Morley Monument, (sculpture)

Object Details

fabricator

J. V. Stout Company

sculptor

Springer, Frank

Subject

Morley, William Raymond

Save Outdoor Sculpture, New Mexico survey, 1994.

Image on file.

(On base:) J. V. STOUT CO/TOPEKA KS. (On plaque on pedestal:) TO THE MEMORY/OF/WM. RAYMOND MORLEY/BORN SEPT. 15, 1846/DIED JAN. 3, 1883/IN WHOM WERE COMBINED/COURAGE, LOYALTY, LOVE AND HONOR;/EVERY MANLY VIRTUE/AND ALL NOBLE QUALITIES OF HEART/THIS MONUMENT/IS ERECTED BY HIS FRIENDS (Incised in headstone at base, rear:) ADA MCPHERSON/WIFE OF/W. R. MORLEY/BORN AUG. 26, 1852/AT WINTERSET, IA/DIED DEC. 9, 1917/AT MAGDALENA, NM (In raised letters, below relief:) MORLEY Founder's mark appears.

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Summary

Morley monument consists of a tiered base and pedestal which support a broken shaft. The broken shaft signifies the death of a young man. There is a profile in relief of William R. Morley affixed to the pedestal. The figure wears a suit, moustache and long sideburns. There is a small headstone on the reverse, at the foot of the base, for Mrs. Morley. The monument is enclosed in a fenced area, comprised of low tapered pylons joined by two rows of horizontal metal bars.

Ca. 1880. Relocated ca. 1993. Dedicated Oct. 27, 1993

Control number

IAS NM000493

Type

Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture

Sculptures-Relief

Sculptures-Gravestone

Sculptures

Medium

Shaft: Italian marble; Pedestal: possibly granite; Relief: metal (?); Base: possibly sandstone

Place

New Mexico

Datil

Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums

Topic

Portrait male--Profile

Homage--Morley, Ada McPherson

Occupation--Industry--Railroad

Occupation--Writer--Editor

Record ID

siris_ari_336469

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