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Sculptor:
Daugherty, Marshall Harrison 1915-  Search this
Subject:
Wesley, John  Search this
Medium:
Sculpture: bronze; Base: Royal Pearl granite
Type:
Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture
Sculptures
Owner/Location:
Administered by City of Savannah Park & Tree Department P. O. Box 1027 Savannah Georgia 31402
Located Reynolds Square Abercorn Street at Bryan & Congress Streets Savannah Georgia 31401
Date:
Commissioned Feb. 1967. Modelled 1967. Dedicated Aug. 3, 1969
Notes:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Georgia survey, 1994.
Summary:
A full-length portrait of John Wesley at age thirty-three dressed in long clerical robes. He stands with his proper right hand extended with his palm facing up. An open Bible is held to his chest with his proper left hand. The sculpture has a bronze base and is mounted on a square base of polished granite. The monument is set in a rectangular, brick-paved patio, surrounded by four granite benches.
Topic:
Portrait male--Full length  Search this
Occupation--Religion--Clergy  Search this
Occupation--Religion--Missionary  Search this
Religion--Methodist  Search this
Object--Written Matter--Bible  Search this
Control number:
IAS GA000622
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_344031