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Gauss, Eugene,
Portrait male -- Biertuempfel, F. Edward
Occupation -- Political
Outdoor Sculpture -- New Jersey -- Union Township
Sculpture
Mayor F. Edward Biertuempfel, (sculpture).
Artist:
Gauss, Eugene, sculptor.
Title:
Mayor F. Edward Biertuempfel, (sculpture).
Dates:
Dedicated 1976.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Bust: bronze; Shaft: granite
Dimensions:
Bust: approx. H. 2 ft.; Shaft: approx. H. 11 ft.
Inscription:
(On front of shaft, incised:) IN MEMORY OF/F. EDWARD BIERTUEMPFEL/MAYOR AND CIVIC LEADER/OF/UNION TOWNSHIP/1894 -- 1973/"WHAT HELPS YOUTH HELPS UNION"/"UNION HAS LOADS OF GOOD KIDS"/"LET US MAKE HASTE SLOWLY"
Description:
A bust of F. Edward Biertuempfel placed atop a tall inscribed shaft.
Subject:
Portrait male -- Biertuempfel, F. Edward -- Bust
Occupation -- Political -- Mayor
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- New Jersey -- Union Township
Sculpture
Owner:
Friberger Park, Morris Avenue near Stuyvesant Avenue, in front of municipal building, Union Township, New Jersey
Remarks:
F. Edward Biertuempfel, 1894-1973, was a member of the township committee from 1939 until his death in 1973, and served as mayor for much of that time.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, New Jersey survey, 1995.
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 NJ000231
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Inventory of American Sculpture
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