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Reverend John J. Gray Memorial, (sculpture)

Catalog Data

Sculptor:
Kitson, Samuel James 1848-1906  Search this
Subject:
Gray, John J  Search this
Medium:
Bust: bronze; Base: Vermont granite
Type:
Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture
Sculptures-Gravestone
Sculptures
Owner/Location:
Administered by Archdiocese of Boston 175 Broadway Malden Massachusetts 02148
Located St. Mary's Cemetery 226 North Street Salem Massachusetts
Date:
1894
Notes:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Massachusetts survey, 1993.
National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, MA0090, 1989.
Monumental News, Feb. 1895, pg. 120.
Image on file.
S. J. KITSON BOSTON 1894 (On rear of base, incised:) REV. M. J. MASTERSON (Bottom front of base, bronze lettering:) J. N. signed
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Summary:
Bronze bust of Rev. John J. Gray mounted atop a granite pedestal with sloping sides sitting on a square base.
Topic:
Portrait male--Bust  Search this
Occupation--Religion--Clergy  Search this
Control number:
IAS MA000162
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_334501