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Ball, Thomas,
F. Barbedienne fonderie,
Portrait male -- Sumner, Charles
Occupation -- Political
Occupation -- Education
Outdoor Sculpture -- Massachusetts -- Boston
Sculpture
Charles Sumner, (sculpture).
Artist:
Ball, Thomas, 1819-1911, sculptor.
F. Barbedienne fonderie, founder.
Title:
Charles Sumner, (sculpture).
Dates:
Commissioned 1876. 1877. Dedicated Dec. 23, 1878.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Figure: bronze; Base: granite.
Dimensions:
Figure: approx. 10 ft. 10 in. x 3 ft. 2 in. x 2 ft. 8 in.; Base: approx. 8 ft. 1 in. x 7 ft. 8 in. x 7 ft. 8 in.
Inscription:
(Proper right side of base:) THOMAS BALL 1877.sc.1877 / F. Barbedienne Founder Paris (Front of base:) SUMNER signed Founder's mark appears.
Description:
Full-length portrait of Charles Sumner, standing, holding papers in his proper left hand.
Subject:
Portrait male -- Sumner, Charles -- Full length
Occupation -- Political -- Senator
Occupation -- Education
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Massachusetts -- Boston
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of Boston, Boston Art Commission, Office of Cultural Affairs, Boston City Hall, Room 716, Boston, Massachusetts 02201
Located Boston Public Garden, Boylston Street Mall, Boston, Massachusetts
Remarks:
The statue commemorates Charles Sumner (1811-1874). Born in Boston, Sumner was an effective supporter of Horace Mann in his work to improve public education in Massachusetts. In 1851, Sumner was elected to the U.S. Senate. Ball received the commission for the statue during his visit to the Centennial Exposition in 1876. He worked on the model after his return to Florence and sent it to Paris for casting. Statue was unveiled on Dec. 23, 1878 without formal ceremonies, other than the reading of a historical sketch by Alexander H. Rice, then governor of Massachusetts. IAS files contain related excerpts from Walter Muir Whitehall's, "Boston Statues," Barre, MA: Barre Pub., 1970; and condition reports dated Nov. 2, 1979, Nov. 25, 1990, and Dec. 30, 1991.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Massachusetts survey, 1993.
Carlock, Marty, "A Guide to Public Art in Greater Boston: From Newburyport to Plymouth," Boston: The Harvard Common Press, rev. ed., 1993, pg. 42.
Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985.
Zoukee, Sophye M., "Adopt-A-Statue Casebook," Boston: City of Boston, 1990.
Boston Art Commission, 1991.
National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, MA5098, 1989.
Monumental News, Aug., 1894, pg. 381.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Zoukee, Sophye M., "Adopt-A-Statue Casebook," Boston: City of Boston, 1990, pg. 64.
Monumental News, Aug., 1894, pg. 381.
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 76004863
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Inventory of American Sculpture
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