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Nicholosi, J.,
Portrait male -- Bausch, John Jacob
Relief
Sculpture
Bausch Memorial Tablet, (sculpture).
Artist:
Nicholosi, J., sculptor.
Title:
Bausch Memorial Tablet, (sculpture).
Dates:
1930. Dedicated Jan. 1, 1931.
Medium:
Bronze.
Inscription:
J. Nicholosi, '30 (On front of plaque:) BAUSCH MEMORIAL BRIDGE/ERECTED 1930/BY THE CITY OF ROCHESTER/BY THE WILL OF THE PEOPLE A MEMORIAL TO/JOHN JACOB BAUSCH/PIONEER MANUFACTURER AND INDUSTRIAL/LEADER, WHO GAVE ROCHESTER LEADERSHIP/IN AMERICA'S OPTICAL INDUSTRY signed
Description:
A rectangular inscription plaque bearing an oval relief depicting John Jacob Bausch.
Subject:
Portrait male -- Bausch, John Jacob -- Bust
Object Type:
Relief
Sculpture
Owner:
Destroyed.
Provenance:
Formerly located Bausch Memorial Bridge, Bausch Street, Rochester, New York
Remarks:
The tablet was installed on the balustrade at the east entrance to the bridge, but was knocked off the bridge during an automobile accident. It lies at the bottom of the ravine, 100 feet below the bridge, at the edge of the Genesee River. The Engineering Department of the City of Rochester inspected the site and declared it too dangerous to attempt a retrieval. IAS files contain a Rochester Historical Society flyer describing the plaque.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York survey, 1993.
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 NY001889
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Inventory of American Sculpture
NY001889
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