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William Crane Harris Memorial, (sculpture). Artist:  Torrey, Fred M., 1884-1967, sculptor. Title:  William Crane Harris Memorial, (sculpture). Dates:  1946. Medium:  Bronze; Base: red Odessa granite. Dimensions:  3 x 5 1/2 ft. Inscription:  (On front of granite:) THEY DREAMED DREAMS AND HAD VISIONS AND THEY CAME TRUE / WILLIAM CRANE HARRIS (On back of granite:) OUR PIONEERS Description:  Taken from William Crane Harris' letterhead, the image depicted on a bronze memorial plaque shows an immigrant family traveling westward in a covered wagon. Subject:  Homage -- Harris, William Crane Figure group History -- United States -- Westward Expansion Architecture -- Vehicle -- Wagon Travel -- Land -- Wagon Object Type:  Gravestone Outdoor Sculpture -- Colorado -- Sterling Sculpture Owner:  Riverside Cemetery, Sterling, Colorado Remarks:  The memorial was commissioned by Mrs. William Crane Harris in memory of her husband. The inscription at the base of the granite memorial is Mr. Harris's motto. References:  Hamlin, Gladys E., "The Sculpture of Fred and Mabel Torrey," Alhambra, CA: Borden Publishing Company, 1969, pg. 136. Illustration:  Hamlin, Gladys E., "The Sculpture of Fred and Mabel Torrey," Alhambra, CA: Borden Publishing Company, 1969, pg. 137. 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 88810081   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 88810081 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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