Daguerre Memorial
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Daguerre Memorial in 2010
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Artist | Jonathan Scott Hartley |
Medium | Bronze and granite |
Movement | Sculpture |
Location | Washington, D.C. |
The Daguerre Memorial is a bronze and granite sculpture by Jonathan Scott Hartley in Washington, D.C. [1] It was erected in memory of Louis Daguerre .
History
Erected at the instigation of the Photographers Association of America , a worldwide trade association of professional photographers, the Daguerre Memorial was dedicated on 15 August 1890 at the Arts and Industries Building . It was later moved outside, where it remained from 1897 to 1969, when it was removed and placed in storage to allow for the construction of the Hirshhorn Museum . [2]
The 11-foot-tall (3.4 m) memorial was relocated and was rededicated in 1989, the 150th anniversary year of photography. [3] [4] It is outside the Old Patent Office Building , now home to the Smithsonian American Art Museum and the National Portrait Gallery , on 7th Street N.W. , near F Street, in Washington. [5]
The figure was cast by the Henry-Bonnard Bronze Company of New York.
The inscriptions read:
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(Front of granite base, just below bust:)
- DAGUERRE
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(Side of granite base:)
- PHOTOGRAPHY, THE ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH, AND THE STEAM ENGINE ARE THE THREE GREAT DISCOVERIES OF THE AGE. NO FIVE CENTURIES IN HUMAN PROGRESS CAN SHOW SUCH STRIDES AS THESE.
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(Side of granite base:)
- TO COMMEMORATE THE FIRST HALF-CENTURY IN PHOTOGRAPHY 1839–1889. ERECTED BY THE PHOTOGRAPHER'S ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA AUG. 1890.
See also
References
- ↑ "Daguerre Memorial, (sculpture)" . siris-artinventories.si.edu .
- ↑ "DAGUERRE, Louis: Memorial at the Smithsonian Nat'l Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C. located in James M. Goode's Judiciary Square & East Downtown area" . www.dcmemorials.com . Archived from the original on 2016-03-03 . Retrieved 2011-03-16 .
- ↑ "Washington DC – Penn Quarter: National Portrait Gallery – Daguerre Memorial" . October 31, 2010 – via Flickr.
- ↑ "The Daguerre Monument by Jonathan Scott Hartley | StationStart.com" .
- ↑ "The Daguerre Monument Historical Marker" . www.hmdb.org .
External links
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