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William Mann Irvine, Founder and Headmaster, (sculpture). Artist:  McKenzie, R. Tait, 1867-1938, sculptor. Title:  William Mann Irvine, Founder and Headmaster, (sculpture). Dates:  1934. Installed 1936. Relocated and enlarged 1992. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Plaque: bronze; Base: granite. Dimensions:  Plaque: approx. H. 24 in. x W. 32 in.; Base: approx. 50 x 51 x 36 in. Inscription:  (On plaque:) DREAMER/SCHOLAR/WORKER/BUILDER WILLIAM MANN IRVINE Ph.D./L.l.D./HEADMASTER 1893-1928 RMT (On back of monument, names of cities significant in his life:) BEDFORD/EXETER/PRINCETON/LANCASTER/MERCERSBURG signed Description:  Bronze relief plaque with portrait bust of William Mann Irvine, seen in profile, mounted on granite marker. Subject:  Portrait male -- Irvine, William Mann -- Bust Portrait male -- Irvine, William Mann -- Profile Occupation -- Education Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Mercersburg Relief Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Mercersburg Academy, Physical Plant, Mercersburg, Pennsylvania 17236 Located Mercersburg Academy, Near Trayer Hall, Mercersburg, Pennsylvania 17236 Remarks:  A plaque to the left of the memorial reads: Erected in 1936 to honor the memory of/Mercersburg founder and first headmaster/Dr. William Mann Irvine (1864-1928)/The memorial was renovated/reoriented and enlarged in 1992/through the generosity of/Helen Metcalf Crowell/in memory of her husband/G. Kenneth Crowell '25. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Pennsylvania survey, 1995. 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 PA001511   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture PA001511 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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