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    		• De Keiser, Hendrick,
     
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    		• S. Miedema,
     
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    		• Portrait male -- Erasmus, Desiderius
     
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    		• Occupation -- Education
     
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    		• Object -- Written Matter
     
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    		• Ethnic -- Dutch
     
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    		• Copy
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- Brooklyn
     
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    		• Sculpture
     
     
    Desiderius Erasmus, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    De Keiser, Hendrick, sculptor.
    S. Miedema, founder.
    Title: 
    Desiderius Erasmus, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    Original 1622. Recast 1930.
    Medium: 
    Sculpture: bronze; Base: Deer Isle Granite.
    Dimensions: 
    Sculpture: approx. 92 1/2 x 60 1/4 x 40 1/2 in.; Base: approx. 79 1/4 x 55 x 55 in.
    Inscription: 
    (On right side of base plinth:) H De Keyser invetf 1622/copied in 1930 by S. Miedema
    Description: 
    Robed figure of Desiderius Erasmus stands looking down at a large open book which he holds up in his proper left hand. With his proper right hand, he is about to turn the page.
    Subject: 
    Portrait male -- Erasmus, Desiderius -- Full length
    Occupation -- Education -- Teacher
    Object -- Written Matter -- Book
    Ethnic -- Dutch
    Object Type: 
    Copy
    Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- Brooklyn
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Administered by City of New York, Board of Education, Public Art for Public Schools, 28-11 Queens Plaza North - Room 513, Long Island City, New York 11101
    Located Erasmus Hall High School, 911 Flatbush Avenue, Courtyard, Brooklyn, New York
    Remarks: 
    Sculpture is a copy of a portrait of Erasmus by Hendrick De Keiser made in 1622 in Rotterdam. This copy was made by S. Miedema in Rotterdam from a mold of the original in 1930. The original was later destroyed during World War II. Art Commission of the City of New York files contain a photograph of the original statue in Rotterdam and a detailed plan of the base. This sculpture was a gift of Richard Young, former member of the B.O.E., who acquired the site of Erasmus Hall High School from the Dutch Reform Church. Sculpture cost: 10,000 dollars. Inscription on nearby plaque reads: DESIDERIUS ERASMUS/BORN AT ROTTERDAM, OCTOBER 28, 1467/DIED AT BASE, JULY 12, 1536. For related articles see: Flatbush Life, Dec. 4, 1989, pg. 1; Municipal Art Society Newsletter, Feb. 1990, pg. 2; and Chronicle 2 (1906-1937), pg. 77.
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York, New York survey, 1992.
    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 NY000093
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