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Meunier, Constantin Emile,
Fonderie Verbeysi,
McKim, Mead & White,
Occupation -- Labor
Figure male -- Full length
Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- New York
Sculpture
Le
Marteleur
, (sculpture).
Artist:
Meunier, Constantin Emile, 1831-1905, sculptor.
Fonderie Verbeysi, founder.
McKim, Mead & White, architectural firm.
Title:
Le
Marteleur
, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Pincerman, (sculpture).
Metalsmith, (sculpture).
Dates:
Cast 1884. 1886. Dedicated 1914.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: bronze; Base: granite.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 6 ft. 5 1/2 in. x 2 ft. 11 in. x 2 ft. 4 in.; Base: approx. 4 ft. 3 in. x 4 ft. 3 in. x 3 ft. 10 in.
Inscription:
FonderieVerbeysi/Bruxelles / Constantin-Emile Meunier (Front of base:) CLASS of '89/SCHOOL OF MINES 1914 / LE
MARTELEUR
signed Founder's mark appears.
Description:
A hammerman or metalsmith is depicted standing with his proper left hand on his hip, proper right hand holding a pair of pincers. He wears a leather apron, cap, and calf and foot coverings.
Subject:
Occupation -- Labor
Figure male -- Full length
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- New York
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Columbia University, Office of Art Properties, West Gallery - Low Library, New York, New York 10027
Located Columbia University, School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, entrance, New York, New York 10027
Remarks:
McKim, Mead & White designed the base.
References:
Gayle, Margot & Michele Cohen, "Guide to Manhattan's Outdoor Sculpture," New York: Prentice Hall, 1988, pg. 302.
Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York, New York survey, 1993.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Gayle, Margot & Michele Cohen, "Guide to Manhattan's Outdoor Sculpture," New York: Prentice Hall, 1988, pg. 302.
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 87870202
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Inventory of American Sculpture
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