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Bartlett, Paul Wayland,
J. Arthur Limerick Company,
Portrait male -- Franklin, Benjamin
Occupation -- Political
Outdoor Sculpture -- Connecticut
Sculpture
Benjamin Franklin, (sculpture).
Artist:
Bartlett
,
Paul
Wayland
,
1865-1925
,
sculptor
.
J. Arthur Limerick Company, founder.
Title:
Benjamin Franklin, (sculpture).
Dates:
1919. Dedicated June 8, 1921.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: bronze; Base: granite.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 6 ft. x 6 ft. x 3 ft. 6 in.; Base: approx. 3 ft. 6 in. x 7 ft. x 4 ft. 9 in.
Inscription:
(Lower right front of sculpture:)
Paul
W.
Bartlett
Sc. (Back of sculpture, lower right:) J. Arthur Limerick Co. (Front of base:) BENJAMIN FRANKLIN (Back of base, center:) PRESENTED TO THE CITIZENS OF WATERBURY/BY ELISHA LEAVENWORTH/IN APPRECIATION OF/A GREAT STATESMAN, PHILOSOPHER AND PATRIOT signed Founder's mark appears.
Description:
The sculpture depicts Benjamin Franklin sitting in the center of a backless bench. He is wearing a heavy overcoat that is draped over the back and sides of the bench. He holds a cane in between his legs, which are spread apart and he holds a copy of Poor Richard's Almanack in his proper left hand. On the bench to the proper right of the figure is a book and hat. The base is a simple granite block that flares to meet the foundation.
Subject:
Portrait male -- Franklin, Benjamin
Occupation -- Political -- Diplomat
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Connecticut
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of Waterbury, Parks & Recreation Department, 236 Grand Street, Waterbury, Connecticut 06702
Located Library Plaza, 267 Grand Street, Connecticut
Remarks:
The sculpture was funded by a $15,000 bequest left by Elisha Leavenworth, a prominent Waterbury businessman and benefactor, in 1911. The artist was selected in 1913. His first model for the memorial was rejected because it was felt Franklin looked too uncomfortable on the bench and looked too old.
Bartlett
's second model was approved and artisans were hired to cast the monument in Baltimore.
IAS files contain copy of Dedication pamphlet and article from The Sunday Republican Magazine (Waterbury, CT), Feb. 28, 1971. For further reading see: William J. Pape, "History of Waterbury and The Naugatuck Valley," (S. J. Clarke Publishing Co., 1918); and Lorado Taft, "The History of American Sculpture," (New York, MacMillan Company, 1924), pg. 378-385.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Connecticut survey, 1993.
Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985.
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 76004968
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Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
76004968
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