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Teich, Frank,
Portrait male -- Pierce, Shanghai
Occupation -- Farm
Dress -- Accessory
Outdoor Sculpture -- Texas -- Blessing
Gravestone
Sculpture
Shangai Pierce, (sculpture).
Artist:
Teich, Frank, 1856-1939, sculptor.
Title:
Shangai Pierce, (sculpture).
Medium:
Sculpture: gray marble; Base: granite.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. H. 6 ft. 5 in.; Base: approx. H. 15 ft. 7 in. x W. 66 in.
Inscription:
(On front of base, incised:) A. H. PIERCE/BORN/JUNE 29, 1834/DIED/DEC. 26, 1900/(On front of base, raised:) A.H.PIERCE (On one side of base, incised:) FANNIE/WIFE OF/A.H. PIERCE/BORN/FEB. 5, 1839/DIED/DEC. 18, 1870 (On the other side of base, incised:) ABEL/SON OF/A. H. & F. PIERCE/BORN/JULY 17, 1870/DIED/AUG. 25, 1870 (On back of base: inscriptions) unsigned
Description:
Shanghai Pierce stands facing east. His proper right hand holds his hat at his side and proper left hand clutches the lapel of his coat.
Subject:
Portrait male -- Pierce, Shanghai -- Full length
Occupation -- Farm -- Rancher
Dress -- Accessory -- Hat
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Texas -- Blessing
Gravestone
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Blessing Cemetery Association, Blessing, Texas 77419
Located Old Hawley Cemetery, 3 miles south of Blessing, Blessing, Texas
Remarks:
Sculpture marks the grave of A. H. Pierce (1834-1900) and his family. Shangai Pierce, built one of the Texas' largest land and cattle business with his brother, following the Civil War. Cost of this sculpture was $2,250. IAS files contain related article from Victoria Adocate (Victoria, TX), Nov. 1992. For related information see: "Shangai Pierce" by Chris Emmett, University of Oklahoma Press, Norman OK, copyright 1953.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Texas survey, 1993.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Victoria Advocate (Victoria, TX), Nov. 1992.
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 TX000480
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