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Mead D. Detweiler Bust, (sculpture). Artist:  Bureau Brothers, founder. Title:  Mead D. Detweiler Bust, (sculpture). Dates:  Dedicated 1906. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: bronze; Base: wood. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 30 x 20 x 10 in. Inscription:  Bureau Bros. (On plaque on front of base:) In Memory of/MEADE D. DETWEILER/Grand Exalted Ruler/1896-1898/Oct 15 1863 - June 18 1904 unsigned Founder's mark appears. Description:  Bronze portrait bust of Meade D. Detweiler. He has short hair and a moustache. His head is turned to the proper left and his gaze is directed up. He wears a jacket with lapels, shirt and tie. The sculpture stands on a wood base. Subject:  Portrait male -- Detweiler, Meade D. -- Bust Occupation -- Law -- Lawyer Object Type:  Sculpture Owner:  Elks B.P.O.E. Lodge #12, 2201 Woodlawn Street, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Provenance:  Formerly located Reservoir Park, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Remarks:  Detweiler was a Dauphin County district attorney and served two terms as exalted ruler of the Elks grand lodge. The sculpture was originally installed outdoors in Reservoir Park. In March 1976, the sculpture was stolen by vandals. It was later recovered by the lodge secretary at a local scrap yard. The sculpture is now installed indoors in the lodge building. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Pennsylvania survey, 1994. 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 PA001676   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture PA001676 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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