John Tyler Memorial, (sculpture)

Smithsonian American Art Museum and its Renwick Gallery

Object Details

sculptor
Porter, Raymond Averill 1883-1949
founder
T. F. McGann & Sons Company
Subject
Tyler, John
Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985.
Commonwealth of Virginia, Virginia Landmarks Commission, 1974.
National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, VA5010, 1989.
Monumental News, March 1914, pg. 181.
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Virginia survey, 1995.
Image on file.
(On west side of base:) PRESIDENT JOHN TYLER MARRIED FIRST LETITIA CHRISTIAN BORN NOVEMBER 12, 1790, DIED JANUARY 12, 1842 INTERRED AT CEDAR GROVE NEW KENT CO. VA MARRIED SECOND JULIA GARDINER BR JULY 23, 1820 DIED JULY 10, 1889 INTERRED BY HIS SIDE UNDER THIS MONUMENT (On east side of base:) JOHN TYLER, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES 1841-1845 BORN IN CHARLES CITY CO, VA MARCH 29, 1790 DIED IN THE CITY OF RICHMOND JANUARY 18, 1862 signed Founder's mark appears.
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Summary
A bronze bust of John Tyler is mounted on the side of a tall granite shaft topped by a bronze ornamental urn. On the north side of the shaft is a relief depicting an allegorical figure of Memory holding a laurel wreath in her proper left hand and a tree of the republic in her proper right hand. On the south side of the shaft is a relief depicting an allegorical figure of the republic holding a shield bearing the seals of the United States and the Commonwealth of Virginia.
1915. Dedicated Oct. 12, 1915
Control number
IAS 75008379
Type
Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture
Sculptures-Gravestone
Sculptures
Medium
Sculpture: bronze; Base: stone
Owner/Location
Hollywood Cemetery 412 South Cherry Street Presidents circle Richmond Virginia 23220
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
Topic
Portrait male--Bust
Occupation--Political--President
Figure female--Full length
Allegory--Other--Memory
Allegory--Place--America
Record ID
siris_ari_14719
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