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Gast, Englebert C.,
Homage -- Bangs, George S.
Architecture -- Vehicle
Occupation -- Service
Object -- Foliage
Gravestone
Outdoor Sculpture -- Illinois -- Chicago
Sculpture
George
S.
Bangs
Monument, (sculpture).
Artist:
Gast, Englebert C., sculptor.
Title:
George
S.
Bangs
Monument, (sculpture).
Dates:
Installed ca. 1880.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: Indiana limestone or granite.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 20 x 7 x 6 ft.
Inscription:
(On railroad car:) UNITED STATES/RAILWAY/POST OFFICE (On tree stump:)
George
S./
Bangs
/Died November 17/1877/Aged 51 years/8 months, 22 days/His crowning effort/The Fast/Mail
Description:
At the base of a large carved stone tree stump is a scale model of a railway mail car entering a tunnel. The railway car and tunnel entrance appear to be out of proportion with the tree and carved foliage and plants.
Subject:
Homage --
Bangs
,
George
S.
Architecture -- Vehicle -- Train
Occupation -- Service -- Postman
Object -- Foliage
Object Type:
Gravestone
Outdoor Sculpture -- Illinois -- Chicago
Sculpture
Owner:
Rosehill Cemetery, 5800 North Ravenswood Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60660
Remarks:
The monument originally had a postman standing on the platform. This mail car is an accurate scale model of a real one. The SOS survey questionnaire provided granite as the medium while the Public Monument Conservation Project questionnaire provided limestone as the medium.
References:
Public Monument Conservation Project, 1986.
Bach, Ira J., and Mary Lackritz Gray, "A Guide to Chicago's Public Sculpture," Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1983, pg. 361.
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Illinois, Chicago survey, 1992.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Bach, Ira J., and Mary Lackritz Gray, "A Guide to Chicago's Public Sculpture," Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1983, pg. 361.
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 IL000007
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Inventory of American Sculpture
IL000007
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