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    		• Moretti, Giuseppe,
     
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    		• Putman, E. D.,
     
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    		• Roman Bronze Works,
     
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    		• J. D. Sargent Company Quarry,
     
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    		• Portrait male -- Patterson, John Henry
     
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    		• Occupation -- Other
     
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    		• Occupation -- Monetary
     
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    		• Equestrian
     
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    		• Figure group
     
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    		• Allegory -- Arts & Sciences
     
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    		• Allegory -- Arts & Sciences
     
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    		• Allegory -- Other
     
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    		• Allegory -- Quality
     
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    		• Animal -- Portrait
     
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    		• Relief
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- Ohio -- Kettering
     
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    		• Sculpture
     
     
    John Henry Patterson Memorial, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Moretti, Giuseppe, 1857-1935, sculptor.
    Putman, E. D., landscape architect.
    Roman Bronze Works, founder.
    J. D. Sargent Company Quarry, contractor.
    Title: 
    John Henry Patterson Memorial, (sculpture).
    Other Titles: 
    Patterson Memorial, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    Commissioned April 1925. Dedicated May 26, 1928.
    Digital Reference: 
    Image Image
    Medium: 
    Patterson: bronze; Allegorical figure groups: bronze; Base: granite.
    Dimensions: 
    Patterson: approx. 16 x 13 x 3 1/2 ft.; Allegorical figure groups: each approx. 9 x 7 x 4 ft.; Entire monument, including base: approx. 35 1/2 x 55 x 16 ft.
    Inscription: 
    (On front of base, below Patterson relief, incised:) JOHN HENRY PATTERSON/1844-1922 (On bronze base of one allegorical figure group:) G. Moretti / Roman Bronze Works signed Founder's mark appears.
    Description: 
    A high relief bronze sculpture depicting John Henry Patterson astride his favorite horse, Spinner, is installed against a granite wall atop a large granite base. The sides of the base feature bronze allegorical figure groups. On Patterson's proper right side, the allegorical figures represent Industry and Education. Industry is a male figure with his proper left hand on a large gear; Education is a female figure kneeling with an open book in her hands. On Patterson's proper left side, the allegorical figures represent Progress and Prosperity. Progress is a kneeling male figure holding a torch in his proper right hand; Prosperity is a male figure standing with his proper right hand resting on a cornucopia atop a globe. The memorial originally had a functioning fountain.
    Subject: 
    Portrait male -- Patterson, John Henry -- Full length
    Occupation -- Other -- Businessman
    Occupation -- Monetary -- Philanthropist
    Equestrian
    Figure group
    Allegory -- Arts & Sciences -- Education
    Allegory -- Arts & Sciences -- Industry
    Allegory -- Other -- Progress
    Allegory -- Quality -- Wealth
    Animal -- Portrait -- Spinner
    Object Type: 
    Relief
    Outdoor Sculpture -- Ohio -- Kettering
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Administered by City of Dayton, Recreation and Parks, 2013 West Third Street, Dayton, Ohio 45417
    Located Hills and Dales Park, Patterson Road, Kettering, Ohio
    Remarks: 
    The monument committee made up of Dayton's leading citizens, which included Orville Wright and Charles Kettering, raised $92,000. The monument is located within the 325 acres of park land bequeathed to the City of Dayton by John Henry Patterson, founder of the National Cash Register Company. Patterson was a champion of the city beautiful programs and sponsored community gardens and beautification projects in the neighborhoods where his employees lived. During the great flood of 1913, he turned his factory over to relief work, building flat boats for rescue work, organizing his employees who succeeded in saving lives, and providing food for flood survivors. He was a strong advocate of education and introduced domestic science and kindergarten activities in public schools. A copper box that contains the names of subscribers to the memorial fund, newspapers, booklets, photographs, coins, and information about Mr. Patterson, was placed in the base of the monument.
    IAS files contain transcription of text on a nearby marker; a copy from an unidentified article discussing plans for the dedication ceremony; a copy of an article from Dayton Journal Herald, May 27, 1928, which details the dedication ceremony; and a copy of article from Dayton Daily News, Dec. 11, 1977.
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, Ohio survey, 1992.
    Campen, Richard N., "Outdoor Sculpture in Ohio," Chagrin Falls, Ohio: West Summit Press, 1980.
    Dayton Daily News, Dec. 11, 1977.
    Dayton Journal Herald, May 27, 1928.
    SOS Assessment Award, 1998.
    Inventory staff, 2000.
    SOS Conservation Treatment Award, 2001.
    Illustration: 
    Image on file.
    Campen, Richard N., "Outdoor Sculpture in Ohio," Chagrin Falls, Ohio: West Summit Press, 1980, pg. 113.
    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 87830092
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