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George M. Verity Monument, (sculpture). Artist:  Haswell, Ernest Bruce, 1889-1965, sculptor. Mazzolini Art Foundry, founder. Title:  George M. Verity Monument, (sculpture). Dates:  1947. Medium:  Figure: bronze; Base: granite; Wall: granite. Dimensions:  Figure: approx. 84 x 28 x 18 in.; Base: approx. 20 x 33 1/2 x 27 1/2 in.; Wall: approx. 4 ft. x 10 ft. x 16 in. Inscription:  (Proper right rear:) E.B.Haswell/47 (Proper left rear:) MAZZOLINI ART FOUNDRY/YELLOW SPRINGS/OHIO (Front of base:) RESTORED 1973/BY/ELEFTHERIOS KARKADOULIAS/CINCIN OHIO (On front of wall, left side, incised lettering:) GEORGE M. VERITY/1865 --- 1942/FOUNDER/THE AMERICAN ROLLING MILL/COMPANY/1899 (On front of wall, right side, incised lettering:) "ARMCO SPIRIT IS A COMPREHENSIVE/VITAL FORCE WHICH FINDS EXPRESSION/IN THE PRACTICAL APPLICATION OF/POLICIES BUILDED ON A PLATFORM/OF CHRISTIAN PRINCIPLES IN WHICH/SELFISH PURPOSE HAS NO PLACE" signed Founder's mark appears. Description:  George Verity stands rigidly, wearing a full mustache, clothed in a three-piece, two-button suit with a handkerchief in his proper right breast pocket, a business shirt, a tie with a windsor knot, cuffed pants, and tie shoes. The figure stands on a bronze platform that is affixed to a square, granite base. The figure and base stand in front of a low, granite wall. Subject:  Portrait male -- Verity, George M. -- Full length Occupation -- Industry -- Milling Occupation -- Other -- Businessman Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Ohio -- Middletown Sculpture Owner:  AK Steel, Public Relations, 703 Curtis Street, Entrance steps, Middletown, Ohio 45043 Provenance:  Formerly located Armco Steel Corporation Headquarters, 703 Curtis Street, Entrance steps, Middletown, Ohio 45043 Remarks:  George M. Verity, 1865-1942, was the founder of the American Rolling Mill Company (ARMCO) in 1899. The location of sculpture is the former headquarters of the ARMCO Steel Corporation. The sculpture was restored in 1973 by Eleftherios Karkadoulias. IAS files contain a clipping from the Cincinnati Enquirer, July 1, 1973, which has an image of Karkadoulias with the figure during the restoration process. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Ohio, Cincinnati survey, 1994. Illustration:  Image on file. The Cincinnati Enquirer, July 1, 1973. 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 OH000493   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture OH000493 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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