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    		• Weinert, Albert,
     
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    		• Lloyd Brothers,
     
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    		• Aubry Brothers & Company,
     
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    		• Portrait male -- McKinley, William
     
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    		• Occupation -- Political
     
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    		• Occupation -- Political
     
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    		• Object -- Written Matter
     
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    		• Portrait male -- Weinard, George W.
     
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    		• Portrait male -- Eibsen, Fred
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- Ohio -- Toledo
     
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    		• Sculpture
     
     
    William McKinley Monument, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Weinert, Albert, 1863-1948, sculptor.
    Lloyd Brothers, fabricator.
    Aubry Brothers & Company, founder.
    Title: 
    William McKinley Monument, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    Commissioned Oct. 10, 1902. 1903. Dedicated Sept. 14, 1903.
    Medium: 
    Sculpture: bronze; Base: pink Milford granite.
    Dimensions: 
    Sculpture: approx. 8 ft. x 36 in. x 36 in.; Base: approx. 22 in. x 34 in. x 34 in.; Pedestal: approx. 10 ft. x 52 in. x 52 in. (1,800 lbs.).
    Inscription: 
    (Engraved on front of stone pedestal:) WILLIAM MCKINLEY (Front plaque:) William McKinley/born in Niles, Trumbull County Ohio/January twenty-nine eighteen hundred forty-three/volunteer soldier of the rebellion/representative in Congress/twice governor of Ohio/twice President of the United States/died at Buffalo, New York/September fourteenth nineteen hundred one. (Back plaque:) On the afternoon of October Fifth/Nineteen hundred and one - Anno Domini/Twenty-sic thousand people/of Toledo and Lucas County/Whose names are preserved within this monument/voluntarily contributed/to the fund for its construction.
    (Proper right plaque:) The President fully realized that his hour/had come and his mind turned to his maker./He whispered feebly "Nearer my God to Thee"/the words of the hymn/always dear to his heart./Then as the final summons came/he faintly murmured "Good Bye all," Good Bye./It is God's way-His will be done/not ours. (Proper left plaque:) He made this country better and greater./His career shows the possibilities/of American citizenship/for all time and for all peoples./His name will stand for the sanctity/of the individual, the home/the nation.
    Description: 
    Full-length standing portrait of McKinley in garb of the day, which includes a long jacketed suit and an opened overcoat. He holds a newspaper in his proper right hand. He stands atop a pedestal engraved with his name and four bronze plaques on each side. Five steps lead up to the main pedestal, which has another three steps, before the bronze plaques.
    Subject: 
    Portrait male -- McKinley, William -- Full length
    Occupation -- Political -- President
    Occupation -- Political -- Governor
    Object -- Written Matter -- Newspaper
    Portrait male -- Weinard, George W. -- Full length
    Portrait male -- Eibsen, Fred -- Full length
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- Ohio -- Toledo
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Administered by Lucas County, Lucas County Administrator, One Government Center, Suite 800, Toledo, Ohio 43604
    Located Lucas County Courthouse Square, Adams & Ontario Streets, Toledo, Ohio
    Remarks: 
    Within a month of McKinley's assassination, a Toledo organization was formed to erect a monument to the late president. The monument cost $15,000. Donations from Toledo and Lucas County residents and children totaled $10,000 with the county commissioners appropriating an additional $5,000.
    The artist was commissioned in Oct. 10, 1902 to create the sculpture. He used photographs and a death mask of the late President in creating the piece. George W. Weinard and Fred Eibsen served as models for the sculpture. The granite base and pedestal was constructed by Lloyd Bros.
    An estimated 30,000 to 40,000 attended the dedication ceremony on Sept. 14, 1903, the second anniversary of McKinley's death. IAS files contain copy of Toledo Blade newspaper articles dating from Sept. 10-14th, 1903, which discuss commission and dedication of memorial in detail.
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, Ohio, Toledo survey, 1993.
    Campen, Richard N., "Outdoor Sculpture in Ohio," Chagrin Falls, Ohio: West Summit Press, 1980.
    National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, OH0099, 1989.
    Monumental News, Nov. 1902; Jan. 1903; Oct. 1903.
    Illustration: 
    Image on file.
    Toledo Blade, July 11, 1955.
    Campen, Richard N., "Outdoor Sculpture in Ohio," Chagrin Falls, Ohio: West Summit Press, 1980, pg. 33.
    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 87830021
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