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Cokesbury College, (sculpture). Artist:  Schulze, R. Dennis, sculptor. Schulze, R. Burt, sculptor. Unknown (Hanover, Pennsylvania), founder. Title:  Cokesbury College, (sculpture). Dates:  Begun Nov. 1967. Cast spring 1968. Dedicated summer 1968. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: bronze; Base: brick and concrete. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 22 x 33 x 12 in.; Base: approx. 45 x 55 x 41 in. Inscription:  (Plaque on side of base:) Model made by Rev. R. Dennis Schulze/Mr. R. Burt Schulze (Plaque on front of base, raised lettering:) COKESBURY COLLEGE/FIRST METHODIST COLLEGE IN THE WORLD./PLANNED AT CHRISTMAS CONFERENCE/NAMED FOR BISHOP THOMAS COKE AND/FRANCIS ASBURY. CORNER STONE LAID/ON THIS SITE JUNE 5, 1785 BY ASBURY./CLASSES BEGAN 1787. BURNED DECEMBER/4, 1795. MONUMENT DEDICATED 1968. unsigned Description:  A bronze scale model of the 18th century Cokesbury College building is mounted on a rectangular concrete slab that rests on a rectangular brick base. Subject:  Architecture -- Education -- Cokesbury College Architecture -- Education -- College Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Maryland -- Abingdon Sculpture Owner:  Cokesbury United Methodist Church, P. O. Box 85, Cemetery, in front of church, Abingdon, Maryland 21009 Remarks:  Cokesbury College, which burned in 1795, was the first Methodist college in the world. It was named for Bishop Thomas Coke and Francis Asbury. Some bricks from the college are incorporated into the base. For related reading see: C. Milton Wright's "Our Harford Heritage;" Richard O. Price's "A Brief History of Cokesbury Methodist Church," 1983; "The Story of Harford County," (no. 20 in a series by the First National Bank of Maryland). References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Maryland survey, 1993. 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 MD000456   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture MD000456 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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