Sculptor:

Buyck, Edward Pierre 1888-1960  Search this

Medium:

Stele: granite; Foundation: concrete

Type:

Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture

Sculptures-Relief

Sculptures-Stele

Sculptures

Owner/Location:

Located Corner of Lee Road & Route 289 Belleville New York

Date:

Dedicated Sept. 1929. Installed 1930. Rededicated Sept. 1948

Notes:

Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York survey, 1994.

Image on file.

Watertown Daily Times, Sept. 10, 1948.

Edward P. Buyck (On plaque above bas-relief, raised lettering:) ROUTE TRAVELED BY THE MEN/WHO CARRIED THE FOUR-TON CABLE/FOR THE SHIP "SUPERIOR" TWENTY MILES/FROM SANDY CREEK BATTLEFIELD/TO SACKETS HARBOR IN JUNE 1814/ERECTED BY NEW YORK STATE SOCIETY N.S.U.S./.DAUGHTERS OF 1812./AND THE STATE OF NEW YORK 1930 signed

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Summary:

A relief plaque set in a rough-hewn granite stele. The bas-relief depicts men (seen in right profile) pulling a large ship cable over their shoulders. At the front of the line, bulls pull a cart which holds the cable coil.

Topic:

History--United States--War of 1812  Search this

Figure group--Male  Search this

Architecture--Boat--Detail  Search this

Architecture--Vehicle--Cart  Search this

Animal--Cattle  Search this

Control number:

IAS NY000689

Data Source:

Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_ari_335715