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Portrait male -- Grier, William Moffatt
Occupation -- Education
Occupation -- Writer
State of Being -- Disabled
Outdoor Sculpture -- South Carolina -- Due West
Sculpture
Dr. William Moffatt Grier, (sculpture).
Artist:
Unknown, sculptor.
Title:
Dr. William Moffatt Grier, (sculpture).
Dates:
ca. 1900.
Medium:
Sculpture: white marble; Base: granite.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. H. 6 ft.; Base: approx. 10 ft. 5 in. x 5 ft. 1 in. x 5 ft. 1 in.
Inscription:
(On front of base:) WILLIAM MOFFATT GRIER/CITIZEN, SOLDIER/EDUCATOR, SER-/VANT OF CHRIST/BORN FEBRUARY 11, 1843-DIED SEPTEMBER 9, 1899/PRESIDENT OF ERSKINE COLLEGE 1871-1899/HIS SERVICE IS MEASURED NOT BY YEARS BUT BY RESULTS/HE STILL LIVES IN HUNDREDS OF USEFUL LIVES TO WHICH HE GAVE INSPIRATION AND GUIDANCE/LIFE'S WORK WELL DONE/LIFE'S COURSE WELL RUN/LIFE'S CROWN WELL WON AND NOW COMES REST. (On rear of base:) TEACHER IN ERSKINE THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY/EDITOR ASSOCIATE REFORMED PRESBYTERIAN/LOST A LEG IN BATTLE, WILLIAMSBURG, MAY 5, 1862/THE RIGHTEOUS SHALL BE IN EVERLASTING REMEMBERANCE unsigned
Description:
Standing figure of Dr. William Moffatt Grier wears a long coat, suit, beard and carries a cane in the crook of his proper right arm. His proper right hand is inside his coat, resting on his chest. He holds a book, possibly a Bible, in his proper left hand. The figure stands a columnic base.
Subject:
Portrait male -- Grier, William Moffatt -- Full length
Occupation -- Education -- Teacher
Occupation -- Writer -- Editor
State of Being -- Disabled -- Physical Disability
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- South Carolina -- Due West
Sculpture
Owner:
Erskine College, Development Office, Main Street, Due West, South Carolina 29639
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, South Carolina survey, 1993.
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 SC000192
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