Login My List - 0 Help
	Search   Search Images   About

Keyword Browse Combined Highlights Search History All Catalogs

Search:  Artist BrowseTitle BrowseSubject BrowseObject Type Browse Owner Browse       Refine Search     > You are only searching: Art Inventories

More Smithsonian Searches     Who else has...     Brennan, P. A.,     Homage -- Burritt, Elihu     Occupation -- Craft     Object -- Tool     Outdoor Sculpture -- Massachusetts -- New Marlborough     Sculpture

Elihu Burritt, (sculpture). Artist:  Brennan, P. A., sculptor. Title:  Elihu Burritt, (sculpture). Dates:  Dedicated Aug. 13, 1908. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: metal; Base: fieldstone. Dimensions:  Overall: approx. 10 x 6 x 6 ft. Inscription:  (On plaque on front of base:) 1810 ELIHU BURRIT 1879/THE LEARNED BLACKSMITH, LINGUIST AND APOSTLE OF PEACE. ORGANIZER OF THE LEAGUE OF UNIVERSAL BROTHERHOOD, AUTHOR OF THE CONGRESS OF NATIONS. ADVOCATE OF LOW RATE OCEAN POSTAGE. FOLLOWED HIS TRADE AND STUDIED AT THE FORGE IN NEW MARLBOROUGH 1831-1833. Description:  An anvil rests atop a tall square base that is made of field stones. Subject:  Homage -- Burritt, Elihu Occupation -- Craft -- Smithing Object -- Tool -- Anvil Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Massachusetts -- New Marlborough Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Town of New Marlborough, New Marlborough, Massachusetts Located Route 57, New Marlborough, Massachusetts Remarks:  Elihu Burritt (1810-1879) was a philanthropist and peace advocate. IAS files contain a copy of the Massachusetts Historical Commission Form C - Monuments questionnaire. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Massachusetts survey, 1997. 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 MA000717   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture MA000717 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

Horizon Information Portal 3.25_9382

About | © 2020 Smithsonian | Terms of Use | Privacy | Contact