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Portrait male -- Hermann, Fred J.
Occupation -- Political
Outdoor Sculpture -- New Jersey -- North Brunswick
Relief
Bench
Sundial
Sculpture
Fred J. Hermann Memorial, (sculpture).
Artist:
Unknown, sculptor.
Title:
Fred J. Hermann Memorial, (sculpture).
Dates:
Dedicated May 30, 1963. Rededicated May 31, 1993.
Medium:
Relief: bronze; Bench: granite; Sundial: bronze; Base: granite.
Dimensions:
Relief: approx. 1 ft. x 1 ft. x 4 in.
Inscription:
(On bench below relief:) FRED J. HERMANN/MAYOR/NORTH BRUNSWICK TOWNSHIP/1946-1964/"THESE ARE MY PEOPLE" FRED J. HERMANN (On front face of sundial base:) IN MEMORY OF/FRED J. HERMANN/DEDICATED MAY 30, 1967/FRIENDS/AND THE CITIZENS OF/NORTH BRUNSWICK/TOWNSHIP/RE-DEDICATED/ON THIS SITE/MAY 31, 1993 unsigned
Description:
Memorial installation consisting of a curved granite bench, flanked by two straight benches, and a sundial placed in front of the curved bench. In the center back of the curved bench is a bronze, bas-relief portrait bust of Fred J. Hermann. He wears a jacket and tie. The sundial consists of a simple flat bronze disk and gnomon placed on top of a carved stepped granite pedestal.
Subject:
Portrait male -- Hermann, Fred J. -- Bust
Occupation -- Political -- Mayor
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- New Jersey -- North Brunswick
Relief
Bench
Sundial
Sculpture
Owner:
Located Municipal Complex, Hermann Road, North Brunswick, New Jersey
Remarks:
The memorial was moved to its present site in 1993 and rededicated at that time.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, New Jersey survey, 1996.
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 NJ000533
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