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John B. Pierce, (sculpture). Artist:  Evans, Rudulph, 1878-1960, sculptor. Fondezie Chivzazzi, founder. Title:  John B. Pierce, (sculpture). Digital Reference:  Medium:  Bronze on a concrete base. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 7 ft. 4 in. x 2 ft. 9 in. x 2 ft. 1 in.; Base: approx. 2 ft. 7 in. x 4 ft. x 3 ft. Inscription:  (Bronze base of figure:) R/EVAMS/ROME/Fondezie Chivzzazi (sic)/Naploi signed Founder's mark appears. Description:  A full-length standing figure of Pierce, wearing a business suit, with vest, wing collar and four-in-hand tie. His proper left arm holds a hat and overcoat. His proper right hand, wearing a glove, holds the other glove and a walking stick. He has a mustache and goatee. Subject:  Portrait male -- Pierce, John B. -- Full length Occupation -- Monetary -- Philanthropist Dress -- Accessory -- Hat Dress -- Accessory -- Cane Dress -- Accessory -- Glove Occupation -- Science -- Inventor Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Connecticut -- New Haven Sculpture Owner:  John B. Pierce Laboratory, Inc., 230 Congress Avenue, New Haven, Connecticut 06519 Provenance:  Formerly located Raritan, New Jersey ca. 1917-1950s. Remarks:  Pierce invented the cast-iron radiator, his firm taking the name of American Radiator Company, which subsequently merged with the Standard Radiator Company. Pierce established a foundation to monitor and study the effects of inventions such as his which changed indoor environmental conditions. The foundation had two divisions, one in Raritan, New Jersey, where the statue was originally located, until that operation was discontinued in the 1950s; and the other located in New Haven. The exact date of the figure is unknown. It was commissioned for Raritan after Pierce's death, ca. 1917. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Connecticut survey, 1993. Office of Cultural Affairs, City of New Haven, 2007. 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 CT000038   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture CT000038 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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