Year 1906 (1906) Artist Vinnie Ream Owner Rock Creek Cemetery | Type Bronze Created 1906 | |
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Dimensions 76 cm × 58 cm × 40 cm (30 in × 22.8 in × 15.6 in) Location Washington, D.C., United States | ||
Edwin B. Hay is a public artwork by American artist Vinnie Ream, located at Rock Creek Cemetery in Washington, D.C., United States. "Edwin B. Hay" was surveyed as part of the Smithsonian's Save Outdoor Sculpture! program in 1993. It serves as the gravesite for the Hay family.
Description
A bronze bust of Edwin Barret Hay with close cut hair he stares straight ahead. He wears a coat with wide lapels with an insignia on the proper left lapel and an ascot around his neck. The bust sits on a three-tiered granite base and the top tier is adorned with decorative scroll work.
The lower right side of the sculpture is inscribed: Roman Bronze Works N.Y. The lower front of the sculpture is inscribed: Hay
The front of the base is inscribed:
EDWIN BARRETT HAY 1850-1906 FLORENCE BROWN HAY 1855-1944 JULIA HAY NASH 1883-1938 HAY A FRIEND OF ALL MANKIND 1913 GEORGE F. NASH, JR. 1991 1911 OLGA G. NASH 1982The back of the base is inscribed:
WILLIAM JAMES HAY 1827-1903 HIS WIFE ANN VIRGINIA HAY 1827-1901