George Washington Bust - Chicopee, MA
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N 42° 08.893 W 072° 35.966
18T E 698353 N 4669022
A bust of George Washington is located in the lower level of the Chicopee Central Library at 449 Front Street in Chicopee, MA.
Waymark Code: WMMM7X
Location: Massachusetts, United States
Date Posted: 10/07/2014
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A 32" by 24" by 13.5" plaster cast of a bust of George Washington rests on a 38.5" high by 13" round base. The sculpture was created by Hiram Powers copied after the sculpture by Jean Antoine Houdon. It was modeled in 1838 and cast ca. 1844.
The sculpture is enclosed in a clear case. A plaque on the front records its history. it is inscribed:
GEORGE WASHINGTON
BY HIRAM POWERS
DONATED TO THIS LIBRARY BY
MELZAR H. MOSMAN
1913
RESTORED BY
WILLIAMSTOWN ART
CONSERVATION LAB
FUNDED BY
MASS. ARTS LOTTERY COUNCIL
CHICOPEE