Indian and the Puritan
Indian and the Puritan | |
Location | Opposite 5 Washington Street(Newark Public Library), Newark, New Jersey |
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Coordinates | 40°44′38″N 74°10′13″W / 40.74389°N 74.17028°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1916 |
Architect | Gutzon Borglum |
MPS | Public Sculpture in Newark MPS |
NRHP reference No. | 94001256[1] |
NJRHP No. | 1273[2] |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | October 28, 1994 |
Designated NJRHP | September 13, 1994 |
Indian and the Puritan is a 1916 marble and bronze monument by Gutzon Borglum, the sculptor of Mount Rushmore, opposite 5 Washington Street, the Newark Public Library, in Washington Park of Newark in Essex County, New Jersey.[3] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on October 28, 1994, as part of the Public Sculpture in Newark, New Jersey Multiple Property Submission.[4]
History and description
[edit]The monument is a 22-foot (6.7 m) bronze lamp standard featuring two carved marble sculptures, a Native American and a Puritan. The lamp standard has Newark's city seal and two inscriptions that describe the city's history.[3] The monument was commissioned by the city to commemorate its 250th anniversary, 1666–1916. It was moved to its current location in Washington Park in 1977.[4]
Other sculptures by Borglum in Newark are: Seated Lincoln (1911), First Landing Party of the Founders of Newark (1916), and Wars of America (1926).[5]
See also
[edit]- List of public art in Newark, New Jersey
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Essex County, New Jersey
References
[edit]- ^ "National Register Information System – (#94001256)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
- ^ "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places – Essex County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection – Historic Preservation Office. December 22, 2021. p. 18.
- ^ a b "The Indian and the Puritan, (sculpture)". Inventory of American Sculpture, Smithsonian Institution Research Information System. Smithsonian American Art Museum.
- ^ a b Zakalak, Ulana D. (April 1994). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Indian and the Puritan". National Park Service. With accompanying 6 photos
- ^ Zakalak, Ulana D. (April 13, 1994). "Public Sculpture in Newark, New Jersey". National Park Service.
External links
[edit]- Media related to Indian and the Puritan at Wikimedia Commons
- Buildings and structures completed in 1916
- Public art in Newark, New Jersey
- Monuments and memorials on the National Register of Historic Places in New Jersey
- 1916 sculptures
- National Register of Historic Places in Newark, New Jersey
- New Jersey Register of Historic Places
- Sculptures of Native Americans in New Jersey
- Sculptures by Gutzon Borglum
- Relocated buildings and structures in New Jersey