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Portrait male -- McCann, George S.
Portrait female -- McCann, Grete
Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- Elmira
Gravestone
Relief
Sculpture
McCann Memorial, (sculpture).
Artist:
Unknown, sculptor.
Title:
McCann Memorial, (sculpture).
Dates:
Jan. 17, 1881.
Medium:
Relief: bronze; Base: stone.
Dimensions:
Base: approx. H. 8 ft. x Diam. 7 ft.
Inscription:
(On plaque below relief:) GEO S. McCANN GRETE WIFE OF GEO S. McCANN/DIED MARCH 2ND 1900 AGED 76 YRS DIED MARCH 4TH 1872 AGED 32 unsigned
Description:
Bronze plaque featuring bas-relief portrait busts of George and Grete McCann. She is on the proper left. Her hair is pulled up and back in a bun with buttons and a lace collar. He is on her proper right and wears a suit jacket, vest and bow tie. The plaque is mounted on the face of a naturally shaped stone base.
Subject:
Portrait male -- McCann, George S. -- Bust
Portrait female -- McCann, Grete -- Bust
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- Elmira
Gravestone
Relief
Sculpture
Owner:
Woodlawn National Cemetery, 1825 Davis Street, Elmira, New York 14901
Remarks:
The stone base of the memorial is from the tow path of the Chemung Canal.
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 NY000894
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NY000894
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