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French, Daniel Chester,
LeLand, Ernest S.,
Gorham Manufacturing Company,
Presbrey-LeLand Company,
Allegory -- Life
Religion -- Angel
Figure female -- Full length
Fountain
Sculpture
Spirit of Life, (sculpture).
Artist:
French
, Daniel Chester, 1850-1931, sculptor.
LeLand, Ernest S., designer.
Gorham Manufacturing Company, founder.
Presbrey-LeLand Company, contractor.
Title:
Spirit of Life, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Spirit of Life Angel, (sculpture).
Dates:
1914. Dedicated 1924.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Angel: bronze; Fountain: Dummerston granite.
Dimensions:
Angel: approx. 48 3/4 x 29 x 28 in.; Base: approx. H. 54 in. x W. 114 in.
Inscription:
D. C.
French
1914 signed
Description:
Standing female winged figure draped with a cloth, with both hands raised. In her proper right hand she holds a pine branch and in her proper left hand she holds a bowl.
Subject:
Allegory -- Life
Religion -- Angel
Figure female -- Full length
Object Type:
Fountain
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Town of Brattleboro, 230 Main Street, Brattleboro, Vermont 05301
Located Brooks Memorial Library, 224 Main Street, Brattleboro, Vermont 05301
Provenance:
Formerly located Plaza Park, Main, Canal & Vernon Streets, Brattleboro, Vermont 05301 1924-1974.
Remarks:
One of eight known bronze replicas of a working model for the Spencer
Trask
Memorial in Saratoga Springs, NY. It was placed in the Plaza Park in Brattleboro, VT in 1924. On September 16, 1974 the statue was stolen. It was recovered and then placed indoors at the Brooks Memorial Library. The original base remains in the park and holds plantings. IAS files contain a copy of The Vermont Phoenix (Brattleboro, VT), May 16, 1924 and the Brattleboro Reformer (May 6, 1924, Sept. 19, 1974, and Nov. 4, 1974) discussing the history of the sculpture, its vandalism and recovery.
French
sculpted the angel and it was cast by the Gorham Manufacturing Company. The fountain was carved by the Presbrey-LeLand Co. from a design by Ernest S. LeLand.
A nearby marker reads: A tribute to the memory of Lyman E. Holden one of Brattleboro's ernest promoters and a faithful advocate of its highest interests. Through his efforts and generosity this plaza was created and the fountain erected as his gift. Dedicated May 6th, 1924.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Vermont survey, 1992.
Brattleboro Reformer (Brattleboro, VT), May 6, 1924.
Brattleboro Reformer (Brattleboro, VT), Sept. 19, 1974.
Brattleboro Reformer (Brattleboro, VT), Nov. 4, 1974.
The Vermont Phoenix (Brattleboro, VT), May 16, 1924.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Brattleboro Reformer (Brattleboro, VT), May 6, 1924.
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 VT000200
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