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    		• Homage -- McMurtry, William, Mrs. (Catherine Ryerson)
     
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    		• Abstract
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- New Jersey -- Newton
     
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    The Catherine Ryerson McMurtry Memorial Fountain, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Unknown, sculptor.
    Title: 
    The Catherine Ryerson McMurtry Memorial Fountain, (sculpture).
    Medium: 
    Sculpture: stone; Base: stone.
    Dimensions: 
    Sculpture: approx. 115 x 77 x 90 in.
    Inscription: 
    (Front of sculpture:) ERECTED BY/THE WOMAN'S CHRISTIAN/TEMPERANCE UNION/OF NEWTON/IN LOVING MEMORY OF THEIR FIRST PRESIDENT/MRS. WILLIAM McMURTRY/18(illegible) 1904 (Rear of sculpture, raised lettering: THE/CATHERINE RYERSON/McMURTRY/MEMORIAL FOVNTA(illegible) unsigned
    Description: 
    A memorial structure crowned with a pediment that was once topped by a Celtic Cross. The front side has two benches facing each other. Originally there was a fountain basin in the center between the benches. On the back of the memorial is a semi-circular water basin.
    Subject: 
    Homage -- McMurtry, William, Mrs. (Catherine Ryerson)
    Abstract
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- New Jersey -- Newton
    Bench
    Fountain
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Memory Park, Moran Street, Newton, New Jersey
    Provenance: 
    Formerly located Intersection of Liberty & Main Streets, Newton, New Jersey
    Remarks: 
    The sculpture was erected by the Womans Christian Temperance Union of Newton in memory of their first president, Mrs. William McMurtry (Catherine Ryerson), 1883-1904, and was originally located at the intersection of Liberty and Main Streets. IAS files contain photocopies of historic photographs of the fountain in its original location, with the Celtic Cross on top.
    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 NJ000301
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