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Deming Memorial, (sculpture). Artist:  Couper, William, 1853-1942, sculptor. Codman, W. C., designer. Gorham Manufacturing Company, founder. Title:  Deming Memorial, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Richard H. Deming, (sculpture). Dates:  1904. Medium:  Bust: bronze; Bench: bronze. Dimensions:  Overall: approx. 11 ft. 6 in. x 10 ft. 6 in. x 4 ft. Inscription:  (On proper right side of bust:) W. M. COUPER, NY CITY (On proper left side of bench base:) W. C. CODMAN 1904 (On proper right side of bench base:) GORHAM MFG. CO. FOUNDERS (On front center of bench, raised:) RICHARD.H.DEMING/PRESIDENT OF/PARK COMMISSIONERS/1892.-1902. signed Founder's mark appears. Description:  Bust of Richard H. Deming rests atop shaft rising from back center of bench. Bench and shaft are decorated with reliefs of ivy leaves, vines, and acorns. Seal of the City of Providence appears in relief below inscription on front center of bench. Subject:  Portrait male -- Deming, Richard H. -- Bust Emblem -- Seal Object -- Foliage -- Ivy Object -- Foliage -- Oak Object Type:  Bench Outdoor Sculpture -- Rhode Island -- Providence Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of Providence, Department of Parks, Dalrymple Boathouse, Roger Williams Park, Providence, Rhode Island 02905 Located Roger Williams Park, Between carousel and boathouse, Providence, Rhode Island Remarks:  Richard H. Deming was president of the City of Providence's Board of Park Commissioners. William Couper was the sculptor of the bust, and W. C. Codman was the designer of the bench. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Rhode Island survey, 1994. Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985. Brown University Department of Art, 1976. 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 76005544   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 76005544 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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