Adam Schantz Monument - Dayton, Ohio - Smithsonian Art Inventory Sculptures on Waymarking.com

This full-size figure of Adam Schantz is located at the Woodland Cemetery in Dayton, Ohio. it sits a a large monument base.

Adam Schantz was a Dayton businessman who operated a butcher shop, a brewery and a water purification system.

From the Smithsonian AIC Description:

Full-length portrait of Adam Schantz, Sr., seated in a chair atop a rectangular monument.

From the Smithsonian AIC Remarks:

The sculpture was probably commissioned by Adam Schantz Jr., erected in honor of his father who died in 1903. The sculpture cost $10,000.

TITLE: Adam Schantz Monument ARTIST(S): sculptor: Rudolf Schwarz (1866-1912); fabricator: E. Wunderlich Granite Company and Black & Lee Co. DATE: Between 1903-1921 MEDIUM: Sculpture: sheet and cast bronze; Base: Barre granite CONTROL NUMBER: IAS OH000669 Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link] PHYSICAL LOCATION: Woodland Cemetery 118 Woodland Avenue Dayton, Ohio 45409 DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH: None Noted

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