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Charles P. Taft, II Memorial, (sculpture). Artist:  Werrell, Timothy S., sculptor. Title:  Charles P. Taft, II Memorial, (sculpture). Dates:  Dedicated Dec. 18, 1988. Medium:  Sculpture: welded brass or bronze, with patina; Base: stone. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 10 ft. x 8 ft. 3 in. x 3 ft.; Base: approx. 10 ft. x 40 in. x 25 3/4 in. Inscription:  (On plaque on front of base:) IN MEMORY/OF/CHARLES P. TAFT, II/1897 - 1983/BY/T. S. WERRELL, SCULPTOR Description:  Abstract sculpture depicting, according to the artist, "the bust of a man burdened with the weight of an abstract cross, reaching toward the cross of his church, his left hand extended as though drawing others into a sweeping motion." The sculpture is mounted upon a tall, tapered base of unpolished, slate-like tiles. Subject:  Homage -- Taft, Charles P. Occupation -- Political -- Mayor Occupation -- Religion Figure male Emblem -- Cross Abstract Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Ohio -- Cincinnati Sculpture Owner:  Christ Church, 318 East Fourth Street, Sycamore Street entrance, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202 Remarks:  Sculpture commemorates Charles "Charlie" P. Taft II, son of President William Howard Taft, one of the founders of the World Council of Churches, and a mayor of Cincinnati from 1955 to 1957. He was an active member of Christ Church, where he served in the church's vestry for fifty years. Mr. Taft was also a councilman for a long period and was nicknamed "Mr. Cincinnati." IAS file contains a related article from the Downtowner (Ohio), Dec. 20, 1988, which discusses the dedication. IAS files also contain a related article from The Cincinnati Enquirer, June 5, 1991. Unpublished archival materials are available at the Contemporary Arts Center (Cincinnati, Ohio). References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Ohio, Cincinnati survey, 1994. Illustration:  Image on file. The Cincinnati Enquirer, June 5, 1991. 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 OH000482   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture OH000482 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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