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    		• Martiny, Philip,
     
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    		• Ackerman, William,
     
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    		• Henry-Bonnard Bronze Company,
     
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    		• Ackerman & Ross,
     
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    		• Portrait male -- Hobart, Garret A.
     
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    		• Occupation -- Political
     
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    		• Occupation -- Law
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- New Jersey -- Paterson
     
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    		• Sculpture
     
     
    Garret Augustus Hobart, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Martiny, Philip, 1858-1927, sculptor.
    Ackerman, William, architect.
    Henry-Bonnard Bronze Company, founder.
    Ackerman & Ross, architectural firm.
    Title: 
    Garret Augustus Hobart, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    1902. Dedicated June 3, 1903.
    Digital Reference: 
    Image Image Image
    Medium: 
    Sculpture: bronze; Base: pink Milford granite.
    Dimensions: 
    Sculpture: approx. 7 ft. x 4 ft. x 3 ft. 6 in.; Base: approx. 7 ft. 10 in. x 7 ft. x 7 ft.
    Inscription: 
    (On proper right side of bronze base:) PHILIP MARTINY SCULPTOR 1902 (On proper left side of bronze base:) HENRY BONNARD BRONZE FOUNDERS NY 1902 (On front of base:) GARRET AUGUSTUS HOBART (On back of base:) VICE PRESIDENT/OF THE/UNITED STATES/MDCCCXCVII/MDCCCXCIX signed Founder's mark appears.
    Description: 
    Full-length portrait of Garrett Augustus Hobart. He wears a suit with topcoat. He has a moustache. His proper left arm is akimbo. He holds a gavel in his proper right hand. His proper right elbow rests on a pedestal which is draped with a flag. Three books are stacked at the base of the pedestal behind his proper left foot. The bronze sculpture stands on a granite base. The top of the base is decorated with a high-relief laurel motif.
    Subject: 
    Portrait male -- Hobart, Garret A. -- Full length
    Occupation -- Political -- Vice President
    Occupation -- Law -- Lawyer
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- New Jersey -- Paterson
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Administered by City of Paterson, Department of Parks, 800 Broadway, Paterson, New Jersey 07510
    Located City Hall Plaza, 155 Market Street, Paterson, New Jersey
    Remarks: 
    Hobart was Vice President of the United States under President McKinley. Hobart, a resident of Paterson, died in 1899 while in office. Cost of the sculpture was $15,000. IAS files contain copy of related article from the Paterson Independent News, Sept. 8, 1994.
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, New Jersey survey, 1995.
    National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, NJ5030, 1989.
    Monumental News, July 1903, pg. 420-421.
    Berns, Inez Martiny, 1996.
    Illustration: 
    Image on file.
    Monumental News, July 1903, pg. 420.
    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 NJ000600
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