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Loester, Julius C.,
Siebern, Emil,
Whistler, James Abbott McNeill,
Figure female -- Elderly
Allegory -- Life
Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Ashland
Sculpture
Mother's Memorial, (sculpture).
Artist:
Loester, Julius C., sculptor.
Siebern, Emil, 1888-1942, designer.
Whistler, James Abbott McNeill, 1834-1903, painter. (copy after)
Title:
Mother's Memorial, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Whistler's Mother, (sculpture).
Dates:
Dedicated Sept. 5, 1938.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: bronze; Base: granite.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 7 x 6 x 3 ft.; Base: approx. 7 x 7 x 4 ft. (Sculpture l600 lbs./Base 3 tons).
Inscription:
(On southeast side:) LOESTER/SIEBERN/ASSOCIATE/SCULPTORS (On southeast side of base:) MOTHER/A MOTHER IS THE/HOLIEST THING ALIVE (On northeast side of base:) COMMITTEE (list of names) (On northwest side of base:) ERECTED BY THE ASHLAND/BOYS ASSOCIATION/AS A MEMORIAL TO THE/MOTHERS OF ASHLAND/BOYS AND GIRLS (On southwest side of base:) ERECTED/SEPT. 5, 1938 signed
Description:
On a rectangular base high atop steep stone stairs is a seated female figure of an elderly woman with her hands resting in her lap. She wears a long dress, a shawl, and a small cap. The sculpture is a memorial to mothers everywhere and is copy of James Whistler's famous painting of his mother entitled "Arrangement in Grey and Black" located in the Louvre.
Subject:
Figure female -- Elderly -- Full length
Allegory -- Life -- Womanhood
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Ashland
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Ashland Borough 501 Chestnut Street, Ashland, Pennsylvania 7921
Located Intersection of Hoffman Boulevard & Chestnut Street, Ashland, Pennsylvania
Remarks:
The inscription on a nearby plaque reads: THIS IS A REPRODUCTION IN BRONZE/OF WHISTLER'S FAMOUS PAINTING./IT HONORS/ALL MOTHERS, PAST AND PRESENT/AND IS THE ONLY ONE OF ITS KIND/IN THE COUNTRY/ERECTED BY THE ASHLAND BOYS ASSOCIATION/AND DEDICATED ON SEPT. 4, 1938/DESIGNER: EMIL SIEBERN/SCULPTOR: JULIUS C. LOESTER/COURTESY OF ASHLAND CHAMBER OF COMMERCE/1963.
References:
Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Pennsylvania survey, 1995.
The New Yorker (Aug 31, 2015): pg. 92.
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 77002355
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Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
77002355
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