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Cashwan, Samuel Adolph,
O'Dell, Frederick,
Miodeck, J. M.,
Vermont Marble Company,
Occupation -- Vendor
Portrait male -- Brady, James J.
Figure female -- Child
Object -- Written Matter
Occupation -- Monetary
Outdoor Sculpture -- Michigan -- Detroit
Sculpture
James J. Brady Memorial, (sculpture).
Artist:
Cashwan, Samuel Adolph, 1900- , sculptor.
O'Dell, Frederick, b. 1891, architect.
Miodeck, J. M., contractor.
Vermont Marble Company, contractor.
Title:
James J. Brady Memorial, (sculpture).
Dates:
Dedicated June 23, 1928.
Medium:
Sculpture: bronze; Pedestal: granite or Vermont grey marble.
Inscription:
(On base:) James J. Brady / Founder/ Old Newsboys Goodfellow Fund (On base, left plaque:) FORGOTTEN/Because he loved the children/of the poor and devoted his life/to good works, his friends have/caused this monument to be/ created and erected. (On base, right plaque:) As our tribute to the spirit/of chairty this monument is/affectionately dedicated to/the memory of James J. Brady,/Founder of the Old Newsboys' Goodfellow Fund of Detroit/The Goodfellows Guide (On back:) This monument was sponsored by the Old Newsboys'/Goodfellow Fund of Detroit and paid for by popular/subscription. (list of names)/Dedicated: June 23, A.D. 1928.
Description:
A portrait of James J. Brady shielding a barefoot girl under is overcoat, a paper held in his left hand and a satchel over his shoulder. The figures stand on a rectangular granite base in front of a central stele.
Subject:
Occupation -- Vendor -- Newspaper Boy
Portrait male -- Brady, James J. -- Full length
Figure female -- Child -- Full length
Object -- Written Matter -- Paper
Occupation -- Monetary -- Philanthropist
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Michigan -- Detroit
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of Detroit, Parks and Recreation Department, 735 Randolph, Detroit, Michigan 48226
Located Belle Isle, Central & Inselruhe Avenues, Detroit, Michigan
Remarks:
James J. Brady rose from poverty to success, and found pleasure in bringing Christmas cheer to Detroit's less fortunate children. James J. Brady founded the Old Newsboys' Goodfellow of Detroit Fund in 1914. The memorial was commissioned by the Old Newsboys' Goodfellows of Detroit Fund. The total cost of the memorial was $7,000. "Art in Detroit Public Places," by Dennis Alan Nawrocki lists the media as granite and Monument News, June 1929 article lists the media as Vermont grey marble. The sculpture has been used as an advertisement for Vermont Marble Company and appears in an ad from June 1929.
References:
Nawrocki, Dennis Alan, "Art in Detroit Public Places," Detroit: Wayne State University Press, 1980, pg. 75.
National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, MI5018, 1989.
Monumental News, June 1929, pg. 315.
Detroit Historical Museum, City of Detroit Monuments, 2004.
Illustration:
Nawrocki, Dennis Alan, "Art in Detroit Public Places," Detroit: Wayne State University Press, 1980, pg. 75.
Monumental News, June 1929, pg. 315.
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 87840017
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