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More Smithsonian Searches     Who else has...     Rhind, John Massey,     King, James B.,     Novelli, Samuel,     Corti, Elia,     Barclay Brothers,     Portrait male -- Burns, Robert     Occupation -- Writer     Literature -- Burns     Literature -- Burns     Literature -- Burns     Literature -- Burns     Relief     Outdoor Sculpture -- Vermont -- Barre     Sculpture

The Burns Monument, (sculpture). Artist:  Rhind, John Massey, 1860-1936, sculptor. King, James B., sculptor. Novelli, Samuel, b. 1864, carver. Corti, Elia, 1869-1903, carver. Barclay Brothers, fabricator. Title:  The Burns Monument, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Bobby Burns Monument, (sculpture). Dates:  1899. Dedicated July 21, 1899. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Barre gray granite. Dimensions:  Figure: approx. H. 9 ft. 4 in.; Relief panels: H. 12 ft.; Base: 12 x 8 x 6 ft. Inscription:  (Raised letters on lower base:) ERECTED BY ADMIRERS OF BURNS (Front panel:) "FROM SCENES LIKE THESE/OLD SCOTIA'S GRANDEUR SPRINGS" (Side panel:) "AE SPRING BROUGHT OFF HER MASTER HALE/BUT LEFT BEHIND HER AIN GRAY TAIL" (Side panel:) "WEE, MODEST, CRIMSON-TIPPED FLOWER,/THOU'S MET ME IN AN EVIL HOUR" (Back panel:) "BURNS COTTAGE" unsigned Description:  Full-length standing portrait of poet Robert Burns. He is dressed in the clothing of a plowman, bareheaded, with sleeves rolled up. His coat is draped over his proper left arm. On the four sides of the granite base are reliefs depicting the Burns Cottage in Ayr, Scotland, "Tam-O'Shanter," "Twa Dogs," and the "Turning up of the Daisy." Subject:  Portrait male -- Burns, Robert -- Full length Occupation -- Writer -- Poet Literature -- Burns -- The Cotter's Saturday Night Literature -- Burns -- Tam O'Shanter's Ride Literature -- Burns -- To a Mountain Daisy Literature -- Burns -- Burns Cottage Object Type:  Relief Outdoor Sculpture -- Vermont -- Barre Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of Barre, 12 North Main Street, Barre, Vermont 05641 Located Spaulding Graded Middle School, Washington Street & Academy Street, Barre, Vermont 05641 Remarks:  The idea for the monument originated at a July 21, 1896 meeting of approximately fifty members of the Burns Club of Barre. This social and literary club raised funds for the statue. The statue was conceived and modeled by J. Massey Rhind; the four panels modeled by James B. King. The statue was cut by Samuel Novelli at the firm of Barclay Brothers. The panels were carved by Eli Corti. The Barclay Brothers Quarry supplied the granite for the monument. The work is sited on the grounds of the Spaulding Graded Middle School, formerly the Spaulding High School. IAS files contain photocopy of Jan. 1993 article from Scottish Field, which gives history of statue. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Vermont survey, 1992. Monumental News, Jan. 1898. Illustration:  Image on file. Scottish Field, Jan. 1993. 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 VT000152   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture VT000152 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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