George F. Johnson Monument - Binghamton, NY - Smithsonian Art Inventory Sculptures on Waymarking.com

text on back: "Have faith in people" "Labor is Honorable"
text below: "George F Johnson erected by an appreciative community to the ability of his character and his great benefactions to the people 1923"
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"The rigid, austere posture of the bronze figure is commanding, while Johnson’s facial expression exudes benevolence. The juxtaposition of quiet power and warm good will is characteristic of Keck’s work, and is present most notably in his famous sculptures of Father Duffy in Manhattan and of Lewis and Clark in Charlottesville, Virginia. Here, the bronze figure of Johnson stands on a polished granite exedra (a semicircular raised platform) with built-in seating; along its perimeter, a running text mix quotations from the Bible with Johnson’s own words. Despite this aggrandizing juxtaposition, Keck aimed to convey both a sense of power and modesty in his design. In any event, the result impressed not only the photographer Disinger, but also the crowd of over 15,000 citizens that gathered in 1951 to witness the dedication ceremony of the memorial three years after Johnson’s death."

TITLE: George F. Johnson Monument ARTIST(S): Charles Keck DATE: 1923 MEDIUM: Sculpture: bronze; Base: granite. CONTROL NUMBER: IAS NY000761 Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link] PHYSICAL LOCATION: Recreation Park Binghamton, NY DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH: none noted

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