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Homage -- Bryant, William Cullen
Outdoor Sculpture -- Massachusetts -- Cummington
Obelisk
Sculpture
Bryant Monument, (sculpture).
Artist:
Unknown, sculptor.
Title:
Bryant Monument, (sculpture).
Dates:
1879.
Medium:
Granite.
Dimensions:
Approx. H. 6 ft.
Inscription:
(On front:) BIRTH PLACE/OF/BRYANT/NOV. 3, 1794 (On back:) WILLIAM/CULLEN BRYANT/DIED/JUNE 12, 1878/& LIES BURIED/AT ROSLYN unsigned
Description:
A small granite obelisk on a square granite base.
Subject:
Homage -- Bryant, William Cullen
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Massachusetts -- Cummington
Obelisk
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Cummington Community of the Arts, Cummington, Massachusetts
Located Potash Hill Road, Cummington, Massachusetts
Remarks:
The obelisk marks the site of William Cullen Bryant's birthplace, and was erected in 1879 by John H. Bryant. IAS files contain a copy of the Massachusetts Historical Commission Form C - Monuments questionnaire dated Feb. 1975.
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 MA000431
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Inventory of American Sculpture
MA000431
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