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More Smithsonian Searches     Who else has...     Manger, Heinrich,     Chas. F. Heaton,     Portrait male -- Drexel, Francis M.     Occupation -- Other     Mythology -- Classical     Mythology -- Classical     Animal -- Lion     Fantasy -- Winged Being     Fountain     Outdoor Sculpture -- Illinois -- Chicago     Sculpture

The Drexel Monument, (sculpture). Artist:  Manger, Heinrich, b. 1833, sculptor. Chas. F. Heaton, founder. Title:  The Drexel Monument, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Francis M. Drexel Monument, (sculpture). Dates:  1881. Cast 1882. Dedicated 1883. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: bronze; Base: granite; Fountain basin: concrete. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 25 x 8 x 8 ft.; Base and fountain basin: approx. 3 x 30 x 30 ft. Inscription:  (On right rear corner:) CAST/IN/BRONZE/BY/CHAS. F. HEATON./PHILADELPHIA.PA./1882 (On left rear corner:) DESIGNED/AND/MODELED/BY/HENRY MANGER./PHILADELPHIA pa./1882 signed Founders mark appears. Description:  Elaborate tiered fountain with a four-sided bronze base decorated with Neptune and harvest goddess figures, acanthus leaf borders, winged lions, and scalloped shells. Set upon an elaborate pedestal is the life-size portrait of Drexel. He is standing with his proper right hand resting on a tree stump and his proper left hand on his left hip. Subject:  Portrait male -- Drexel, Francis M. -- Full length Occupation -- Other -- Businessman Mythology -- Classical -- Neptune Mythology -- Classical -- Goddess Animal -- Lion Fantasy -- Winged Being Object Type:  Fountain Outdoor Sculpture -- Illinois -- Chicago Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Chicago Park District, Preservation Planning Division, 425 East McFetridge Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60605 Located Drexel Square, Drexel Boulevard and 51st Street, Chicago, Illinois Remarks:  The Chicago Park District Monument and Sculpture Photographic Archives contains black and white photographs of the piece. The Chicago Park District Monument and Sculpture Preservation files contain news letters, miscellaneous correspondence and newspaper articles. References:  Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985. Bach, Ira J., and Mary Lackritz Gray, "A Guide to Chicago's Public Sculpture," Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1983, pg. 282-283. Riedy, James L., "Chicago Sculpture," Chicago: University of Illinois Press, 1981, pg. 42-43. Save Outdoor Sculpture, Illinois, Chicago survey, 1992. Illustration:  Image on file. Bach, Ira J., and Mary Lackritz Gray, "A Guide to Chicago's Public Sculpture," Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1983, pg. 283. 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 75004286   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 75004286 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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