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Homage -- Crane, W. Murray
Occupation -- Political
Occupation -- Political
Architecture -- Detail
Architecture -- Detail
Outdoor Sculpture -- Massachusetts -- Dalton
Exedra
Sculpture
(Memorial to W. Murray Crane), (sculpture).
Artist:
Unknown, sculptor.
Title:
(Memorial to W. Murray Crane), (sculpture).
Dates:
Dedicated Nov. 9, 1923.
Medium:
Marble.
Dimensions:
Approx. H. 5 yd. x W. 46.5 in. x L. 28.7 ft.
Inscription:
(On center front of sculpture on tablet, incised:) TO W. MURRAY CRANE/1853-1920/DEVOTED IN HIS SERVICE/TO COMMUNITY COMMON-/WEALTH AND NATION/GOVERNOR 1900-1903/UNITED STATES SENATOR/1904-1913-/THIS MEMORIAL IS/AFFECTIONATELY DEDICATED/BY HIS NEIGHBORS AND FRIENDS unsigned
Description:
A semicircular colonnade consisting of a central large tablet flanked by two doric columns on each side and a square pillar at each end. The columns and tablet are surmounted by an entablature and supported at the bottom by a bench with armrests at each end.
Subject:
Homage -- Crane, W. Murray
Occupation -- Political -- Governor
Occupation -- Political -- Senator
Architecture -- Detail -- Column
Architecture -- Detail -- Cornice
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Massachusetts -- Dalton
Exedra
Sculpture
Owner:
Dalton Community House, Main Street, Courtyard, Dalton, Massachusetts 01226
Remarks:
The sculpture commemorates W. Murray Crane, 1853-1920, who served as Governor of Massachusetts from 1900-1903, and United States Senator from 1904-1913. IAS files contain a related excerpt from "The 150th Anniversary of Dalton, Massachusetts, 1784-1934," Dalton, MA: The Town of Dalton, 1934, pg 73-74.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Massachusetts survey, 1994.
Illustration:
Image on file.
"150th Anniversary of the Town of Dalton, Massachusetts, 1784-1934," Dalton, MA: The Town of Dalton, 1934, pg. 73-74.
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 MA000031
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