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Colonel Simon Perkins Statue, (sculpture). Artist:  Moretti, Giuseppe, 1857-1935, sculptor. Henry-Bonnard Bronze Company, founder. Title:  Colonel Simon Perkins Statue, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Simon Perkins Monument, (sculpture). Dates:  ca. 1894. Dedicated July 4, 1895. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: cast bronze; Base: black and white granite, polished. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 120 x 36 x 30 in.; Base: approx. 10 ft. x 107 in. x 107 in. Inscription:  (On lower proper right side of statue, probably:) Moretti (On lower proper left side of statue:) HENRY-BONNARD BRONZE CO. (On front of mid-section of base, raised:) SIMON PERKINS (On lower front of base, raised:) ERECTED BY THE CITY OF AKRON, 1895 signed Founder's mark appears. Description:  A bearded figure of Colonel Simon Perkins, dressed in a long coat and vest, stands holding the curved handle of a cane with his proper right hand, the tip rests in front of his feet. Subject:  Portrait male -- Perkins, Simon -- Full length Occupation -- Military -- Colonel Occupation -- Monetary -- Philanthropist Dress -- Accessory -- Cane Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Ohio -- Akron Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of Akron, Facilities Maintenance, 217 South High Street, Akron, Ohio 44308 Located Grace Park, Northeast corner of Park Street & North Prospect Street, Akron, Ohio Remarks:  Colonel Simon Perkins, 1805-1887, a son of Akron's co-founder, was one of the city's leading benefactors for more than half a century. He helped to bring the first railroad to Akron and was instrumental in the creating of Summit County and in making Akron the county seat. The park in which the statue stands was donated by him to the city and was named "Grace Park" in honor of Perkins' wife, Grace Tod Perkins. The sculpture was commissioned by the Akron Board of Park Commissions. Friends of Perkins subscribed $6,000 to a fund to have the statue made. Moretti was commissioned to create the figure and the Henry-Bonnard Bronze Co. cast the figure. Statue is registered with the Ohio Historic Preservation Office. IAS files contain a related excerpt from Karl H. Grismer's "Akron and Summit County," Summit County Historical Society, 1925, pg. 287; a copy of the statue's survey from the Ohio Historic Inventory; and a related undated article from the Akron Beacon Journal. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Ohio, Cleveland survey, 1993. National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, OH0065, 1989. Monumental News, Dec. 1894; May 1895. 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 OH000386   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture OH000386 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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