William Ellery Channing, (sculpture)

Object Details

Notes
Ambler, Louise Todd & Marilyn Gage Hyson, unpublished checklist, 2001-2003.
Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Massachusetts survey, 1993.
Boston Art Commission, 1991.
"Public Art in Boston," Boston: Institute of Contemporary Art, 1975.
Zoukee, Sophye M., "Adopt-A-Statue Casebook," Boston: City of Boston, 1990, pg. 15.
National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, MA0162, 1989.
Monumental News, Aug. 1903, pg. 475-476.
Image on file.
Zoukee, Sophye M., "Adopt-A-Statue Casebook," Boston: City of Boston, 1990, pg. 15.
Monumental News, Oct. 1902; Aug. 1903.
(On sculpture, proper right side of bronze base:) HERBERT ADAMS Sc. 1902 (On sculpture, proper left side of bronze base:) HENRY BONNARD BRONZE Co. FOUNDERS N.Y. 1903 (On front of marble base, below sculpture:) WILLIAM ELLERY CHANNING/MDCCLXXX-MDCCXLII (On front of marble base, left side:) HE PREACHED WITH/SPIRITUAL POWER/AND LED A GREAT/ADVANCE TOWARD THE/CHRISTIAN IDEALS (On front of marble base, right side:) HE BREATHED INTO/THEOLOGY A HUMANE/SPIRIT AND PR-/CLAIMED ANEW THE/DIVINITY OF MAN (On rear of marble base:) I SEE THE/MARKS OF GOD IN THE/HEAVENS AND THE EARTH BUT/HOW MUCH MORE IN A LIBERAL/INTELLECT IN MAGNANIMITY IN/UNCONQUERABLE RECTITUTDE/IN A PHILANTHROPY WHICH/FORGIVES EVERY WRONG/AND WHICH NEVER DISPAIRS/OF THE CAUSE OF CHRIST/AND HUMAN VIRTUE I DO/AND I MUST REVERENCE/HUMAN NATURE. I BLESS IT/FOR ITS ACHIEVEMENTS/IN SCIENCE AND IN ART AND/STILL MORE FOR ITS EXAMPLES /OF HEROIC AND SAINTLY VIRTUE/THESE ARE MARKS OF A DIVINE ORIGIN AND PLEDGES OF/A CELESTIAL INHERITANCE/AND I THANK GOD THAT MY/OWN LOT IS BOUND UP WITH/THAT OF THE HUMAN RACE/WILLIAM ELLERY CHANNING/THE GIFT OF/JOHN FOSTER signed Founder's mark appears.
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Summary
A portrait of William Ellery Channing, standing holding the Bible in his proper left hand and clutching the folds of his ecclesiastical robes to his chest with his proper right hand. The sculpture rests atop a granite base that is installed in a marble niche beneath a marble canopy. The monument is approached by two granite steps.
Data Source
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
Date
Modeled 1899-1902. Cast 1903. Dedicated June 1, 1903
Control number
IAS 77000051
sculptor
Adams, Herbert 1858-1945
designer
Griffith, Vincent
founder
Henry-Bonnard Bronze Company
Subject
Channing, William Ellery
Type
Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture
Sculptures
Medium
Sculpture: bronze; Base and steps: pink Milford granite; Niche and canopy: Tennessee marble
Owner/Location
Administered by City of Boston Office of Cultural Affairs Boston City Hall, Room 716 Boston Massachusetts 02201
Located Boston Public Garden Arlington & Boylston Streets Boston Massachusetts
Topic
Portrait male--Full length
Occupation--Religion--Clergy
Object--Written Matter--Book
Record ID
siris_ari_9930
Usage
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