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Fraser, Laura Gardin,
Ross, Albert Randolf,
Katherine Minahar Studios,
Kunst Foundry,
Homage -- Hart, William Joseph
Animal -- Deer
Outdoor Sculpture -- New Jersey -- Orange
Sculpture
Hart Memorial, (sculpture).
Artist:
Fraser, Laura Gardin, 1889-1966, sculptor.
Ross, Albert Randolf, architect.
Katherine Minahar Studios, founder.
Kunst Foundry, founder.
Title:
Hart Memorial, (sculpture).
Dates:
ca. 1927. Copyrighted 1927. Dedicated May 31, 1929.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Elk: bronze; Base: granite.
Dimensions:
Elk: approx. 5 ft. x 5 ft. 8 in. x 3 ft. 3 in.; Base: approx. 5 ft. 3 in. x 10 ft. x 5 ft. 3 in.
Inscription:
Laura Gardin Fraser Kunst FDRY, N.Y. (Front of base, incised:) PAX (Back of base:) In Honor of All/Brothers Who/Served Their/Country in War (Side of base, incised:) CERVUS ALCES/ERECTED MAY XXX, MCMXXIX/BY ORANGE LODGE NO. CXXXV/BENEVOLENT AND PROTECTIVE/ORDER OF ELKS.INSTITUTED/SEPTEMBER XXIII MDCCLXXXIX (Other side of base, incised:) IN MEMORIAM/PRIVATE WILLIAM JOSEPH HART/KILLED IN ACTION IN THE/SERVICE OF HIS COUNTRY/ARGONNE.FRANCE.OCTOBER/XXVIII MCMXVIII signed Founder's mark appears.
Description:
An elk with antlers lies atop an inscribed base.
Subject:
Homage -- Hart, William Joseph
Animal -- Deer
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- New Jersey -- Orange
Sculpture
Owner:
Orange BPOE Lodge 135, 475 Main Street, Orange, New Jersey 07050
Remarks:
Erected by the Orange Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, Lodge 134, in memoriam to Private William Joseph Hart. Hart was the only member of the lodge killed in World War I. For an account of the dedication see: North Jersey Courier, May 31, 1929.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, New Jersey survey, 1995.
Illustration:
Image on file.
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 NJ000082
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Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum
Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
NJ000082
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