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    		• Daugherty, Marshall Harrison,
     
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    		• Portrait male -- Wesley, John
     
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    		• Occupation -- Religion
     
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    		• Occupation -- Religion
     
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    		• Religion -- Methodist
     
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    		• Object -- Written Matter
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- Georgia -- Savannah
     
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    John Wesley Monument, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Daugherty, Marshall Harrison, 1915- , sculptor.
    Title: 
    John Wesley Monument, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    Commissioned Feb. 1967. Modelled 1967. Dedicated Aug. 3, 1969.
    Medium: 
    Sculpture: bronze; Base: Royal Pearl granite.
    Dimensions: 
    Sculpture: approx. 9 ft. x 9 ft. 4 in. x 2 ft. 6 in.; Base: approx. 7 ft. 10 in. x 4 ft. 4 in. x 4 ft. (4,500 lbs.).
    Inscription: 
    (Front of base, gold lettering:) JOHN/WESLEY/1703-1791/FOUNDER/OF/METHODISM/MINISTER/OF THE/CHURCH OF ENGLAND/IN SAVANNAH/1736-1737 (South side of base, gold lettering:) MY HEARTS DESIRE/FOR THIS PLACE/IS NOT THAT IT BE/A FAMOUS OR A RICH,/BUT THAT IT MAY BE/A RELIGIOUS, COLONY:/AND THEN, I AM SURE,/IT CANNOT FAIL/OF THE/BLESSING OF GOD./JOHN WESLEY (Back of base, gold lettering:) WESLEY LIVED LOVED AND LABORED HERE./AS GOD LET HIM TOWARD/HIGHER DEDICATION AND/A LARGER MINISTRY./ERECTED/BY THE/METHODISTS OF GEORGIA/AND/CITIZENS OF SAVANNAH/IN/1969/MARSHALL DAUGHERTY, SCULPTOR (North side of base, gold lettering:) I FELT MY HEART/STRANGELY WARMED./WHILE WE LIVE, LET US LIVE IN EARNEST./I LOOK UPON ALL THE WORLD/AS MY PARISH./THE REST ALL IS,/GOD IS WITH US./JOHN WESLEY (Plaque at base:) TO THE MORAVIANS. ON THE 250TH YEAR OF THEIR ARRIVAL HERE THIS MARKER PLACED IN APPRECIATION OF THE PHYSICAL AND SPIRITUAL NURTURE GIVEN BY THE MORAVIANS TO REV. JOHN WESLEY UPON HIS ARRIVAL IN GA, 1736, AND LATER IN ENGLAND. THE MORAVIAN SITE IS 2 BLOCKS SOUTH. THE METHODIST OF GEORGIA, 1985." unsigned
    Description: 
    A full-length portrait of John Wesley at age thirty-three dressed in long clerical robes. He stands with his proper right hand extended with his palm facing up. An open Bible is held to his chest with his proper left hand. The sculpture has a bronze base and is mounted on a square base of polished granite. The monument is set in a rectangular, brick-paved patio, surrounded by four granite benches.
    Subject: 
    Portrait male -- Wesley, John -- Full length
    Occupation -- Religion -- Clergy
    Occupation -- Religion -- Missionary
    Religion -- Methodist
    Object -- Written Matter -- Bible
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- Georgia -- Savannah
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Administered by City of Savannah, Park & Tree Department, P. O. Box 1027, Savannah, Georgia 31402
    Located Reynolds Square, Abercorn Street at Bryan & Congress Streets, Savannah, Georgia 31401
    Remarks: 
    The sculpture commemorates John Wesley, the founder of Methodism, and portrays him at age thirty-three when he arrived in Georgia in 1736. It was erected by the John Wesley Monument project, led by members of the United Methodist Church of Georgia who commissioned it and funded a major portion of its $60,000 cost through statewide offerings throughout the church from 1966 to 1968. Contributions were also received from members from several Episcopal churches, some of whose leaders played a major part on the monument committee. Historical groups and citizens in the Savannah area also contributed to the funding. The Historical Commission oversaw the project. The sculpture is installed in Reynolds Square which is directly adjacent to where Wesley's home was sited.
    IAS files contain an excerpt from a report for the Savannah Park and Tree Department entitled "The Monuments and Fountains of Savannah" by Dorothy H. Stewart, June 1993; correspondence from the artist dated April 2, 1973 and April 4, 1973; newspaper articles from the Savannah Morning News: Aug. 2, 1967, pg. 14, 18; Oct. 19, 1967; Aug. 2, 1969, pg. 6A; and Aug. 4, 1969, pg. 4B, 10B, discussing the dedication.
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, Georgia survey, 1994.
    Illustration: 
    Image on file.
    Savannah Morning News, Aug. 2, 1969, pg. 6A.
    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 GA000622
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