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Sculptor:
Federici, Gaetano 1880-1964  Search this
Founder:
Eagle Bronze Works  Search this
Subject:
Barnert, Nathan  Search this
Medium:
Sculpture: bronze; Base: granite
Type:
Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture
Sculptures
Owner/Location:
Administered by City of Paterson Department of Public Works City Hall Plaza Paterson New Jersey 07510
Located City Hall Plaza Paterson New Jersey
Date:
1925. Dedicated Oct. 28, 1925
Notes:
Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985
Save Outdoor Sculpture, New Jersey survey, 1995.
Image on file.
(On proper right side of sculpture's bronze base:) Gaetano Federici, Sc 1925 (On proper left side of sculpture's bronze base:) Eagle Bronze Works Inc./Mt. Vernon, N.Y. (On front of base:) NATHAN BARNERT/PHILANTHROPIST/TWICE MAYOR OF/PATERSON (On back of base:) ERECTED BY/GRATEFUL CITIZENS OF/PATERSON/IN APPRECIATION OF/INNUMERABLE ACTS OF/CIVIC CHARITY/1925 signed Founder's mark appears.
The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide.
Summary:
A standing portrait of Mayor Barnert with his proper left hand grasping the lapel of his jacket. Behind his proper right leg is a small draped table with a book on it. The sculpture rests atop a tall granite base.
Topic:
Portrait male--Full length  Search this
Occupation--Political--Mayor  Search this
Object--Furniture--Table  Search this
Object--Written Matter--Book  Search this
Control number:
IAS 77002932
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_21967