Mark Twain Relief - Elmira, NY
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N 42° 05.383 W 076° 48.508
18T E 350435 N 4661319
This relief is on the site of the Langdon home. There was a vote on whether the house should be restored, but it lost. The site now has a small strip mall and parking lot.
Waymark Code: WMR6Q7
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 05/18/2016
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"Bronze plaque featuring a bas-relief portrait bust of Mark Twain. He is shown in proper left profile. The plaque is inset on the front face of a marker constructed of granite or concrete."
TITLE: Mark Twain Relief
ARTIST(S): Rullo, Peter Gray, Edgar
DATE: 9/01/1955
MEDIUM: Relief plaque: bronze; Marker: concrete or granite
CONTROL NUMBER: IAS NY000906
Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link]
PHYSICAL LOCATION:
Located Langdon Plaza Corner of North Main Street & Church Street Elmira New York
DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH:
There is a brick path to the sculpture and an information sign by it.
Text on the plaque: "1835 1910 In memory of Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens) and his wife Olivia Langdon whose home was on this site"
It looks more like concrete than granite.
The information sign describes Samuel Clemens and Olivia Langdon meeting.
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