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    		• Rhind, John Massey,
     
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    		• Roman Bronze Works,
     
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    		• Portrait male -- Murphy, Franklin
     
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    		• Occupation -- Other
     
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    		• Occupation -- Political
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- New Jersey -- Newark
     
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    		• Sculpture
     
     
    Franklin Murphy, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Rhind, John Massey, 1860-1936, sculptor.
    Roman Bronze Works, founder.
    Title: 
    Franklin Murphy, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    Installed ca. 1920. Dedicated 1924.
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    Medium: 
    Sculpture: bronze; Base: stone.
    Dimensions: 
    Sculpture: approx. H. 7 ft.
    Inscription: 
    (On front of base, in bronze lettering:) FRANKLIN MURPHY/1846-1920/A FRIEND OF HUMANITY ENDOWED WITH/RARE CIVIC ZEAL AND EXECUTIVE FORESIGHT./AN ORGANIZER AND LEADER AMONG MEN./GOVERNOR OF THIS STATE 1902-1905
    Description: 
    A standing portrait of Newark businessman and former governor Franklin Murphy, holding a top hat in his proper right hand and a cane in his proper left hand. The sculpture rests atop an oval base made of red stone that rests on a small hillside terrace.
    Subject: 
    Portrait male -- Murphy, Franklin -- Full length
    Occupation -- Other -- Businessman
    Occupation -- Political -- Governor
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- New Jersey -- Newark
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Administered by Essex County Department of Parks, Recreation, and Cultural Affairs, 100 Fairview Avenue, Cedar Grove, New Jersey
    Located Weequahic Park, Elizabeth & Meeker Avenues, Newark, New Jersey
    Remarks: 
    Franklin Murphy (1846-1920) founded the Murphy Varnish Company in 1891 and served in various political positions on Newark's city council. In 1901, he became the first businessman elected Governor of New Jersey, a post that he held until 1903. He is responsible for planning the Essex County park system.
    References: 
    Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985.
    "Newark Museum Quarterly," Newark, N.J.: Newark Museum Association, Winter 1975.
    National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, NJ5013, 1989.
    Monumental News, March 1923, pg.148.
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, New Jersey survey, 1995.
    SOS Conservation Treatment Award, 1999.
    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 76001637
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