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    		• Brewster, George Thomas,
     
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    		• Portrait male -- Curie, Charles,
     
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    		• Occupation -- Law
     
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    		• Occupation -- Military
     
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    		• Occupation -- Other
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- New Jersey -- Paterson
     
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    		• Sculpture
     
     
    Charles Curie, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Brewster, George Thomas, 1862-1943, sculptor.
    Title: 
    Charles Curie, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    1913.
    Digital Reference: 
    Image Image
    Medium: 
    Sculpture: bronze; Base: granite.
    Dimensions: 
    Sculpture: approx. 28 x 28 x 12 in.; Base: 6 x 2 x 2 ft.
    Inscription: 
    (On back of bust:) Charles Curie/Born 1842 Died 1910/Geo. T. Brewster/Sculptor 1913 (On front of base, in raised lettering:) CURIE (On front of base, incised lettering:) IN MEMORIAM/CHARLES CURIE/1842---1910/A MODEL CITIZEN/A PATRIOTIC SOLDIER/A LOYAL FRIEND/"A GOOD MAN AND/--TRUE--"/A TRIBUTE FROM THE CITIZENS OF/PATERSON. 1913 signed
    Description: 
    A bust of Charles Curie with a small moustache and a receding hairline. He is wears a jacket and bow tie. The bust is mounted on a granite base adorned on the back with a relief of a wreath and crossed swords.
    Subject: 
    Portrait male -- Curie, Charles, -- Bust
    Occupation -- Law -- Lawyer
    Occupation -- Military -- Captain
    Occupation -- Other -- Businessman
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- New Jersey -- Paterson
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Administered by City of Paterson, Department of Public Works, City Hall Plaza, Paterson, New Jersey 07510
    Located Eastside Park, Paterson, New Jersey
    Remarks: 
    Charles Curie was a Paterson millionaire known for his civic devotion. He was born in France and immigrated as a child, serving in the Civil War as a Captain in the Army. He later became a successful attorney and real estate developer. IAS files contain his obituary from The Morning Call (Paterson, NJ), May 10, 1910, pg. 1.
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, New Jersey survey, 1995.
    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 NJ000406
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