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The Indian Hunter, (sculpture). Artist:  Ward, John Quincy Adams, 1830-1910, sculptor. Jno. Williams, Inc., founder. Brunell Monument Works, fabricator. Title:  The Indian Hunter, (sculpture). Dates:  1866. Cast 1914. Dedicated June 29, 1914. Rededicated July 1999. Medium:  Sculpture: bronze; Base: granite boulder. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 5 ft. 7 in. x 2 ft. 9 in. x 5 ft. 4in.; Base: approx. H. 5 ft. Inscription:  J.Q.A. Ward/Sculptor/N.Y. 1866 (Inscription on base:) John Quincy Adams Ward/Sculptor/Born Urbana, June 29,1830/Died New York City May 1, 1910/This replica of his first statue/is a memorial gift to his/fellow townsmen/erected by his wife to mark his grave. signed Founder's mark appears. Description:  A young Native-American male leaning forward, holding his dog with his proper right hand and a bow and arrow in his proper left hand. His proper left leg is forward and his face is looking out ahead. The sculpture is installed atop a granite boulder. Subject:  Figure male -- Full length Ethnic -- Indian Animal -- Dog Occupation -- Hunter Homage -- Ward, John Quincy Adams Occupation -- Art -- Sculptor Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Ohio -- Urbana Gravestone Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of Urbana, 205 South Main Street, Urbana, Ohio 43078 Located Oak Dale Cemetery, 319 Patrick Avenue, Urbana, Ohio 43078 Remarks:  The sculpture, a cast of John Quincy Adams Ward's first work, was erected by Mrs. Rachel Ward for the artist's grave in his native Urbana. This piece was reportedly cast from a plaster owned by the Corcoran Gallery in Washington, DC. IAS files contain newspaper articles from the Springfield Daily News (Springfield, OH), June 30, 1914, pg. 1. Conservation:  Treated 1999 September. Venus Bronze Works, Inc. (Detroit, MI). Treatment report on file with the onwer. References:  Sharp, Lewis I., "John Quincy Adams Ward Dean of American Sculpture," Newark: University of Delaware Press, 1985, no. 38.2. National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, OH5021, 1989. Monumental News, May 1914; Aug. 1914. SOS Conservation Treatment Award, 1998. Smith, Richard P., Mrs., 2001, 2002. SOS Conservation Notification Report, 1999. Illustration:  Sharp, Lewis I., "John Quincy Adams Ward Dean of American Sculpture," Newark: University of Delaware Press, 1985, pg. 91. Monumental News, Aug. 1914, pg. 508. 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 88180056   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 88180056 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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