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More Smithsonian Searches     Who else has...     Brasch, Carl,     Unknown (New York, New York),     Portrait male -- Dolge, Alfred     Ethnic -- German     Occupation -- Other     Occupation -- Monetary     Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- Dolgeville     Sculpture

A. Dolge, (sculpture). Artist:  Brasch, Carl, sculptor. Unknown (New York, New York), founder. Title:  A. Dolge, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Alfred Dolge, (sculpture). Dates:  Feb. 1893 or 1895. Dedicated Aug. 19, 1948. Relocated Oct. 12, 1991. Rededicated Oct. 1991. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Bust: bronze; Pedestal: granite. Dimensions:  Bust: approx. 29 x 23 x 22 in.; Pedestal: approx. 51 x 24 x 24 1/4 in. Inscription:  (On lower left side of bust:) C. BRASCH/FEB 93 (On upper front of pedestal, incised letters:) ALFRED DOLGE/FOUNDER OF/DOLGEVILLE 1874 (On lower front of pedestal, incised letters:) ERECTED BY THE CITIZENS/OF DOLGEVILLE 1948 signed Description:  A bearded and mustached bust of Alfred Dolge, dressed in a suit coat, shirt, and bow tie, is placed atop an incised pedestal. Subject:  Portrait male -- Dolge, Alfred -- Bust Ethnic -- German Occupation -- Other -- Colonizer Occupation -- Monetary -- Philanthropist Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- Dolgeville Sculpture Owner:  Village of Dolgeville, 41 South Main Street, Municipal Hall, front lawn, Dolgeville, New York 13329 Provenance:  Formerly located Alfred Dolge School, Main Street, Dolgeville, New York until Oct. 12, 1991. Remarks:  Alfred Dolge, a German immigrant, founded the village of Dolgeville in 1874 and eventually brought nearly 3,000 Germans to the village. He donated money to start schools and the library, and also backed the Little Falls-Dolgeville Railroad which began running in 1892. He later left the village for California after he claimed that financial advisors had betrayed him. He died in 1922. The bronze bust was cast by a New York City foundry in 1948. Local industries and citizens contributed $456.29 for the memorial. Of that amount, $325 was used to cover the cost of the base. The bust was a gift from the four sons of Alfred Dolge and was originally located at the Alfred Dolge School, but was moved to its present location on October 12, 1991, during Dolgeville's Centennial Celebration. It was rededicated in October 1991. IAS files contain related articles from the Dolgeville Republican, June 3, 1948, pg. 1; July 1, 1948, pg. 1; July 8, 1948; Sept. 21, 1948; and Sept. 23, 1948, pg. 1; and The Sunday Observer-Dispatch, Oct. 6, pg. 3B. The SOS! survey gives the execution date as Feb. 1893, but the Dolgeville Republican, Sept. 23, 1948, article notes that the plaster model was made in 1895. Carl Brasch is Alfred Dolge's cousin. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York survey, 1994. Illustration:  Image on file. The Sunday Observer-Dispatch, Oct. 6, 1991, pg. 3B. 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 NY000417   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture NY000417 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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