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Memorial Wrought Iron Arch, (sculpture). Artist:  Benson, Frank Weston, 1862-1951, designer. Forgue, Percival P., 1887-1970, sculptor. Title:  Memorial Wrought Iron Arch, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Town Pump, (sculpture). Village Water Pump and Trough, (sculpture). Dates:  Water trough and pump 1885. Arch 1928. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Arch: wrought iron, painted; Pump: wrought iron, painted; Trough: granite; Dimensions:  3 parts. Arch: approx. 96 x 88 x 6 in.; Trough: approx. L. 42 x W. 18 x D. 13 in.; Pump: approx. H. 24 in. Inscription:  (On back of arch, proper left:) GIVEN TO THE TOWN/OF YARMOUTH/BY HIS WIFE/MABEL JENKS SIMPKINS/1928 (On back of arch, proper right:) IN MEMORY OF/NATHANIEL STONE SIMPKINS/1861-1919/FRIEND OF MANKIND/KIND TO MAN'S FRIENDS (Around pump flange:) MANSFIELD SARNE (illegible) MRF, CO. unsigned Description:  A double Gothic arch made of wrought iron, with rectangular areas between the two arches in which hunting scenes are portrayed. The scenes include ducks, a hunting dog pointing, and the figure of a hunter, all in silhouette. The arch is painted black enamel. Centered under the arch is a hand-pump from which water would flow into a granite trough positioned in front of the arch. Subject:  Animal -- Dog -- Pointer Animal -- Bird -- Duck Figure male -- Full length Recreation -- Sport & Play -- Hunting Homage -- Simpkins, Nathaniel Stone Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Massachusetts -- Yarmouth Port Arch Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Town of Yarmouth, Parks Department, 74 Town Brooks Road, West Yarmouth, Massachusetts 02673 Located 209 Main Street, intersection of Route 6A and Summer Street, Yarmouth Port, Massachusetts Remarks:  The pump and water trough were installed in 1885 and were previously located in front of the fire station until 1928 when they were moved to the current location. Pump is no longer functional. The pump and trough are registered with the National Register of Historic Places. IAS files contain related article from Cape Cod Times (Hyannis, MA) Dec. 6, 1991. For additional material see "Old Homes and Gathering Places," Yarmouth Historical Society, 1989, pg. 20-21. According to the Yarmouth Historical Commission, the arch was designed by Frank Weston Benson and Percival P. Forgue created the arch based on Benson's design. IAS files contain illustrations of the artist's etchings. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Massachusetts survey, 1994. Yarmouth Historical Commission, 2022. 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 MA000158   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture MA000158 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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