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    		• Saint-Gaudens, Augustus,
     
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    		• White, Stanford,
     
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    		• A. T. Lorme & E. Aubry,
     
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    		• Portrait male -- Cooper, Peter
     
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    		• Occupation -- Monetary
     
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    		• Occupation -- Science
     
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    		• Occupation -- Other
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- New York
     
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    		• Sculpture
     
     
    Peter Cooper Monument, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Saint-Gaudens, Augustus, 1848-1907, sculptor.
    White, Stanford, 1853-1906, architect.
    A. T. Lorme & E. Aubry, founder.
    Title: 
    Peter Cooper Monument, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    1894. Dedicated May 29, 1897.
    Digital Reference: 
    Image Image
    Medium: 
    Figure: bronze; Canopy and column support: Milford pink granite; Pedestal: Knoxville pink marble.
    Dimensions: 
    Overall: approx. 20 x 18 x 20 ft.; Canopy: H. 25 ft.; Pedestal: H. 6 ft.; Base: 4 x 24 x 22 ft.
    Inscription: 
    (On left side of base, just below staff:) Augustus Saint-Gaudens Fecit MD CCC XCIV/Cast by Lorne & Aubrey (On pedestal:) ERECTED BY THE/CITIZENS OF NEW YORK IN/GRATEFVL REMEMBRANCE/OF/PETER COOPER/FOVNDER OF THE/COOPER VNION/FOR THE ADVANCEMENT/OF SCIENCE AND ART/ANNO DOMINI/MDCCCXCVII. signed Founder's mark appears.
    Description: 
    Peter Cooper is seated in a massive armchair which rests on a pedestal beneath a canopy supported by polished Ionic columns. He holds a cane in his proper left hand. His closed proper right hand rests on his right thigh.
    Subject: 
    Portrait male -- Cooper, Peter -- Full length
    Occupation -- Monetary -- Philanthropist
    Occupation -- Science -- Inventor
    Occupation -- Other -- Businessman
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- New York
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Administered by City of New York, Department of Parks and Recreation, The Arsenal - Central Park, New York, New York 10021
    Located Cooper Square, In front of Cooper Union, New York, New York
    Remarks: 
    Peter Cooper was a philanthropist, inventor, manufacturer, and the founder of the Cooper Union. The Cooper Union was built in 1859 and offered free courses in the arts and sciences. Stanford White designed the pedestal and canopy. For related information see: Art Commission of the City of New York, "Catalogue of Works Belonging to the City of New York," vol. I, pg. 129; New York Times, May 29, 1897 and Nay 30, 1897.
    References: 
    Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985
    The City of New York, Department of Parks, 1941.
    Greenthal, Kathryn, "Augustus Saint-Gaudens: Master Sculptor," New York, NY: Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1985, pg. 50.
    Gayle, Margot & Michele Cohen, "Guide to Manhattan's Outdoor Sculpture," New York: Prentice Hall, 1988, pg. 83.
    Lederer, Joseph, "All Around the Town: A Walking Guide to Outdoor Sculpture in New York City," New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1975.
    National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, NY5098, 1989.
    Monumental News, Nov. 1894; Aug. 1897; May 1908.
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York, New York survey, 1992.
    Illustration: 
    Image on file.
    Greenthal, Kathryn, "Augustus Saint-Gaudens: Master Sculptor," New York, NY: Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1985, pg. 50.
    Gayle, Margot & Michele Cohen, "Guide to Manhattan's Outdoor Sculpture," New York: Prentice Hall, 1988, pg. 83.
    Monumental News, Aug. 1897, pg. 467.
    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 76003477
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