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    		• Lindborg, Carl,
     
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    		• Lindborg, Alice W., Mrs.,
     
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    		• Spencer Sign Company,
     
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    		• Modern Art Foundry,
     
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    		• Portrait male -- Hanson, John
     
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    		• Occupation -- Political
     
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    		• Homage -- Ericsson, John
     
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    		• Occupation -- Industry
     
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    		• Occupation -- Science
     
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    		• Portrait male -- Printz, Johan
     
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    		• Homage -- Nystrom, John
     
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    		• Occupation -- Writer
     
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    		• Homage -- Risingh, John
     
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    		• Occupation -- Political
     
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    		• Occupation -- Monetary
     
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    		• Homage -- Morton, John
     
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    		• Occupation -- Law
     
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    		• Homage -- Dahlgren, John A.
     
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    		• Occupation -- Military
     
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    		• Ethnic -- Swedish
     
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    		• Emblem -- Seal
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia
     
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    		• Sculpture
     
     
    The John Hanson Monument, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Lindborg, Carl, 1903- , sculptor.
    Lindborg, Alice W., Mrs., 1912- , assistant.
    Spencer Sign Company,
    Modern Art Foundry, founder.
    Title: 
    The John Hanson Monument, (sculpture).
    Other Titles: 
    Memorial Monument To John Hanson 1715-1783, (sculpture).
    John Hanson, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    1966-1967. Dedicated October 7, 1967.
    Digital Reference: 
    Image Image
    Medium: 
    Bust: bronze; Base: black Swedish granite.
    Dimensions: 
    Bust: approx. 30 x 31 x 12 in.; Base: approx. 6 1/2 x 3 x 3 ft.
    Inscription: 
    (Back of bust:) CARL LINDBORG - 1966 (Raised on front of base:) JOHN HANSON/1715-1783 (Incised on plaque below bust:) E PLURIBUS UNUM (Below plaque, raised:) FIRST PRESIDENT OF U.S./UNDER ARTICLES OF/CONFEDERATION 1781-82 (Incised on next plaque to proper left:) JOHAN PRINTZ/1592/1663 (Under plaque, raised:) GOVERNOR OF NEW SWEDEN (Incised, on next plaque:) JOHAN RISINGH/1617-1672 (Under plaque, raised:) LAST GOVERNOR OF NEW SWEDEN/AUTHOR, ECONOMIST (Incised on next plaque:) 1824-1885/JOHN NYSTROM (Under plaque, raised:) ENGINEER, INVENTOR/SHIPBUILDER, AUTHOR (Incised on next plaque:) JOHN ERICSSON/1803-1889 (Under plaque, raised:) INVENTOR, ENGINEER, SCIENTIST (Incised on next plaque:) JOHN MORTON/1724-1777 (Under plaque, raised:) SIGNER OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE signed Founder's mark appears.
    Description: 
    Bust of John Hanson dressed in a jacket, buttoned vest, and a shirt tied at the neck rests on top of a seven-sided monolith. Seven circular bronze relief plaques adorn the base monolith, one on each of the seven sides. Plaques commemorate Hanson and six men of Swedish descent who contributed to America. Plaques depict: Great Seal of the US, John Ericsson, John Printz, John Nystrom, Johan Risingh, John Morton & John Dahlgren.
    Subject: 
    Portrait male -- Hanson, John -- Bust
    Occupation -- Political
    Homage -- Ericsson, John
    Occupation -- Industry -- Engineering
    Occupation -- Science
    Portrait male -- Printz, Johan
    Homage -- Nystrom, John
    Occupation -- Writer
    Homage -- Risingh, John
    Occupation -- Political -- Governor
    Occupation -- Monetary -- Economist
    Homage -- Morton, John
    Occupation -- Law
    Homage -- Dahlgren, John A.
    Occupation -- Military -- Admiral
    Ethnic -- Swedish
    Emblem -- Seal
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Gloria Dei (Old Swedes) Church, Delaware Avenue & Christian Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19147
    Remarks: 
    Funds for the bust and 7 plaques were donated through The Swedish Colonial Society, Philadelphia. Swedish black granite monolith base was gift of VASA order of America in Sweden. Spencer Sign Company fabricated raised bronze letter on monolith. Report for the artist noted that the piece was dated 1967, but SOS! survey noted the date in the inscription as 1966.
    References: 
    Lindborg, Carl, 1989.
    Fairmount Park Art Assoc., "Sculpture of a City: Philadelphia's Treasures in Bronze & Stone," NY: Walker Publ., 1974, pg. 337.
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia survey, 1993.
    Illustration: 
    Image on file.
    Fairmount Park Art Assoc., "Sculpture of a City: Philadelphia's Treasures in Bronze & Stone," NY: Walker Publ., 1974, pg. 337.
    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 93490003
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