Indian and the Puritan | |
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| Location | Opposite 5 Washington Street(Newark Public Library),Newark, New Jersey |
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| Coordinates | 40°44′38″N74°10′13″W / 40.74389°N 74.17028°W /40.74389; -74.17028 |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1916 (1916) |
| Architect | Gutzon Borglum |
| MPS | Public Sculpture in Newark MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 94001256[1] |
| NJRHP No. | 1273[2] |
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| Added to NRHP | October 28, 1994 |
| Designated NJRHP | September 13, 1994 |
Indian and the Puritan is a 1916 marble and bronze monument byGutzon Borglum, the sculptor ofMount Rushmore, opposite 5 Washington Street, theNewark Public Library, inHarriet Tubman Square (formerly Washington Park) ofNewark inEssex County, New Jersey.[3] It was added to theNational Register of Historic Places on October 28, 1994, as part of thePublic Sculpture in Newark, New Jersey Multiple Property Submission.[4]
The monument is a 22-foot (6.7 m) bronze lamp standard featuring two carved marble sculptures, aNative American and aPuritan. The lamp standard has Newark's city seal and two inscriptions that describe the city's history.[3] The monument was commissioned by the city to commemorate its 250th anniversary, 1666–1916. It was moved to its current location in Washington Park in 1977.[4]
Other sculptures by Borglum in Newark are:Seated Lincoln (1911),First Landing Party of the Founders of Newark (1916), andWars of America (1926).[5]
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