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George Prentice, (sculpture). Artist:  Bouly, Louis Alexis Achille, 1805-1876, sculptor. Title:  George Prentice, (sculpture). Dates:  1876. Relocated 1912 or 1913. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: white Carrara marble; Base: limestone. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 83 x 35 x 49 in.; Base: approx. 48 x 82 x 82 in. Inscription:  A BOULY (On front of base, incised:) PRENTICE signed Description:  Statue of George Prentice seated in the editor's chair. His proper left hand rests on a large book. Subject:  Portrait male -- Prentice, George D. -- Full length Occupation -- Writer -- Journalist Occupation -- Writer -- Editor Object -- Written Matter -- Book Object -- Furniture -- Chair Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Kentucky -- Louisville Sculpture Owner:  Louisville Free Public Library, Main Branch, 301 West York Street, Louisville, Kentucky 40202 Remarks:  George D. Prentice was the founder of The Louisville Daily Journal, which in 1868 merged with The Louisville Courier to become The Courier-Journal. The sculpture was carved at the insistence of two former Confederates,Henry Watterson and Walter N. Haldeman, who were editor and president of the Courier-Journal, respectively. The statue in 1876 was originally placed in a niche above the main entrance of The Courier-Journal building when it was located at 3rd and Green Streets. It was donated to the Main Library in 1912 or 1913. IAS files contain related articles from: Filson Club History Quarterly 50 (1976) pg. 265; Courier Journal (Kentucky), Sept. 14 & 15, 1955. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Kentucky survey, 1995. National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, KY0012, KY0042, 1989. Monumental News, Jan. 1913, pg. 40. Altrusa Club of Louisville, "Cut, Cast, Carved," Louisville, KY: Chamber of Commerce, 1974, pg. 13. Illustration:  Image on file. The Courier-Journal (Louisville, KY), Sept. 14, 1955. 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 KY000076   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture KY000076 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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