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Gosling, J. W.,
Union Metal Manufacturer,
Architecture -- Detail
Homage -- Edison, Thomas Alva
Light fixture
Outdoor Sculpture -- Ohio -- Cleveland
Sculpture
(Lamp Posts), (sculpture).
Artist:
Gosling, J. W., 1879-1938, designer.
Union Metal Manufacturer, founder.
Title:
(Lamp Posts), (sculpture).
Other Titles:
(Commemorative Bronze Lamp Posts), (sculpture).
Dates:
Dedicated Oct. 21, 1929.
Medium:
Bronze.
Dimensions:
2 lamps. Each: approx. H. 36 ft. x Diam. 10 in.; Base: approx. 5 ft. x 40 1/2 in. x 40 1/2 in.
Inscription:
IN COMMEMORATION OF/THE INVENTION OF THE/INCANDESCENT LAMP/BY/THOMAS ALVA EDISON/OCTOBER 21 1879/ERECTED BY/THE CLEVELAND ELECTRIC/ILLUMINATING COMPANY/OCTOBER 21 1929 unsigned
Description:
Two bronze lamp posts, each consisting of a rectangular base, a long fluted column with foliate ornament, and a rectangular lantern.
Subject:
Architecture -- Detail -- Streetlight
Homage -- Edison, Thomas Alva
Object Type:
Light fixture
Outdoor Sculpture -- Ohio -- Cleveland
Sculpture
Owner:
Cleveland Museum of Art, 11150 East Boulevard, Cleveland, Ohio 44106
Provenance:
Gift of Cleveland Electric Illuminating Company, Cleveland, Ohio
Remarks:
The twin lamps are located approximately 300 feet from the entrance to the Cleveland Museum of Art, one to the southeast and the other to the southwest. They were dedicated in conjunction with a national celebration of Edison Day, the 50th anniversary of the invention of the incandescent lamp. The lamps were designed by Gosling and assembled by Union Metal Manufacturer. They were installed by the General Electric Illuminating Company on the Museum grounds and lit on October 21, 1929.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Ohio, Cleveland survey, 1992.
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 OH000111
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Inventory of American Sculpture
OH000111
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