Sculptor's Birthplace - Winchester KY
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Don.Morfe
N 38° 00.417 W 084° 09.917
16S E 748881 N 4210378
Birthplace of Joel Tanner Hart, 1810, sculptor and poet. Began as stone-cutter, 1830. Went to Florence, Italy, 1840.
Waymark Code: WM128V8
Location: Kentucky, United States
Date Posted: 03/31/2020
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Sculptor's Birthplace-Birthplace of Joel Tanner Hart, 1810, sculptor and poet. Began as stone-cutter, 1830. Went to Florence, Italy, 1840. Famed for busts: John Jordan Crittenden, Cassius M. Clay, Henry Clay, Andrew Jackson. Marble statues: Woman Triumphant, Il Penseroso, Henry Clay, Angelina and others. Died, Italy, 1871. By Legislative Act, reburied Frankfort, 1887.
Location: Mount Sterling Road south of Veterans Memorial Parkway, Winchester KY 40391.
Marker Name: Sculptor's Birthplace
Marker Location: Roadside
Type of Marker: Person
Marker Number (for official markers): 731
Group(s) Responsible for placing Marker:
1964 by Kentucky Historical Society-Kentucky Department of Highways.
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Visit Instructions:
A picture of the site or anything specific to the text on marker.