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More Smithsonian Searches     Who else has...     Ellerhusen, Ulric H.,     Fitchner, Max,     Portrait male -- Confucius     Ethnic -- Chinese     Occupation -- Education     Occupation -- Education     Allegory -- Civic     Outdoor Sculpture -- New Jersey -- East Orange     Sculpture

Confucius, (sculpture). Artist:  Ellerhusen, Ulric H., 1879-1957, sculptor. Fitchner, Max, fabricator. Title:  Confucius, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Peace Monument, (sculpture). Altar of Democracy and Court of History, (sculpture). Shrine of Human Rights, (sculpture). Dates:  ca. 1922. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Stone or concrete. Dimensions:  Approx. 5 ft. 6 in. x 11 in. x 8 in. Inscription:  (On front of pedestal, incised lettering:) ASIA/MOSE/CHRIST/MOHAMET (On left side of pedestal:) Zoraster/Brahman/Buddha unsigned Description:  A bust of Confucius set atop an integral pedestal. Confucius has a long, drooping mustache and wears his hair up in a top knot. Subject:  Portrait male -- Confucius -- Bust Ethnic -- Chinese Occupation -- Education -- Philosopher Occupation -- Education -- Teacher Allegory -- Civic -- Peace Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- New Jersey -- East Orange Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of East Orange, Public Works Department, Division of Buildings and Grounds, City Hall Plaza, East Orange, New Jersey 07019 Located Elmwood Park, Rhode Island Avenue side, East Orange, New Jersey Remarks:  One of four busts originally part of a larger memorial known as Peace Monument; Altar of Democracy and Court of History; and Shrine of Human Rights. The bust of Confucius represents Asia. Other busts included Pocahontas (representing America), Columbus (representing Europe), and Fred Douglass (representing Africa). The busts originally stood behind an "Altar of Democracy," which included a semi-nude male and female raising a liberty torch over an altar, in front of which stood a young child holding an open book. The sculptural grouping was mounted on a multi-tiered base, which may have included electric lamps. Only the Confucius bust, a surrounding low curved wall and steps leading up to the memorial remain in place. The American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database lists the media as "poured stone" or concrete. The entire memorial was part of an Elmwood Park beautification project, costing approximately $150,000. The project was proposed and paid for by Alden Freeman, in tribute to his father Joel Francis Freeman. Surrounding wall reads: THEY LIVE WHO GIVE THEY/THEY ARE REMEMBERED YET WHO/WHO COULD THEMSELVES FORGET WHO WINNING LAUGHS THE WHILE/A TWOFOLD WREATH HAS HE/WHO LOSING STILL CAN SMILE/HAS GAINED A VICTORY. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, New Jersey survey, 1995. Pierson, David, "History of the Oranges," New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Co., 1922, pg. 562-563. National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, NJ5012, 1989. Monumental News, July 1922, pg. 444. Illustration:  Image on file. Monumental News, July 1922, pg. 444. 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 NJ000433   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture NJ000433 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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