Indian_and_the_Puritan

<i>Indian and the Puritan</i>

Indian and the Puritan

United States historic place

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]

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History and description

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]

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References

  1. [1]
    "National Register Information System – (#94001256)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. [2]
    "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.
  3. [3]
    "The Indian and the Puritan, (sculpture)". Inventory of American Sculpture, Smithsonian Institution Research Information System. Smithsonian American Art Museum.
  4. [4]
    Zakalak, Ulana D. (April 1994). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Indian and the Puritan". National Park Service. With accompanying 6 photos
  5. [5]
    Zakalak, Ulana D. (April 13, 1994). "Public Sculpture in Newark, New Jersey". National Park Service.
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