Emil Ambos, The Fisherman, (sculpture).

Emil Ambos, The Fisherman, (sculpture).

Brines, John Francis, 1860-1905, sculptor.

Emil Ambos, The Fisherman, (sculpture).

Monument to Emil Ambos, (sculpture).

Digital Reference:

Sculpture: bronze; Base: granite.

Approx. H. 9 ft. x W. 9 ft.

(On bronze base of sculpture, figure's proper right side:) JF Brines / JNO. WILLIAMS/BRONZE FOUNDRY N.Y./1901 (On front of granite base, in raised letters:) EMIL AMBOS signed Founder's mark appears.

A life size bronze figure of a fisherman, complete with fishing pole, bait bucket, slicker, and heavy boots, seated on a rock. The sculpture is installed atop a rectangular granite base.

Homage -- Ambos, Emil

Figure male -- Full length

Recreation -- Sport & Play -- Fishing

Outdoor Sculpture -- Ohio -- Columbus

Administered by Green Lawn Cemetery Foundation, 1000 Greenlawn Avenue, Columbus, Ohio 43223

Located Green Lawn Cemetery, 1000 Greenlawn Avenue, Section C, Columbus, Ohio 43223

The will of Emil Ambos specified that $3,000 -$5,000 be spent on the sculpture and the remainder of the estate go to Children's Hospital in Columbus. Ambos also specified that two dinners be held for friends and "other genuine lovers of legitimate angling" who in the judgment of the will's executor, "knew how to appreciate such an occasion." The dinners were held in 1905 and in 1908.

SOS Assessment Award, 1997.

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.

Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012

Control Number:

Horizon Information Portal 3.25_9382

Powered by SirsiDynix

About | © 2020 Smithsonian | Terms of Use | Privacy | Contact

SIRIS - Smithsonian Institution Research Information System