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Rock of Ages Corporation,
Homage -- Wittner, H. Gardiner
Figure group -- Male
Occupation -- Sport
Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- Schenectady
Relief
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Sculpture
The Wrestlers, (sculpture).
Artist:
Rock of Ages Corporation, fabricator.
Title:
The Wrestlers, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Gardiner-Wittner Memorial, (sculpture).
Dates:
ca. 1968.
Medium:
Sculpture: granite; Base: granite.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 68 x 30 x 10.25 in.; Base: approx. 22 x 107 x 30.5 in.
Inscription:
(On sculpture:) Rock/of/Ages (On base, lower left:) Rock/of/Ages (On intermediate base, lower left:) Rock/of/Ages (On sculpture:) THE WRESTLERS/THIS STATUE IS RECOGNIZED AS ONE OF THE WORLD'S FINEST SPECIMENS OF ANCIENT CULTURE. IT'S ORIGIN IS LOST IN ANTIQUITY BUT ART AUTHORITIES AGREE THAT IT MUST HAVE BEEN CREATED SOME THREE CENTURIES BEFORE CHRIST, AT LEAST 2 CENTURIES BEFORE THE DAYS OF JULIUS CAESAR. THE ORIGINAL IS IN UFFIZI GALLERY IN FLORENCE, ITALY. IN THE STATUE ARE EXPRESSED THE STRENGTH AND COURAGE OF YOUTH. TWO ABLE COMBATANTS ARE LOCKED IN FRIENDLY BATTLE. EACH WRESTLER FOR THE KEEN PLEASURE OF TESTING HIS MUSCLES AND SKILL WITH A WORTH OPPONENT.... THE WORLD MAY NEVER KNOW THE NAME OF THE SCULPTOR WHO CREATED THIS MASTERPIECE, BUT HIS GENIUS WILL LIVE FOREVER FOR INTO THE STATUE OF "THE WRESTLERS" HE HAS MOLDED THE BASIC RULE FOR SUCCESS - THE HEART TO FIGHT, THE WILL TO WIN, THE ABILITY TO LOSE AND MOST OF ALL THE SPIRIT TO FIGHT AGAIN. signed Founder's mark appears.
Description:
A granite block with a low relief depicting two male wrestlers is mounted on a two-tiered base.
Subject:
Homage -- Wittner, H. Gardiner
Figure group -- Male
Occupation -- Sport -- Wrestling
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- Schenectady
Relief
Copy
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Vale Cemetery Association, Superintendent's Office, 907 State Street, Schenectady, New York 12304
Located Vale Cemetery, Brandywine Avenue entrance, 150 feet from gate, Schenectady, New York
Remarks:
The sculpture is a memorial to H. Gardiner Wittner. It is a reproduction of a work from around 300 B.C. that is in the Uffizi Gallery in Florence. A local carving studio in Schenectady did some work on the sculpture.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York survey, 1994.
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 NY001103
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Inventory of American Sculpture
NY001103
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