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    		• Gregory, Angela,
     
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    		• Portrait male -- McDonogh, John
     
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    		• Occupation -- Monetary
     
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    		• Occupation -- Other
     
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    		• Sculpture
     
     
    John McDonogh, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Gregory, Angela, 1903-1990, sculptor.
    Title: 
    John McDonogh, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    1933-1934. Dedicated 1938. Removed June 13, 2020.
    Medium: 
    Sculpture: bronze; Base: granite.
    Dimensions: 
    Sculpture: approx. 2 ft. 9 in. x 2 ft. 4 in. x 1 ft. 5 in.; Base: approx. 8 ft. 2 in. x 9 ft. 6 in. x 8 ft. 6 in.
    Inscription: 
    (Front of base:) JOHN MCDONOGH/Planter/Merchant/Builder of a Fortune/Dedicated "to do good/much good great good/to my fellow man"/born/Baltimore Md. 1779/Died/New Orleans, La. 1850/"Remember always that/labor is one of the/conditions of our/existence." (Right side of base:) "Do unto/all men as/you would/be done by/never put off till/tomorrow/what you/can do/today." (Rear of base:) Study in the course/of your life to do/the greatest possi/ble amount of good/deprive yourself of/nothing necessary to/your comfort but live/in an honorable/simplicity and/frugality. "The conclusion at/which I have arrived/is that without/temperance there/is no heart" (Left side of base:) "Never give out/that which does not/first come in. Never bid/another/do what/you can/do/yourself." unsigned
    Description: 
    Bronze bust of John McDonogh, dressed in suit, ruffled shirt and cravat, set atop a granite pedestal.
    Subject: 
    Portrait male -- McDonogh, John -- Bust
    Occupation -- Monetary -- Philanthropist
    Occupation -- Other -- Businessman
    Object Type: 
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Administered by City of New Orleans, Department of Property Management, 1300 Perdido Street, City Hall, Room 5W01, New Orleans, Louisiana 70112
    Provenance: 
    Formerly located Duncan Plaza, facing City Hall, New Orleans, Louisiana until June 13, 2020.
    Remarks: 
    Created as part of the Works Progress Administration (WPA) program. The sculpture was moved to the plaza facing City Hall from a small uptown park.
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, Louisiana, New Orleans survey, 1993.
    Cocke, Edward J., "Monumental New Orleans," New Orleans: La Fayette Pub., 1968.
    Illustration: 
    Cocke, Edward J., "Monumental New Orleans," New Orleans: La Fayette Pub., 1968, pg. 32.
    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 88350036
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