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Zolnay, George Julian,
History -- United States
Outdoor Sculpture -- Kentucky -- Richmond
Fountain
Sculpture
Pioneer Monument, (sculpture).
Artist:
Zolnay, George Julian, 1863-1949, sculptor.
Title:
Pioneer Monument, (sculpture).
Dates:
1906.
Medium:
Sculpture: bronze; Base: stone.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 3 ft. x 32 in. x 14 in.; Base: approx. 10 ft. x 80 in. x 80 in.
Inscription:
G. J. ZOLNAY, SC 1906 (On front of base:) IN MEMORY/OF THE PIONEERS WHO WITH/ENERGY BORN OF CONVICTION/WRESTED WEALTH FROM THE/EARTH AND GAVE AN EMPIRE/TO UNTOLD GENERATIONS/TO COME. THIS MEMORIAL IS/DEDICATED BY ONE OF KENTUCKY'S SONS/1776-1906 (Bronze plaque attached to front of base:) PIONEER MONUMENT/ERECTED 1906, BY/DAVID R. FRANCIS/MADISON COUNTY FISCAL COURT, 1952 signed
Description:
A bust of man with hat, facing proper right, set atop a tall pink stone fountain with water basins in front and back.
Subject:
History -- United States -- Westward Expansion
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Kentucky -- Richmond
Fountain
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Madison County Government, 101 West Main, Richmond, Kentucky 40475
Located Madison County Courthouse, 101 West Main, Richmond, Kentucky
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Kentucky survey, 1994.
Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985.
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 76008569
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Inventory of American Sculpture
76008569
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