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George Washington, (sculpture). Artist:  Ward, John Quincy Adams, 1830-1910, sculptor. Sargent, Rufus, architect. George Fischer & Brother, founder. Title:  George Washington, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Washington, (sculpture). Dates:  1878. Dedicated Feb. 22, 1879. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: bronze; Base: Rockland granite. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. H. 8 ft. x Diam 3.5 ft.; Base: approx. 8 x 7 x 7 ft. Inscription:  (On sculpture, back of bronze base:) J.Q.A. WARD Sc. 1878 / G. FISCHER & BRO/FOUNDRY (On front of base:) WASHINGTON/PRESENTED BY DANIEL I. TENNEY/NOV. 1878 signed Founder's mark appears. Description:  A standing portrait of George Washington with his proper left hand resting on the top of his sword and his proper right hand extended. He is dressed in his military uniform. The sculpture rests on a square granite base. The base is surrounded by twelve granite posts connected in groups of three by a narrow bronze rail threaded through the top of each post. Subject:  Portrait male -- Washington, George -- Full length Occupation -- Political -- President Object -- Weapon -- Sword Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Massachusetts -- Newburyport Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of Newburyport, Parks Department, Pleasant Street, Newburyport, Massachusetts 01950 Located Bartlett Mall, High & Pond Streets, Newburyport, Massachusetts Remarks:  The sculpture was presented to the citizens of Newburyport by Daniel I. Tenney. Architect, Rufus Sargent designed the base and the Rockland granite for the base was obtained from the quarry of M. T. Jameson & Co. IAS files contain an article from the Newburyport Daily Herald, Feb. 22, 1879. References:  Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985 Carlock, Marty, "A Guide to Public Art in Greater Boston," Boston: Harvard Common Press, 1988, pg. 158. National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, MA0126, 1989. Sharp, Lewis I., "John Quincy Adams Ward Dean of American Sculpture," Newark: University of Delaware Press, 1985, no. 59. Monumental News, June 1894, pg. 281. Save Outdoor Sculpture, Massachusetts survey, 1993. Illustration:  Image on file. Carlock, Marty, "A Guide to Public Art in Greater Boston," Boston: Harvard Common Press, 1988, pg. 158. 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 76008174   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 76008174 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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