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Robert Burns, (sculpture). Artist:  Calverley, Charles, 1833-1914, sculptor. Broughton, George H., designer. Title:  Robert Burns, (sculpture). Dates:  Dedicated Sept. 30, 1888. Plaques installed April 1891. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: bronze; Base: Scotch granite. Dimensions:  Sculpture: life size; Base: approx. 94 in. x 80 in. x 9 ft. Inscription:  (On sides of bronze base: lines from poems by Robert Burns) Description:  A seated portrait of Robert Burns holding a book in his proper right hand and a tam in his proper left hand. The sculpture is installed on a square base adorned with four bronze relief plaques depicting: "The Cotter's Saturday Night" (a family seated around a father reading aloud from a book); "The Poet Plowman and the Daisy" (Burns standing with his horse and dog in a field); "Tam O'Shanter" (a man galloping away on his horse while spirits chase him); "Auld Lang Syne" (two men having a drink together and shaking hands across a table). Subject:  Portrait male -- Burns, Robert -- Full length Occupation -- Writer -- Poet Ethnic -- Scottish Literature -- Burns -- Cotter's Saturday Night Literature -- Burns -- Tam O'Shanter Literature -- Burns -- Auld Lang Syne Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- Albany Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of Albany, Department of Parks & Recreation, 7 Hoffman Avenue, Albany, New York 12209 Located Washington Park, Old Parade Ground, Albany, New York Remarks:  The sculpture cost $40,000 and was erected with funds provided by the McPherson Legacy. Although the sculpture was unveiled on Sept. 30, 1888, the relief plaques on the base were not added until April 1991. References:  Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985 National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, NY0115, 1989. Monumental News, May 1891, pg. 173. Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York survey, 1992. 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 76005416   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 76005416 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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