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Moretti, Giuseppe,
Anderson, Ola,
Henry-Bonnard Bronze Company,
Portrait male -- Main, Amos
Occupation -- Religion
Outdoor Sculpture -- New Hampshire -- Rochester
Sculpture
Parson Main, (sculpture).
Artist:
Moretti, Giuseppe, 1857-1935, sculptor.
Anderson, Ola, fabricator.
Henry-Bonnard Bronze Company, founder.
Title:
Parson Main, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Rev. Amos Main, (sculpture).
Dates:
1896. Dedicated July 3, 1896.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: bronze; Base: granite.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 9 x 3 1/2 x 3 ft.; Base: approx. 12 x 9 x 9 ft.
Inscription:
(On proper right side of self-base, in script:) G. Moretti/Sculptor (On proper left side of self-base:) CAST BY THE HENRY BONNARD BRONZE CO. N.Y. 1896 (On front of base, raised:) MAIN (On plaque on front of base:) THIS MONUMENT/IS ERECTED TO PERPETUATE/THE MEMORY OF/REVEREND AMOS MAIN/THE FIRST SETTLED MINISTER/OF THE/FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH/OF THE/PROVINCE OF ROCHESTER/FROM MAY 9TH 1737/TO APRIL 5TH 1760/WHEN HE DIED/AGED 51 YEARS signed Founder's mark appears.
Description:
Full-length portrait of the Reverend Amos Main. He is dressed in 18th century costume with buckled shoes, long hose, pants, a waistcoat, a long coat with ruffles at the sleeves and neck. His hair is pulled back into a long ponytail tied with ribbon. He carries a tri-corner hat and book in his proper left hand. He marks a place in the book with his finger. His proper right arm is extended in gesture. The bronze sculpture stands atop a granite base. The tall tapered die of the base has a moulded base and cornice. The base ends in two lower steps with slanted tops.
Subject:
Portrait male -- Main, Amos -- Full length
Occupation -- Religion -- Clergy
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- New Hampshire -- Rochester
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of Rochester, Public Building Department, 31 Wakefield Street, Rochester, New Hampshire 03867
Located Central Square, Junction of Main Street & Wakefield Street, Rochester, New Hampshire
Remarks:
Rev. Main was the first resident minister of the Congregational Church in Rochester, NH. Cost of the sculpture was $2,750; cost of the base was $1,430. Funds for the sculpture were provided for by Mrs. Sophia D. Hall, through an earlier bequest to the city; Mr. Charles Main, and other private donations. IAS files contain copy of dedication brochure. IAS files contain copy of related excerpt from David Ruell's unpublished manuscript "The Public Sculpture of New Hampshire", Concord: New Hampshire Historic Society, pg. 142-144. IAS files contain copy of related article from Rochester Courier, July 10, 1896.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, New Hampshire survey, 1995.
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 NH000405
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Inventory of American Sculpture
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