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Sculptor:
Taft, Lorado Zadoc 1860-1936  Search this
Landscape architect:
Wright, Henry 1878-1936  Search this
Assistant:
Webster, Mary Hortense  Search this
Founder:
Bronze Incorporated  Search this
Subject:
Cherry, Henry Hardin  Search this
Medium:
Sculpture: bronze; Base: pink granite
Type:
Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture
Sculptures
Owner/Location:
Administered by Western Kentucky University Facilities Management One Big Red Way Bowling Green Kentucky 42101
Located Western Kentucky University Entrance to Cherry Hall on 15th Street Bowling Green Kentucky
Date:
Modelled 1934. Cast 1936. Installed 1937. Dedicated Nov. 16, 1937
Notes:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Kentucky survey, 1994.
Image on file.
Harrison, Lowell, "Western Kentucky University," Lexington, KY: University Press of Kentucky, 1987.
Lorado Taft Sc 1936 Bronze Incorporated/Chicago, Ill. (Front of base, incised:) HENRY HARDIN CHERRY/NOVEMBER 16, 1864 - AUGUST 1, 1937/LEADER OF THE MOVEMENTS TO ESTABLISH KENTUCKY/NORMAL SCHOOLS AND TEACHERS COLLEGES/PRESIDENT SOUTHERN NORMAL SCHOOL 1892-1906/PRESIDENT OF WESTERN STATE KENTUCKY TEACHERS COLLEGE 1906-1937 (One side of base:) "No citizen can turn his back/upon the school without turning/his back upon the flag" (Rear of base, incised:) ERECTED BY HIS STUDENTS AND FRIENDS/1937" (Bronze plaque:) "The Last Work By/Lorado Taft/A Devoted Friend Of/Henry Hardin Cherry" (Other side of base:) "Educator/Inspirer of Youth/Philosopher" signed Founder's mark appears.
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.
Summary:
Portrait of Henry Hardin Cherry standing in characteristic fashion, wearing a three-pieced suit and tie, his proper left thumb stuck in his pants pocket. The sculpture is mounted upon a graduated base, encircled by a chain link fence.
Topic:
Portrait male--Full length  Search this
Occupation--Education--University President  Search this
Occupation--Education--Teacher  Search this
Control number:
IAS KY000250
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_333915