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Evans, Rudulph,
Alexis Rudier Fondeur,
Portrait male -- Morton, J. Sterling
Occupation -- Political
Mythology -- Classical
Figure female -- Full length
History -- United States
Ethnic -- Indian
Landscape -- Tree
Outdoor Sculpture -- Nebraska -- Nebraska City
Exedra
Sculpture
J. Sterling Morton, Memorial, (sculpture).
Artist:
Evans, Rudulph, 1878-1960, sculptor.
Alexis Rudier Fondeur, founder.
Title:
J. Sterling Morton, Memorial, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Arbor Day Memorial, (sculpture).
Dates:
1905. Dedicated Oct. 28, 1905.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: bronze; Base: Indiana limestone.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 9 x 4 x 2 ft.; Base: approx. 10 x 6 x 6 ft.
Inscription:
(On self-base, incised:) J. STERLING MORTON/1832-1902/AVTHOR OF ARBOR DAY (On left relief panel:) after WHC unsigned
Description:
The memorial consists of several sculptural components. The figure of J. Sterling Morton, depicted wearing an overcoat and holding a cane in his proper left hand and a hat in his proper right hand, is mounted on a rectangular base. An exedra is located behind the statue of Morton and is decorated with two bronze relief panels--the panel to the proper left of Morton depicts a scene with Indians and colonial settlers; the panel to the proper right depicts a nude female figure kneeling down to plant a tree in a pastoral landscape. A life-size figure of the goddess Daphne is situated in the grass in front of Morton and the exedra. Her head is bowed and she holds a leafless tree branch in her proper left hand.
Subject:
Portrait male -- Morton, J. Sterling -- Full length
Occupation -- Political -- Governor
Mythology -- Classical -- Daphne
Figure female -- Full length
History -- United States -- Westward Expansion
Ethnic -- Indian
Landscape -- Tree
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Nebraska -- Nebraska City
Exedra
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by State of Nebraska, Nebraska Game and Parks Commission, Nebraska City, Nebraska 68410
Located Arbor Lodge Estate and Arboretum, Nebraska City, Nebraska 68410
Remarks:
Monument committee: Arbor Day Memorial Association. Funded by public subscription. Cost $10,000.
J. Sterling Morton was Secretary of Agriculture and founder of Arbor Day. Inscription on surrounding bench reads: LOVE OF HOME IS PRIMARY PATRIOTISM - OTHER HOLIDAYS REPOSE UPON THE PAST - ARBOR DAY PROPOSES FOR THE FUTURE (Lower bench area:) ERECTED BY THE ARBOR DAY MEMORIAL ASSOCIATION IN MEMORY OF JULIUS STERLING MORTON MCMV.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Nebraska survey, 1994.
Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985.
National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, NE0002, 1989.
Monumental News, Dec. 1902; May 1903; Sept. 1905, Nov. 1905.
Nebraska State Historical Society, 1976.
Salmon, Thomas W., II, 1991.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Monumental News, May 1903, pg. 312.
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 76001275
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Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum
Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
76001275
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