OF BELGIUM/FRANCE ITALY SPAIN/& PORTUGAL. (On base, under this circle:) DIED 1883 (On base, directly under the statue:) J. MARION SIMS/MD LLD signed
    Description: 
    Sims stands with his proper right foot slightly forward and his proper right hand held next to his chest. His proper left hand holds a roll of manuscripts at his side. He wears a suit and an overcoat. The sculpture is placed on a base made of blocks of granite. The base has extensions on either side that contain circular inscription panels.
    Subject: 
    Portrait male -- Sims, James Marion -- Full length
    Occupation -- Medicine -- Doctor
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- New York
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Administered by City of New York, Department of Parks and Recreation, The Arsenal - Central Park, New York, New York 10021
    Located Central Park, 103rd Street & Fifth Avenue, New York, New York
    Provenance: 
    Formerly located Bryant Park, New York, New York 1894-1928.
    Remarks: 
    Dr. Sims, known as the father of modern gynecology, was noted for developing new surgical methods and instruments. He pioneered the use of silver wire for sutures in 1849. He founded the Woman's Hospital of New York. In the fall of 1894 this sculpture was erected on a Victorian-style stone base in Reservoir Square, now Bryant Park. When the park fell into disrepair around 1928, the work was put in storage until 1934 when it was found beneath a tarpaulin under the Williamsburg Bridge. It was then place on a new stone base in Central Park facing the Academy of Medicine. The new base was created by Aymar Embury II. For a photograph of the work on its original base, see the Gayle and Cohen publication. For a photograph of the work with its new base in its current site, see Lederer publication and Inventory image files. Shortly after Dr. Sims death in 1883, a journal of surgery, the Medical Record, launched a subscription for a commemorative statue. Within a year 10,000 dollars was raised for the erection of the statue. Additional information is available at the Central Park Conservancy's Bronze Conservation Program located at 1 East 104th Street. For further information see the New York Times, April 7, 1887; Oct. 21, 1894; Feb. 17, 1934; and Oct. 21, 1934.
    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. 232.
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York, New York survey, 1993.
    National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, NY5111, 1989.
    Monumental News, June and Nov. 1894.
    Illustration: 
    Image on file.
    Gayle, Margot & Michele Cohen, "Guide to Manhattan's Outdoor Sculpture," New York: Prentice Hall, 1988, pg. 232.
    Lederer, Joseph, "All Around the Town: A Walking Guide to Outdoor Sculpture in New York City," New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1975, pg. 153.
    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 76003548
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