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More Smithsonian Searches     Who else has...     Verani, Patricia L.,     Paul King Foundry,     Portrait male -- Elliott, Lawrence C.     Occupation -- Other     Occupation -- Monetary     Dress -- Accessory     Outdoor Sculpture -- New Hampshire -- Nashua     Sculpture

Lawrence C. Elliot Bust, (sculpture). Artist:  Verani, Patricia L., 1927- , sculptor. Paul King Foundry, founder. Title:  Lawrence C. Elliot Bust, (sculpture). Dates:  Commissioned Sept. 1982. 1983. Cast April 1983. Copyrighted 1983. Dedicated May 25, 1983. Medium:  Bust: bronze; Base: mortared brick. Dimensions:  Bust: approx. 28 1/2 x 20 x 13 in.; Base: approx. 41 x 26 x 26 in. Inscription:  (On back of lower section of bust, incised letters:) P. VERANI Sc/(copyright symbol)1983 (On front of lower section of bust, raised letters:) ELLIOTT (On bronze plaque on front of base, raised letters:) LAWRENCE C. ELLIOTT/1917-1982/"LARRY"/A KIND AND GENEROUS BENEFACTOR/UNTIRING IN HIS SUPPORT OF YOUTH/LOVED AND RESPECTED BY ALL signed Description:  A bust of Lawrence C. Elliott, dressed in a suitcoat, tie, and dress shirt, wearing a pair of eye glasses, placed atop a square base. Subject:  Portrait male -- Elliott, Lawrence C. -- Bust Occupation -- Other -- Businessman Occupation -- Monetary -- Philanthropist Dress -- Accessory -- Eye wear Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- New Hampshire -- Nashua Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City Plaza Associates, 22 Cotton Road, Nashua, New Hampshire 03061 Located Cornerstone Bank, 188 Main Street, Nashua, New Hampshire Remarks:  The sculpture cost $6,000 and was funded through public subscriptions headed by the Gate City Investment Corporation. Lawrence C. Elliott, a local businessman, was a leading philanthropist in Nashua and an avid supporter of Bishop Guertin High School's athletic programs. IAS files contain related articles from the Nashua Telegraph, May 25 or 26, 1983; and The Union Leader, May 26, 1983, pg. 6. IAS files contain related obituaries from Nashua Telegraph, July 13, 14, and 15, 1982; Sept. 10, 1982 contract with the artist, and photocopied images from the dedication ceremony. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, New Hampshire survey, 1993. Illustration:  Image on file. Nashua Telegraph, May 25 or 26, 1983. 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 NH000236   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture NH000236 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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