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Weinert, Albert,
Portrait male -- Stevens, A. J.
Occupation -- Industry
Occupation -- Other
Outdoor Sculpture -- California -- Sacramento
Sculpture
A. J. Stevens Memorial, (sculpture).
Artist:
Weinert, Albert, 1863-1948, sculptor.
Title:
A. J. Stevens Memorial, (sculpture).
Dates:
Dedicated Nov. 28, 1889.
Medium:
Sculpture: bronze; Base: stone.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 6 x 4 x 4 ft.; Base: approx. 12 x 10 x 10 ft.
Inscription:
(On front midsection of base, incised letters:) ERECTED/TO A/FRIEND OF LABOR/BY HIS/COWORKERS/Nov. 28, 1889 (On lower front of base, raised letters:) A.J. STEVENS (On back midsection of base, incised letters:) WELCOME (...illegible)/(Illegible inscription)/ENGINEERS/THE PEOPLE/1866-1888 (On side midsection of base, incised letters:) LABOR/IS ENTITLED/TO A/JUST REWARD (On other side midsection of base:) THINK/LOOK UP/AND/LIFT UP
Description:
A bearded portrait of A. J. Stevens wearing the conventional dress of his time. He stands with his proper left arm resting on a rostrum. The sculpture is placed atop an incised pedestal that is decorated at its lower front with a relief of a locomotive.
Subject:
Portrait male -- Stevens, A. J. -- Full length
Occupation -- Industry -- Railroad
Occupation -- Other -- Labor Leader
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- California -- Sacramento
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of Sacramento, City Parks and Recreation, 1231 I Street, Sacramento, California 95814
Located Plaza Park, 10th & J Streets, Sacramento, California
Remarks:
A. J. Stevens was the master mechanic for Southern Pacific Company. The sculpture was erected by his coworkers. An estimated twelve thousand attended the dedication ceremony, with Governor Waterman and Mayor Gregory in attendance. IAS files contain a related article from the Sacramento Daily Record, Nov. 29, 1889, pg. 1.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, California, Sacramento survey, 1994.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Sacramento Daily Record, Nov. 29, 1889, pg. 1.
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 CA000949
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Inventory of American Sculpture
CA000949
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