- Daguerre Memorial
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Daguerre Monument
Daguerre Memorial is a bronze sculpture, by Jonathan Scott Hartley.[1]
It was dedicated on on August 15, 1890, at the Arts and Industries Building. It was moved outside, where it remained from 1897 to 1969.[2] It was rededicated in 1989.[3][4] It is located at the National Portrait Gallery on 7th Street N.W., Washington, D.C.[5]
The inscriptions read:
(Side of granite base:)PHOTOGRAPHY, THE ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH, AND THE STEAM ENGINE ARE THE THREE GREAT DISCOVERIES OF THE AGE.
NO FIVE CENTURIES IN HUMAN PROGRESS CAN SHOW SUCH STRIDES AS THESE.
(Side of granite base:)
TO COMMEMORATE THE FIRST HALF-CENTURY IN PHOTOGRAPHY 1839-1889. ERECTED BY THE PHOTOGRAPHER'S ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA, AUGUST, 1890.
(Front of granite base, just below bust:)
DAGUERREGallery
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Daguerre after dark
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References
- ^ http://siris-artinventories.si.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?&profile=all&source=~!siartinventories&uri=full=3100001~!6508~!0#focus
- ^ http://www.dcmemorials.com/index_indiv0000424.htm
- ^ http://www.flickr.com/photos/wallyg/5155739187/
- ^ http://stationstart.com/2010/06/daguerre-monument/
- ^ http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=28545
External links
Categories:- Public art stubs
- 1890 works
- Outdoor sculptures in Washington, D.C.
- Artifacts in the collection of the Smithsonian Institution
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