Erected at the instigation of the Photographers Association of America, a worldwide trade association of professional photographers, the Daguerre Memorial was dedicated on 15 August 1890 at the Arts and Industries Building. It was later moved outside, where it remained from 1897 to 1969, when it was removed and placed in storage to allow for the construction of the Hirshhorn Museum.[2]
The figure was cast by the Henry-Bonnard Bronze Company of New York.
The inscriptions read:
(Front of granite base, just below bust:)
DAGUERRE
(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 AUG. 1890.
daguerre, memorial, bronze, granite, sculpture, jonathan, scott, hartley, washington, erected, memory, louis, daguerre, 2010artistjonathan, scott, hartleymediumbronze, granitemovementsculpturelocationwashington, contents, history, also, references, external, l. The Daguerre Memorial is a bronze and granite sculpture by Jonathan Scott Hartley in Washington D C 1 It was erected in memory of Louis Daguerre Daguerre MemorialDaguerre Memorial in 2010ArtistJonathan Scott HartleyMediumBronze and graniteMovementSculptureLocationWashington D C Contents 1 History 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksHistory editErected at the instigation of the Photographers Association of America a worldwide trade association of professional photographers the Daguerre Memorial was dedicated on 15 August 1890 at the Arts and Industries Building It was later moved outside where it remained from 1897 to 1969 when it was removed and placed in storage to allow for the construction of the Hirshhorn Museum 2 The 11 foot tall 3 4 m memorial was relocated and was rededicated in 1989 the 150th anniversary year of photography 3 4 It is outside the Old Patent Office Building now home to the Smithsonian American Art Museum and the National Portrait Gallery on 7th Street N W near F Street in Washington 5 The figure was cast by the Henry Bonnard Bronze Company of New York The inscriptions read Front of granite base just below bust DAGUERRE dd 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 dd Side of granite base TO COMMEMORATE THE FIRST HALF CENTURY IN PHOTOGRAPHY 1839 1889 ERECTED BY THE PHOTOGRAPHER S ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA AUG 1890 dd See also editList of public art in Washington D C Ward 2References edit Daguerre Memorial sculpture siris artinventories si edu DAGUERRE Louis Memorial at the Smithsonian Nat l Portrait Gallery in Washington D C located in James M Goode s Judiciary Square amp East Downtown area www dcmemorials com Archived from the original on 2016 03 03 Retrieved 2011 03 16 Washington DC Penn Quarter National Portrait Gallery Daguerre Memorial October 31 2010 via Flickr The Daguerre Monument by Jonathan Scott Hartley StationStart com Archived from the original on 2016 02 05 Retrieved 2011 03 16 The Daguerre Monument Historical Marker www hmdb org External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Daguerre Memorial Washington DC DC Memorialist Daguerre Memorial 38 53 51 N 77 01 20 W 38 89761 N 77 02214 W 38 89761 77 02214 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Daguerre Memorial amp oldid 1193632112, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
