https://www.sc.concordlibrary.org/files/original/2c7f00fc65c353cb1aec74bda38af976.jpeg 4f55d33f3db80733cbbf3af56e3c4b74 https://www.sc.concordlibrary.org/files/original/516be7d6d9763b4c0b763474bc208f99.jpeg 83b85d7a98976b3c40b10da8f127896f https://www.sc.concordlibrary.org/files/original/c01da57d8e4d6f8e04d1a4e627026579.jpeg 6ee1d749225539de8aec35d2b5b1fed8 https://www.sc.concordlibrary.org/files/original/8ac299707b9431b60318638aeecf1b4e.jpeg 5b6e2dd075c7640fea1f22dcf20a23f8 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Emerson in Concord Subject The topic of the resource Ralph Waldo Emerson Description An account of the resource Materials for the exhibit Emerson in Concord Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Concord Free Public Library Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived CFPL web exhibit: Emerson in Concord Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2020 Language A language of the resource English Middlesex Hotel A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Sculpture Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource French's seated Emerson statue Subject The topic of the resource Ralph Waldo Emerson Description An account of the resource In contrast with the more intimate bust sculpted in 1879, Daniel Chester French’s impressive marble statue of Emerson seated is a clear example of the artist’s public work. Bearing more than a little resemblance to his seated Lincoln in the Lincoln Memorial at Washington, D.C. (unveiled in 1922), the seated Emerson was designed to be viewed from a distance. It depicts Emerson as the personification of the idealistic philosopher, thoughtful, serene, benevolent. While French’s earlier bust was sculpted from life, the seated Emerson was carved long after the death of its subject. The statue presents a middle-aged Emerson, at the height of his powers, sitting in a chair, wearing his favorite dressing gown. The folds of fabric over the back of the chair are beautifully worked. There are pine branches on the side of the base—symbolic in Emerson’s writings of the majesty and mystery of nature. The seated Emerson was commissioned by a Concord committee appointed at town meeting in 1896 to erect a memorial statue to Emerson at some suitable public place in town. The committee was not authorized to spend any town money—all funds had to be raised through private donation. The fund-raising proceeded slowly. French didn’t really start work on the piece until after 1910. The statue was ceremonially unveiled on May 23, 1914, and has dominated what is now the Concord Free Public Library lobby ever since. Originally placed where the entrance to the circulation area is currently located, the seated Emerson was moved to its present position as a consequence of library expansion and renovation in the 1960s. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Daniel Chester French Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Concord Free Public Library Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1914 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource All materials courtesy of the William Munroe Special Collections at the Concord Free Public Library Art Collection Concord Concord Free Public Library Emerson French Sculpture