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Sculptor:
Verhaegen, Louis M.  Search this
Subject:
Scudder, John  Search this
Medium:
Sculpture: stone; Base: stone
Culture:
Asian Indian  Search this
Type:
Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture
Sculptures-Relief
Sculptures-Gravestone
Sculptures
Owner/Location:
Administered by First Reformed Church of New Brunswick Neilson Street New Brunswick New Jersey 08901
Located Cemetery grounds at the corner of Paterson & Neilson Streets New Brunswick New Jersey
Date:
Relocated 1862
Notes:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, New Jersey survey, 1994.
Summary:
Globe of the planet, encircled by an inscribed sash, sits atop a cloud. The cloud is atop a four-sided, multitiered base with inscriptions. The front of the base has a scene in relief showing Rev. John Scudder preaching to five bare-chested male Indians. On the left two Indians stand and one sits, Rev. Scudder is in the center, while on the right two Indians stand.
Topic:
Portrait male--Full length  Search this
Homage--Scudder, Harriet Waterbury  Search this
Occupation--Religion--Missionary  Search this
Object--Other--Globe  Search this
Landscape--Weather--Cloud  Search this
Figure group--Male  Search this
Ethnic  Search this
Control number:
IAS NJ000050
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_321975