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MacNeil, Hermon A.,
Ross, Albert Randolf,
History -- United States
Figure group
Architecture -- Boat
Ethnic -- Indian
Outdoor Sculpture -- Connecticut -- Waterbury
Relief
Sculpture
Pilgrim Fathers' Memorial, (sculpture).
Artist:
MacNeil, Hermon A., 1866-1947, sculptor.
Ross, Albert Randolf, architect.
Title:
Pilgrim Fathers' Memorial, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Charles H. Harrub Memorial, (sculpture).
Dates:
1930.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: granite; Base: granite.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 24 x 12 x 6 ft.; Base: approx. 30 x 40 x 10 ft.
Inscription:
(Front of base:) THE PILGRIM FATHERS AD/1620 AD/1930 (Left side of sculpture:) MOVED BY/THE ILLUSTRI-OUS RECORD OF/THE PILGRIM/FATHERS/THE DONOR CHARLES H. HARRUB . IN/LOVING MEM-/ORY OF HIS WIFE RHOBY/S.HARRUB AND/OF HER SYMPA/THETIC ACCORD/DEDICATE THIS/MONUMENT TO/THE TOWNSPEO-/PLE OF WATER-/BURY TO/KEEP/EVER IN MIND/THE CONQUEST/OF HARDSHIP/AND ADVERSITY/THROUGH VIRILE/CHRISTIAN CHAR-/ACTER AND UN-/FLINCHING LOYAL-/TY TO ALMIGHTY/GOD ON WHICH/WAS REARED THE/STRUCTURE OF/NEW ENGLAND
(Right side of sculpture:) PLYMOUTH/ROCK/DOES NOT MARK/A BEGINNING OR/AN END/IT MARKS/A REVELATION OF/THAT WHICH IS/WITHOUT BEGINN/ING AND WITHOUT/END/A PURPOSE/SHINING THROUGH/ETERNITY WITH/(illegible) (Front of granite block that flanks sculpture:) THEY BEGAN TO PLANT THEIR CORNE (sic)/IN WHICH SERVICE/SQUANTO STOOD THEM/IN GREAT STEAD/SHOWING YE MANNER/HOW TO SET IT AND/AFTER HOW TO DRESS/AND TEND IT unsigned
Description:
A 24 foot high relief panel depicting a man in Pilgrim's dress. standing in front of a group of people and a Colonial ship. The man clutches a book to his chest in his proper right hand. A woman to his proper left holds a baby to her breast. Beside her, a man stands with a rifle. The sculpture rests on a low platform with (45 feet in front) two bas-relief granite blocks. The bas-relief panel on the left depicts two American Indians planting. The other panels shows three American Indians. One is shooting a bow, one is throwing a tomahawk, and one is throwing a spear.
Subject:
History -- United States -- Colonization
Figure group
Architecture -- Boat
Ethnic -- Indian
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Connecticut -- Waterbury
Relief
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of Waterbury, Parks Department, 236 Grand Street, Waterbury, Connecticut 06702
Located Chase Park, Opposite 197 Chase Parkway, Waterbury, Connecticut
Remarks:
The memorial was created as a result of a bequest of Charles H. Harrub. In accordance with his will, $100,000 was left for two memorials in honor of his deceased wife, Rhoby Harrub. IAS files contain article from The Waterbury American, Oct. 10, 1925, which describe early design as "a group of Pilgrims and Indians in friendly council over whom a floating figure representing a guiding spirit is suspended."
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Connecticut survey, 1993.
Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985.
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 77003044
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Inventory of American Sculpture
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