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subject : Moretti, Giuseppe, 1857-1935
Head of Christ, 1903
photograph
Black and white photograph of Moretti's Head of Christ, sculpted from Alabama marble in 1903
Giuseppe Moretti Papers, Collection #617, Archives Department (source)
Birmingham Public Library (Alabama) (publisher)
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Alabama, 1906
photograph
Black and white photograph of sculpture created by Moretti in 1906 from Alabama marble from the Talladega Marble quarry; 15 1/2 x 11 3/4 x 4 3/4 inches; owned by the Isabel Anderson Comer Muesum and A
Giuseppe Moretti Papers, Collection no. 617, Archives Department (source)
Birmingham Public Library (Alabama) (publisher)
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Mary A. Cahalan
photograph
black and photograph of educator Mary Cahalan; light blue Alabama marble; 1908; located in Linn Park, Birmingham, Alabama
Archives Department; Giuseppe Moretti, Papers, 1888-1981; collection no. 617 (source)
Birmingham Public Library (Alabama) (publisher)
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Mary A. Cahalan Monument
photograph
Black and white photograph of Giuseppe Moretti's sculpture of Mary A. Cahalan in Woodrow Wilson Park.
Oscar V. Hunt Collection 1075, Archives Department (source)
Oscar V. Hunt (publisher)
Hunt, Oscar V., 1881-1962 (creator)
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Vulcan rises from cinders to peak above Birmingham
Text
Christian Science Monitor (source)
12 May 1939
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Moretti's Studio in Talladega, Alabama, Interior
photograph
Sepia photograph of the interior of Giuseppe Moretti's studio in Talladega, Alabama; sculpture of Mary A. Cahalan
Archives Department, Giuseppi Moretti, Papers, 1888-1981; Collection no. 617 (source)
Birmingham Public Library (Alabama) (publisher)
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Moretti's home in Sylacauga, Alabama
photograph
Sepia photograph of Giuseppe Moretti's home in Sylacauga; date unknown
Archives Department, Giuseppi Moretti, Papers, 1888-1981; Collection no. 617 (source)
Birmingham Public Library (Alabama) (publisher)
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Spirit of Aviation
photograph
Model made in Florence, Italy in 1910; model cast in bronze and reproduced in marble; sold to private owners
Archives Department, Giuseppi Moretti, Papers, 1888-1981; Collection no. 617 (source)
Birmingham Public Library (Alabama) (publisher)
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Little Bacchante
photograph
black and white photograph of life size statue of a laughing child; 1892
Archives Department; Giuseppe Moretti Papers, 1888-1981, Collection #617 (source)
Birmingham Public Library (Alabama) (publisher)
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Battle of Nashville Peace Monument
photograph
Black and white photograph of Battle of Nashville Peace Monument by Giuseppi Moretti; bronze figure of Unity and horses; cast from recycled Austrian cannon; erected 1926; dedicated November 11, 1927;
Giuseppe Moretti Papers, Collection no. 617, Archives Department (source)
Birmingham Public Library (Alabama) (publisher)
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Vulcan, the Birmingham Colossus
Essay
Schnorrenberg, John M. (contributor)
1991
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George Washington bust by Giuseppe Moretti
photograph
Black and white photography of a bust of George Washington; undated
Archives Department; Giuseppe Moretti, Papers, 1888-1981; Collection no. 617 (source)
Birmingham Public Library (Alabama) (publisher)
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Palacio Centro Gallego in Havana, Cuba
photograph
Sepia photograph of the Palacio Centro Gallego in Havana, Cuba; sculpture on building created by Giuseppi Moretti and his assistant, Geneva Mercer; 1914-1915
Archives Department, Giuseppi Moretti, Papers, 1888-1981; Collection no. 617 (source)
Birmingham Public Library (Alabama) (publisher)
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Palacio Centro Gallego in Havana, Cuba (close-up)
photograph
Sepia photograph of Palacio Centro in Havana, Cuba; sculptures created by Giuseppe Moretti and his assistant Geneva Mercer; 1911-1914
Giuseppe Moretti Papers, Collection no. 617, Archives Department (source)
Birmingham Public Library (Alabama) (publisher)
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Palacio Centro Gallego (close-up)
photograph
Sepia photograph of one of the sculptures created by Giuseppe Moretti, and his assistant, Geneva Mercer, for the Palacio Centro Gallego in Havana, Cuba
Archives Department, Giuseppi Moretti, Papers, 1888-1981; Collection no. 617 (source)
Birmingham Public Library (Alabama) (publisher)
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Indian Chief
photograph
black and white photograph of bronze sculpture; study for equestrian statue of Guyuseta; 17 inches from tip of head to botton of fur around neck; life size head; base 9.5 inches tall
Archives Department; Guiseppe Moretti, Papers, 1888-1981, Collection #617 (source)
Birmingham Public Library (Alabama) (publisher)
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War Memorial - Frederick County, Maryland
photograph
Black and white photograph of the War Memorial with names of those from the county who served in World War I and in the center the names of those who were killed in the war.
