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William T. G. Morton Memorial, (sculpture). Artist:  Geissbuhler, Arnold, 1897-1993, sculptor. Title:  William T. G. Morton Memorial, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Morton Memorial #2, (sculpture). Dates:  Dedicated Oct. 15, 1946. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Plaque: bronze; Base: ashlar stone; Foundation: concrete. Dimensions:  Overall: approx. 5.5 x 4 x 2 ft.; Foundation: approx 4 x 9 x 2.5 ft. Inscription:  (On lower right corner of plaque:) A. Geissbuhler (On front of plaque:) WILLIAM T. G. MORTON/A BOSTON DENTIST/FIRST TO DEMONSTRATE/SURGICAL ANESTHESIA/OCTOBER 16TH, 1846/ELECTED TO HALL OF FAME NOVEMBER 6TH, 1920 signed Description:  A rectangular bronze relief plaque featuring a profile portrait of Dr. William T. G. Morton is installed on the front of a rectangular base built of ashlar stones. The sculpture and base rest on a rectangular concrete base. Subject:  Portrait male -- Morton, William T. G. -- Head Occupation -- Medicine -- Dentist Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Massachusetts -- Charlton Relief Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Town of Charlton, Charlton, Massachusetts Located Worcester Road, Charlton, Massachusetts Remarks:  The memorial was erected by the Worcester Dental Association. In 1987, the memorial was moved about seventy feet east and twelve feet north due to the widening of Worcester Road. When the memorial was relocated, it was installed on a new base funded by the American Society of Anaesthesiologists, The Massachusetts Society of Anaesthesiologists, and the Wood Library Museum in Chicago. IAS files contain a copy of the Massachusetts Historical Commission Form C - Monuments questionnaire dated March 28, 1978. For additional information see the Worcester Telegram & Gazette, Oct. 15, 1946. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Massachusetts survey, 1997. 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 MA000391   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture MA000391 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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