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Dallin, Cyrus Edwin,
Recchia, Frank C.,
Portrait male -- Collins, Patrick A.
Ethnic -- Irish
Occupation -- Political
Occupation -- Political
Occupation -- Political
Homage -- Blunt, Mary C.
Homage -- Collins, Mary E.
Homage -- Collins, Paul A.
Homage -- Stevenson, Agnes C.
Emblem -- Cross
Outdoor Sculpture -- Massachusetts -- Brookline
Gravestone
Sculpture
Grave of Patrick Collins, (sculpture).
Artist:
Dallin, Cyrus Edwin, 1861-1944, sculptor.
Recchia, Frank C., carver.
Title:
Grave of Patrick Collins, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Patrick A. Collins, (sculpture).
Dates:
Before July 1908.
Medium:
Relief: bronze; Stele: Tennessee marble; Base: granite.
Dimensions:
Relief: approx. H. 18 1/4 in. x W. 16 in.; Stele: approx. 7 ft. 8 in. x 3 ft. 7 in. x 2 ft. 9 1/4 in.; Base: approx. 1 x 7 x 5 ft.
Inscription:
(Front of cross:) PATRICK.A./COLLINS.WHO/WAS.BORN.ON/MARCH.12TH.AD/1844.AND.DIED/SEPT.14TH.1905 (Back of base:) MARIE C./BLUNT/1876-1962./MARY E. COLLINS/1851-1928/PAUL A./COLLINS/1879-1943/AGNES C./STEVENSON/1874-1949. unsigned
Description:
The gravemarker consists of a marble stele carved with a Celetic cross, in the center of which is a bronze relief portrait of Patrick A. Collins. The marble stele is installed on a granite base.
Subject:
Portrait male -- Collins, Patrick A. -- Bust
Ethnic -- Irish
Occupation -- Political -- Mayor
Occupation -- Political -- Senator
Occupation -- Political -- Congressman
Homage -- Blunt, Mary C.
Homage -- Collins, Mary E.
Homage -- Collins, Paul A.
Homage -- Stevenson, Agnes C.
Emblem -- Cross
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Massachusetts -- Brookline
Gravestone
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by St. Joseph Cemetery, 990 La Grange Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02132
Located Holyhood Cemetery, Carroll Avenue, near Lyndon Avenue, Brookline, Massachusetts
Remarks:
Patrick A. Collins, 1844-1905, was an Irish-born Mayor of Boston, as well as a former Congressman and Senator for the State of Massachusetts. The sculpture was erected through public subscription and also marks the graves of Mary C. Blunt, Mary E. Collins, Paul A. Collins, and Agnes C. Stevenson. IAS files contain a brief biography of Patrick A. Collins, as well as an article from the Boston Evening Transcript, Nov. 2, 1908, pg. 1, which discusses the dedication.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Massachusetts survey, 1995.
National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, MA0039, 1989.
Monumental News, July 1908, pg. 499.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Monumental News, July 1908, pg. 499.
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 MA000095
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Inventory of American Sculpture
MA000095
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