Allegorical Female Figure - Henry W. Grady Monument - Atlanta, GA
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N 33° 45.339 W 084° 23.477
16S E 741629 N 3738121
Flanking the man column are the seated female figures
Waymark Code: WMP8KV
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 07/20/2015
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County of statue: Fulton County
Location of statue: Marietta St. NW & Forsyth St. SW, Atlanta
Artist: Alexander Doyle, 1857-1922, sculptor
Founder: Ames Manufacturing Company & Gorham Manufacturing Company
Fabricator: Southern Granite Company
Contractor: J.P. Fallon
DIMENSIONS:
Sculpture – Male Figure 3’-6” wide x 8’-7” high
Female Figures 3’-3” wide x 7’-2” high
Base – 15’-9” wide x 15’-6” deep x 4’-7” high
Overall height - 22’-7”
"The artist Alexander Doyle, a well-regarded sculptor from New York, has depicted Grady in an orator’s stance with two virtues seated beneath him facing north and south. The inscription on the north side on the monument is a quotation taken from an address delivered in Boston a few days before his death, where he contacted a cold that developed into deadly pneumonia.
Proper Description: "The seated female figures on the lower level of the base represent Memory and History. One figure holds a crown of laurel leaves; the other holds a pen in her proper right hand, a scroll in her proper left hand, her proper left foot atop a book." ~ Smithsonian American Art Museum
"the allegorical figures were cast by the Gorham Manufacturing Company" ~ Smithsonian American Art Museum
"The monument was originally positioned in front of City Hall (now demolished) on Marietta Street, and was the site of political rallies and activities. The area was named Henry Grady Plaza on November 20, 1929. For the Olympics, CODA restored the sculpture, and moved it slightly to create a more pedestrian friendly viewing plaza on Marietta Street." ~ APAL Fund in care of The Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta, Inc