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(Hayes & Dolly Copp Memorial), (sculpture)

Catalog Data

Sculptor:
Oertel, Albert  Search this
Founder:
T. F. McGann & Sons Company  Search this
Medium:
Plaque: bronze; Base: granite (?)
Type:
Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture
Sculptures-Relief
Sculptures
Owner/Location:
Administered by United States Forest Service White Mountain National Forest 719 North Main Street, P. O. Box 638 Laconia New Hampshire 03247
Located Dolly Copp Campground Dolly Copp Road Dolly Copp Homestead site Martin's Location New Hampshire
Date:
Installed 1932-1933. Dedicated Aug. 30, 1933
Notes:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, New Hampshire survey, 1993.
Image on file.
(On lower proper left edge of relief:) A. OERTEL (On bottom edge of plaque:) T.F. McGANN & SONS CO. (On plaque below relief:) HERE STOOD THE HOME/OF HAYES AND DOLLY COPP/PIONEERS OF THE GLEN/THIS MEMORIAL IS/ERECTED/BY THE CAMPERS OF DOLLY COPP/1932-1933 signed Founder's mark appears.
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Summary:
Bronze plaque bearing a bas-relief medallion depicting the homestead of Hayes and Dolly Copp. The Copp house, a cape with ell barn, is on the left. A large tree stands in front of the house. A road leading through mountains is on the right. The plaque is mounted to the front of a natural-form boulder, possibly granite.
Topic:
Homage--Copp, Hayes  Search this
Homage--Copp, Dolly  Search this
Occupation--Other--Pioneer  Search this
Architecture--Domestic--Farmhouse  Search this
Landscape--Mountain--White Mountains  Search this
Landscape--New Hampshire  Search this
Control number:
IAS NH000446
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_338975