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Thomas Mott Osborne, (sculpture). Artist:  Miserendino, Vincenzo, 1876-1943, sculptor. Kunst Foundry, founder. Title:  Thomas Mott Osborne, (sculpture). Dates:  1930. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: bronze; Base: granite. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. H. 11 ft. x W. 4 ft.; Base: approx. H. 55 in. x W. 4 ft.; Steps: approx. H. 15 in. x Diam. 17 ft. Inscription:  (On front proper right of sculpture, near the bottom, incised lettering:) V. Miserendino/NY 1930 (On front proper left of sculpture, at bottom, incised lettering:) KUNST F'DRY -N-Y- (On front of base, incised lettering:) THOMAS/MOTT/OSBORNE/1859-1926/PROPHET AND PIONEER/OF/PRISON REFORM (On rear of base, incised lettering:) MAYOR/OF/AUBURN/1903-1906 (On left side of base, incised lettering:) MEMBER OF AUBURN/BOARD OF EDUCATION/1885-1891/1893-1896 (On right side of base, incised lettering:) WARDEN/SING-SING PRISON/1914-1916/COMMANDING OFFICER/U.S. NAVAL PRISON,/PORTSMOUTH/1917-1920 signed Founder's mark appears. Description:  A standing portrait of Thomas Mott Osborne holding his coat and a book in his extended proper left hand. At his feet is a small-scale prison surrounded by the tiny figures of twenty-three prisoners representing various stages of prison life. Beginning below Osborne's proper right foot and moving counterclockwise: bare-chested and uniformed prisoners pushing and pulling a boulder; uniformed prisoners huddled together in front of a man dressed in a jacket and tie; a judge holding a book in his proper right hand and pointing out with his extended proper left hand; a prisoner leaving the prison carrying a bundle of his possessions; a man in suit carrying a suitcase with his pregnant wife clasping her hands together and raising her face toward heaven; a man, a woman, a child, and a dog looking toward a new day dawning; and a sun rising over a rocky landscape. The sculpture is mounted on a tall square base. Subject:  Portrait male -- Osborne, Thomas Mott -- Full length Occupation -- Other -- Reformer Occupation -- Education Occupation -- Political -- Mayor Occupation -- Service -- Policeman Occupation -- Military -- Navy Figure group Occupation -- Crime Occupation -- Law -- Judge Dress -- Uniform Animal -- Dog Object -- Written Matter -- Book Object -- Other -- Handcuffs Object -- Other -- Luggage Architecture -- Civic -- Prison Landscape -- Time -- Sunrise Landscape -- Rocks State of Being -- Other -- Imprisonment State of Being -- Other -- Pregnant Recreation -- Courting Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- Auburn Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of Auburn, Parks & Recreation, 24 South Street, Memorial City Hall, Auburn, New York 13021 Located Corner of east bound Arterial & North Street, Auburn, New York Provenance:  Formerly located East High School, Auburn, New York until 1949. Remarks:  Thomas Mott Osborne, son of a wealthy manufacturer, was an 1884 Harvard graduate who later became chairman of the Prison Reform Committee in Auburn. He lived as a prisoner for one week in miserable conditions, against the advice of his friends, and after his experiences, Osborne devoted the remainder of his life to prison reform. He served as a member of the Auburn Board of Education from 1885 to 1891 and 1893 to 1896 and as mayor of Auburn from 1903 to 1906. Osborne was the Warden of Sing-Sing prison from 1914 to 1916 until he took the post as commanding officer of the United States Naval Prison in Portsmouth in 1917. Osborne died in 1926. IAS files contain an excerpt from Auburn Senior High School 1937 Year Book, pg. 10. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York survey, 1994. Illustration:  Image on file. 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 NY000669   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture NY000669 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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