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Founder:
Bureau Brothers  Search this
Subject:
Clay, Henry Stephens  Search this
Medium:
Sculpture: bronze; Base: marble
Type:
Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture
Sculptures
Owner/Location:
Administered by City of Marietta Parks & Recreation 50 Park Square Marietta Georgia
Located Town Square Marietta Georgia
Notes:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Georgia, Atlanta survey, 1994.
Image on file.
Bureau Bros. (Front of base:) Alexander Stephens Clay,/citizen, lawyer, statesman/Born on a Cobb County Farm/Sept. 25, 1853/Died a member of the/United States Senate/Nov. 13, 1910./His life was largely Given/to the service of His people/as councilman of His Home/City: REPRESENTATIVE OF/HIS COUNTY IN THE GENERAL/ASSEMBLY FOR SIX YEARS,/DURING WHICH TIME HE WAS/SPEAKER PROTEM, AND SPEAKER/OF THE HOUSE, STATE SENATOR/AND PRESIDENT OF THE GEORGIA SENATE; ELECTED TO THE/UNITED STATES SENATE IN 1896,/AND TWICE RE-ELECTED WITHOUT/OPPOSITION/CLAY (One side of base, raised lettering:) GUIDED BY LOFTY IDEALS,/OR STEADFAST ZEAL FOR THE/RIGHT AND SUBLIME FAITH/IN HIS PEOPLE AND COUNTRY,/WITH AN UNTIRING ENERGY,/HE DID HIS DUTY AS GOD GAVE/HIM THE LIGHT TO SEE IT./"AFTER LIFE'S FITFUL FEVER/HE SLEEPS WELL."
(Other side of base:) We live in deeds, not years;/in thoughts, not breaths;/in feelings, not figures/on a dial./We should count time by/heart-throbs, he most lives/who thinks most, feels the/noblest, acts the best. (Rear of base:) To the exemplary citizen,/faithful friend, trusted/and honored public servant,/this monument is erected by his friends, who knew him/best and loved him most,/as a token of their love/and esteem, and as for/inspiration to noble action/to those who may come/after them./"Seest thou a man diligent/in business? He shall stand/before kings." unsigned Founder's mark appears.
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Summary:
A full-length standing figure of Henry Stephens Clay, seen wearing a greatcoat, his proper left hand extended with the palm up, his proper right hand extended in a wave. The sculpture is mounted upon a square pedestal with a multitiered lower base.
Topic:
Portrait male--Full length  Search this
Occupation--Law--Lawyer  Search this
Occupation--Political--Senator  Search this
Occupation--Political--State Senator  Search this
Occupation--Political--Statesman  Search this
Control number:
IAS GA000584
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_338655