Sculptor:

Martiny, Philip 1858-1927  Search this

Founder:

Aubry Brothers & Company  Search this

Contractor:

W. F. Cook Granite Company  Search this

Subject:

McKinley, William  Search this

Medium:

Sculpture: bronze; Base: granite

Type:

Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture

Sculptures

Owner/Location:

Administered by City of Springfield Springfield Massachusetts

Located Court Square In front of City Hall Springfield Massachusetts

Date:

1908. Relocated 1920

Notes:

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Massachusetts survey, 1997.

National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, MA0036, 1989.

Monumental News, Nov. 1902, Sept. 1903, Dec. 1903, Oct. 1908, Oct. 1920.

Berns, Inez Martiny, 1996.

Image on file.

Monumental News, Oct. 1920, pg. 771-772.

P.H. MARTIN SC NY / AUBRY BROS CO./FOUNDERS N.Y. (On front, just below portrait:) MCKINLEY signed Founder's mark appears.

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Summary:

A bronze bust of McKinley rests atop a square granite base that is adorned with an allegorical female figure reaching up toward the bronze bust. The figure represents Fame.

Topic:

Portrait male--Bust  Search this

Occupation--Political--President  Search this

Figure female--Full length  Search this

Allegory--Quality--Grandeur  Search this

Control number:

IAS MA000891

Data Source:

Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums

EDAN-URL:

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