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Major Clarence Barrett Memorial Fountain, (sculpture)

Catalog Data

Sculptor:
Fry, Sherry Edmundson 1879-1966  Search this
Founder:
Roman Bronze Works  Search this
Medium:
Sculpture: bronze; Base: Tennessee marble
Type:
Sculptures-Relief
Sculptures-Fountain
Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture
Sculptures
Owner/Location:
Administered by City of New York Department of Parks and Recreation The Arsenal - Central Park New York New York 10021
Located Stuyvesant Place and Borough Hall Staten Island New York
Date:
Installed 1915. Dedicated Nov. 11, 1915. Relocated 1945
Notes:
Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985
Lederer, Joseph, "All Around the Town: A Walking Guide to Outdoor Sculpture in New York City," New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1975, pg. 13.
Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York, New York survey, 1992.
National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, NY5072, 1989.
Monumental News, April 1915, pg. 221.
Image on file.
Lederer, Joseph, "All Around the Town: A Walking Guide to Outdoor Sculpture in New York City," New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1975, pg. 13.
Monumental News, April 1915, cover.
(On lower front right side of sculpture:) S.E. FRY 1915 (On lower left side of sculpture:) Roman Bronze Works, N.Y. (On front of base:) MEMORIAL TO MAJOR/CLARENCE T. BARRETT (On back of base:) Erected In Loving Memory Of/1840-Major Clarence T. Barrett-1906/A Faithful Active Citizen Of/Richmond Borough,/Who Served With Distinction/Through The Civil War,/A Descendant Of/Colonel James Barrett,/Commander At Battle Of Concord,/April 1775./Loyal, Honest, Brave And True. signed Founder's mark appears.
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Summary:
A standing figure of a warrior in classical dress with spear and shield in proper left hand, his proper right arm outstretched. Reliefs of classical soldiers and women appear on the semicircular base.
Topic:
Homage--Barrett, Clarence  Search this
Figure male--Full length  Search this
Occupation--Military  Search this
Dress--Historic--Classical Dress  Search this
Control number:
IAS 76002771
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
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