Jane A. Delano Memorial, (sculpture)

Object Details

sculptor

McKenzie, R. Tait 1867-1938

Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985

Brookgreen Gardens, n.d.

Hussey, Christopher, "Tait McKenzie, A Sculptor of Youth," Philadelphia, PA: J.B. Lippincott Company, 1930.

Goode, James M., "The Outdoor Sculpture of Washington, D.C., A Comprehensive Historical Guide," Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1974, pg. 462-463.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, District of Columbia survey, 1993.

Michael Richman, SAAM curatorial assistant, 1967-1969.

Image on file.

Goode, James M., "The Outdoor Sculpture of Washington, D.C., A Comprehensive Historical Guide," Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1974, M-20.

Washington Herald, Feb. 6, 1933.

(Lower front right:) R. TAIT MCKENZIE fecit 1932.1933. (Front of base:) TO/JANE A. DELANO/AND 296 NURSES WHO DIED IN THE WAR/1914-1918 (Left side of figure:) THOU SHALT NOT BE AFRAID FOR THE TERROR BY NIGHT NOR FOR THE ARROW FLIETH BY DAY (Right side of figure:) NOR FOR THE PESTILENCE THAT WALKETH IN DARKNESS NOR FOR THE DESTRUCTION THAT WASETH AT NOONDAY. signed

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Summary

Standing female figure representing the spirit of nursing is dressed in long drapery and a cape that covers her head. Her arms are outstretched with the proper left palm facing downward and the proper right palm facing upward. Her proper right foot is slightly forward and slips out from beneath her drapery. The sculpture is installed in a niche on the front of a tall marble wall in the middle of an exedra. On either side of the sculpture is a low wall with seating.

1932-1933. Dedicated April 26, 1934

Control number

IAS 77002570

Type

Sculptures-Exedra

Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture

Sculptures

Medium

Sculpture: bronze; Base: marble

Owner/Location

American Red Cross Facilities 430 17th Street, N.W Garden Court Washington District of Columbia 20006

Title

Jane A. Delano and the Nurses Who Died in Service in World War I, (sculpture)

Spirit of Nursing, (sculpture)

Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums

Topic

Homage--Delano, Jane Arminda

Occupation--Medicine--Nurse

History--United States--World War I

Record ID

siris_ari_21094

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