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More Smithsonian Searches     Who else has...     Birch, Emile A.,     Nugent,     Court, D. A.,     John Swenson Granite Company,     Rock of Ages Corporation,     Lincoln Charles Foundry,     Portrait male -- Gallen, Hugh J.     Occupation -- Political     Outdoor Sculpture -- New Hampshire -- Franconia     Sculpture

Gov. Hugh Gallen, (sculpture). Artist:  Birch, Emile A., 1947- , sculptor. Nugent, assistant. Court, D. A., assistant. John Swenson Granite Company, fabricator. Rock of Ages Corporation, fabricator. Lincoln Charles Foundry, founder. Title:  Gov. Hugh Gallen, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Gallen Memorial Bust, (sculpture). Dates:  Commissioned 1985-1986. Cast. 1986. Copyrighted 1986. Dedicated May 21, 1989. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Bust: bronze; Pedestal: pink granite and grey granite. Dimensions:  Bust: approx. 25 x 22 x 14 in.; Pedestal: approx. 5 ft. 6 1/2 in. x 36 in. x 36 in. Inscription:  (Back of bust:) (Left side:) (In founder's mark, raised letters:) FRANKLIN/LGC USA/NH/(Below, raised letters, within mark:) NUGENT/(Below, to right of incised, T-shaped mark, incised letters:) D.A. COURT/(Right side, incised letters:) E.Birch/(copyright symbol) 1986 (On upper front of base, in cursive, incised letters:) Hugh J. Gallen (Bronze plaque on lower front of base, raised letters:) GOVERNOR HUGH J. GALLEN/1979-1982/GIVEN IN GRATEFUL TRIBUTE BY HIS FRIENDS/AND BY THOSE WHOSE DIGNITY, POTENTIAL,/INDIVIDUAL WORTH AND FREEDOM/HE SOUGHT TO RECOGNIZE AND ENHANCE signed Founder's mark appears. Description:  A portrait bust of Governor Hugh J. Gallen dressed in a jacket, striped neck tie and a shirt, looking slightly to the proper right. The bust is placed atop a two-tiered base surrounded by curbing. Subject:  Portrait male -- Gallen, Hugh J. -- Bust Occupation -- Political -- Governor Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- New Hampshire -- Franconia Sculpture Owner:  Administered by State of New Hampshire, Division of Parks & Recreation, 172 Pembroke Road, P. O. Box 1856, Concord, New Hampshire 03302 Located Franconia Notch State Park, Northern gateway to notch, Franconia, New Hampshire Remarks:  The memorial commemorates Hugh J. Gallen, governor of New Hampshire from 1979 through 1982. Plans for the memorial began in 1983 and it cost an estimated $20,000. The bust was sculpted while the artist was resident sculptor of United Development Services. Nugent did the mold work; D.A. Court did the brazing work. The base was fabricated by the John Swenson Granite Company and the Rock of Ages Corporation. The bust was completed in 1986, but controversy over its placement delayed its installation for three years. The current site of the sculpture is the location that Gallen had reserved during his governorship to become "Governors State Park," honoring governors of New Hampshire. IAS files contain related article from The Courier (Littleton, NH), May 24, pg. 1, 11 and dedication program. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, New Hampshire 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 NH000293   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture NH000293 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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