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PARK AND CC/nCTCRY. 
Unveiling of the Garfield flemorial, Philadelphia; by 
The Fairmount Park Art Association. 
As the sun saw the dawn in the far west, carrying 
with it the kaleidescope views of individuals, vil- 
lages, boroughs, cities and states, having done 
honor to the memory of their dead, the dead that 
honored their own graves first by the soul respond- 
ing spontaneity that made the clutch on rifle butt 
and sword hilt, a 
pleasure rather 
than pain, and 
both sides right in 
the expression of 
its resentment to 
accept a wrong or 
insult a right, a 
score of workmen 
under the super- 
intendence of a 
competent land- 
scape gardener, 
were putting the 
finishing touches 
to the statue of the 
martyred Presi- 
dent who stands in 
the centre of a 
natural amphithe- 
atre on the east 
river bridge about 
half way between 
the light-house 
and Girard Ave- 
nue bridge. 
As will be seen 
from our repro- 
duction, the back- 
ground was well 
chosen by the 
Fairmount Park 
Art Association, 
forming as it were, 
a draping compos- 
ed of copper beach, 
silver maple, 
larch and Norweg- 
ian Pine, giving 
tone and color to 
the component bronze and granite of the monument. 
Nor is this all, since to practically describe that which 
perforce must be omitted from the illustration, the 
monument faces the river, which in this instance 
has been further embellished with the additional 
dignity of fine granite steps, 21 feet, thus forming a 
landing place, flanked by classic columns, giving water 
parties an opportunity to land and inspect this work. 
The presentation of the statue by the President 
of the Board of Trustees of the Fairmount Park Art 
Association, and its acceptance by the Park Com- 
missioners was followed by the unveiling which 
happily was performed by the son of ex-President 
Garfleld, now of Chicago. The ceremonies were 
carried out in the evening of May 30, with land 
and water processions, and with magnificent elec- 
tric and pyrotech- 
nic di.splays. 
A glance at the 
illustration will 
show the bust of 
the late President 
Garfield in bronze, 
surmounting a ped- 
estal of granite re- 
lieved by an ogee 
cornice and den- 
tals with a welj 
proportioned archi. 
trave and frieze, 
supported by four 
fluted columns with 
Ionic capitals. Mid- 
way stands an hero- 
ic figure,Columbia, 
coped and draped, 
bearing the shield 
and holding in the 
right hand the 
emblems of peace 
and war [the palm 
and sword] with a 
panel backing the 
figure with wreath 
above, this being 
entirely of bronze. 
On the face of the 
shield is the sign of 
the eagle “E Pluri- 
bus Unum.” 
JAMES ABRAM 
GARFIELD, 
PRESIDENT OF THE 
UNITED STATES. 
MDCCCLXXX. 
The sub-base is 
3 feet 6 inches deep and 5 feet in width with a mould- 
ed panel and base 18 feet square. The statue and 
pedestal costing $2o,ooO, was designed by Sculp- 
tor St. Gaudens, who has given us a simple but life- 
like bust, instead of a foreign and theatrical figure, 
thus filling the space with a memorial chaste in ex- 
pression and harmonious in design. The casting was 
made by the Henry Bonnard Bronze Co., New York. 
(lARFIEI.D MEMORIAL, FAIRMOUNT PARK, PHILADELPHIA. 
