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(J. F. Carr Memorial), (sculpture). Artist:  Unknown, sculptor. Title:  (J. F. Carr Memorial), (sculpture). Medium:  Sculpture: marble; Base: granite and marble. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 6 ft. x 18 in. x 18 in.; Base: approx. 11 x 6 x 6 ft. Inscription:  (On front of base, raised lettering:) CARR/TO THE MEMORY OF/REV. JOHN F. CARR/ERECTED BY HIS FRIENDS/HIS WORKS DO FOLLOW HIM. unsigned Description:  Reverend John F. Carr, wearing a beard and mustache, walks with his proper right leg in stride and his proper left hand extended in front of his chest holding an open book. He is dressed in a bow tie and a knee-length jacket. The sculpture is mounted atop a base with a crest of olive branches, in relief, on the front of the cornice. The bottom of the base is stepped. Subject:  Portrait male -- Carr, John F. -- Full length Occupation -- Religion -- Clergy Dress -- Historic -- Nineteenth Century Dress Object -- Written Matter -- Book Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Arkansas -- Pine Bluff Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of Pine Bluff, 200 East 8th Street, Pine Bluff, Arkansas 71601 Located Bellwood Cemetery, East rear, at Pullen & Willow Streets, Pine Bluff, Arkansas Remarks:  The portrait sculpture of Reverend John F. Carr was installed by his friends in his memory. Carr was a Methodist minister and held various prestigious positions within the Methodist church during his lifetime, including presiding elder. He was appointed to the first church in Pine Bluff in 1884, and later filled pulpits in Lakeside and Riverside churches. Reverend Carr died on January 23, 1906. IAS files contain an obituary from the Pine Bluff Weekly Graphic, Jan. 24, 1906, pg. 1. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Arkansas survey, 1992. 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 AR000255   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture AR000255 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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