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More Smithsonian Searches     Who else has...     Gutsell, H. S.,     Portrait male -- Tarr, Ralph Stockman     Occupation -- Science     Occupation -- Education     Occupation -- Writer     Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- Ithaca     Relief     Bench     Sculpture

Ralph S. Tarr Memorial, (sculpture). Artist:  Gutsell, H. S., sculptor. Title:  Ralph S. Tarr Memorial, (sculpture). Medium:  Sculpture: bronze; Base: granite. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 3 x 1 x 1 ft.; Base: approx. 6 x 9 x 4 ft. Inscription:  H. S. Gutsell (On plaque, below relief:) RALPH STOCKMAN TARR/1864-1912/SCIENTIST WRITER TEACHER/This BOULDER-a Relic of the Ice Age-/Symbolic of his Research in Glacial Geology/and of the Enduring Value of His Work/is PLACED here as a Memorial of their/Friend and Adviser BY HIS STUDENTS. signed Description:  A relief plaque depicting geologist Ralph Stockman Tarr is installed on a natural boulder. The figure is seen in right profile, from the torso. He holds a pencil in his proper right hand and a notebook in his proper left hand. He wears an overcoat and a rimmed hat. There is a crude seating area carved into the reverse of the boulder. Subject:  Portrait male -- Tarr, Ralph Stockman -- Bust Occupation -- Science -- Geologist Occupation -- Education -- Teacher Occupation -- Writer -- Author Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- Ithaca Relief Bench Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Cornell University, Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Ithaca, New York 14853 Located Cornell University, Near Arts Quad and southwest corner of McGraw Hall, Ithaca, New York Remarks:  Gift of the students of Ralph Stockman Tarr (1864-1912) in his memory. Mr. Tarr was a teacher, scientist and author. The sculpture was cast in the University foundry. For related reading, see "Contributions to Cornell History," by Elizabeth Baker Wells, Cornell University, revised 1984, pg. 61. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York survey, 1994. 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 NY000933   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture NY000933 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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