MacNeil, Herman, Sculptor of Pony Express Statue, Photo, c. 1930

Photograph

St. Joseph Museums

83.23.1 MacNeil, Herman, Sculptor, c. 1930

Name/Title

MacNeil, Herman, Sculptor of Pony Express Statue, Photo, c. 1930

Entry/Object ID

P1983.23.1

Description

MacNeil, Herman, Sculptor of Pony Express Statue, Photo, c. 1930. b/w. Photo of MacNeil at work on wall sculpture called "The Pilgrim Fathers". He is wearing a dark frock, standing at photo left working with chisel on panel with Native Americans. Handwritten on the photo at bottom" Preliminary photo ? panels in ? with Pilgrim Fathers, Waterbury." MacNeil was the sculptor for the Pony Express Statue in Triangle Park, 10th & Felix, which was installed in 1940. Handwritten on back: "Herman Atkins MacNeil, working on "The Pilgrim Fathers' presently in Chase Park, Waterbury, Connecticut." 1983 The 175 ton, 60 foot long Harrub Pilgrim Memorial was carved out of French granite by Herman Atkins MacNeil of New York. Erected in October, 1930.

Made/Created

Artist

unknown

Date made

1930

Place

State/Province

New York

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Print, Photographic

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Photograph

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Graphic Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Search Terms

Pony Express Statue, MacNeil, Heman

Dimensions

Height

5 in

Width

7 in

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Herman A. MacNeil

Provenance

Notes

Donor is grand-daughter by marriage to MacNeil, the sculptor of Pony Express Statue in St. Joseph.