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Yalden, J. Ernest G.,
Boyd, Rutherford,
Hammargren, Fred,
Baillie, Robert Alexander,
Coolidge, Shepley, Bulfinch & Abbott,
Animal -- Fish
Animal -- Other
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Outdoor Sculpture -- Massachusetts -- Falmouth
Sundial
Sculpture
Yalden Sun Dial, (sculpture).
Artist:
Yalden, J. Ernest G., d. 1937, designer.
Boyd, Rutherford, 1884-1951, designer.
Hammargren, Fred, 1892-1968, sculptor.
Baillie, Robert Alexander, 1880-1961, sculptor.
Coolidge, Shepley, Bulfinch & Abbott, architectural firm.
Title:
Yalden Sun Dial, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Yalden Sundial, (sculpture).
Yalden Memorial Sun Dial, (sculpture).
Dates:
Dedicated Aug. 23, 1937.
Medium:
Batesville, Arkansas marble and limestone.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. H. 10 ft. x W. 5 ft. 10 in. x Diam. 5 ft. 10 in.; Base: approx. H. 8 in. x W. 20 ft. x Diam. 20 ft.
Inscription:
(On northwest side:) YALDEN/SUNDIAL (On northwest side, seat back:) PRESENTED BY/CHARLES R. CRANE/1937 (On east side, seat: bronze plaque with chart for determining mean standard time) (Around base of sundial:) CHARLES R. CRANE 1858-1939/M.B.L. TRUSTEE 1901-1939 - PRESIDENT 1904-1925/BUSINESSMAN PHILANTHROPIST/MAJOR BENEFACTOR OF THE M.B.L./HE INSPIRED THE CREATION OF W.H.O.I./LIBERAL REFORMER AND DIPLOMAT/HE DONATED THE YALDEN SUNDIAL AND THE GROUND ON WHICH THIS PARK STANDS. signed
Description:
The sundial consists of a square shaft that rises from the center of an octagonal bench which rests on a twenty foot octagonal base. At the top of the central shaft is a fourteen inch cube adorned on each face with a blue-painted brass sundial gnomon. Atop the cube is a small globe pierced by an arrow and marked by the meridian hour circles. Time is marked with the shadow cast by the edge of the gnomon against the lines on the globe. The octagonal bench at the foot of the shaft is adorned with eight reliefs of marine forms carved one on each seat back. Sealed in the base is a jar containing newspapers and pictures.
Subject:
Animal -- Fish
Animal -- Other -- Snail
Animal -- Fish -- Lobster
Animal -- Other -- Starfish
Animal -- Fish -- Squid
Animal -- Fish -- Crab
Animal -- Fish -- Octopus
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Massachusetts -- Falmouth
Sundial
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Marine Biological Laboratory, Water Street, Woods Hole, Falmouth, Massachusetts 02543
Located Waterfront Park, Water Street, Woods Hole, Falmouth, Massachusetts
Remarks:
Dr. Yalden completed the dialing before his death in 1937, but the design for the sundial was completed by Rutherford Boyde. Fred Hammargren did a portion of the sculptural carvings and Robert A. Baillie did the rest including the dialing and the top globe. The sundial was a gift of Charles R. Crane. IAS files contain an excerpt from The Collecting Net (July 17, 1937): pg. 66 and a copy of the dedication remarks.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Massachusetts survey, 1994.
Illustration:
Image on file.
The Collecting Net (July 17, 1937).
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 MA000464
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