Archives Department; Giuseppe Moretti Papers, 1888-1981, Collection #617 (source)
Birmingham Public Library (Alabama) (publisher)
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Toluca, Raising the Dead
photograph
Sepia photograph of sculpture by Giuseppe Moretti's teacher, Tito Sarrocchi; Moretti was the model of the figure of the young boy
Archives Department, Giuseppi Moretti, Papers, 1888-1981; Collection no. 617 (source)
Birmingham Public Library (Alabama) (publisher)
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Madonna Enthroned
photograph
black and white photograph of Madonna and praying child
Archives Department; Giuseppe Moretti, Papers, 1888-1981, Collection #617 (source)
Birmingham Public Library (Alabama) (publisher)
Subjects
Entrance to Schenley Park (model)
photograph
black and white photograph of a model of an entrance to Schenley Park, Pittsburgh, PA; 12 feet in length, made at the request of Mr. Bigelow, Director of Public Works for Pittsburgh; did not receive c
Archives Department; Giuseppi Moretti Papers, 1888-1981; Collection no. 617 (source)
Birmingham Public Library (Alabama) (publisher)
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George Washington, equestrian statue by Giuseppe Moretti
photograph
black and white photograph of George Washington, equestrian; 3 feet high; made in bronze and enameled; purchased by Mr. Peter Gibson and placed in the Gibson Hotel, Cincinnati, OH; 1901
Archives Department; Giuseppe Moretti, Papers, 1888-1981; Collection no. 671 (source)
Birmingham Public Library (Alabama) (publisher)
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Father Patrick O'Reilly statue
photograph
Black and white photograph of the statute of Father Patrick O'Reilly. Made of Alabama marble, it stands at the entrance to St. Vincent's Hospital in Birmingham, Alabama
Archives Department; Giuseppe Moretti Papers, 1888-1981, Collection # 617 (source)
Birmingham Public Library (Alabama) (publisher)
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Moretti's Studio in Florence, Italy
photograph
Sepia photograph of Guiseppe Moretti's studio in Florence, Italy; about 1900
Archives Department, Giuseppi Moretti, Papers, 1888-1981; Collection no. 617 (source)
Birmingham Public Library (Alabama) (publisher)
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War Memorial - Frederick, Maryland
photograph
Black and white photograph closeup view of the figure of a woman on top of the War Memorial in Frederick County, Maryland.
Archives Department, Giuseppi Moretti, Papers, 1888-1981; Collection no. 617 (source)
Birmingham Public Library (Alabama) (publisher)
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Mr. and Mrs. Moretti with Geneva Mercer
photograph
Photograph of sculptor Giuseppe Moretti with his wife Dorothea and with his student and associate Geneva Mercer. Mercer stands on the viewer's right.
Archives Department, Geneva Mercer Papers, Collection no. 616 (source)
Birmingham Public Library (Alabama) (publisher)
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Geneva Mercer with sculpture model
photograph
Sepia photograph of Geneva Mercer, Moretti's assistant, with a sculpture model for the Palacio Centro Gallego in Havana, Cuba; 1911-1914
Giuseppe Moretti Papers, Collection #617, Archives Department (source)
Birmingham Public Library (Alabama) (publisher)
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Water Girl
photograph
Black and white photograph of the Greek figure of a water girl; about 1904
Archives Department; Guiseppe Moretti, Papers, 1888-1981; Collection no. 617 (source)
Birmingham Public Library (Alabama) (publisher)
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John Henry Patterson Memorial
photograph
Black and photograph of Moretti with the monument; erected in Hills and Dales Park in Kettering , Ohio; 35 feet high and 55 feet long; equestian high-relief statue of John H. Patterson and two bronze
Archives Department; Giuseppi Moretti, Papers, 1888-1981; Collection no. 617 (source)
Birmingham Public Library (Alabama) (publisher)
ca. 1928
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Moretti's home and studio in Pittsburgh
photograph
Sepia photograph of Giuseppe Moretti's home and studio on Bigelow Avenue in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; built in 1916 at a cost of $30,000; built of cream-colored brick and trimmed with white Alabama ma
Archives Department, Giuseppi Moretti, Papers, 1888-1981; Collection no. 617 (source)
Birmingham Public Library (Alabama) (publisher)
Subjects
World War Memorial at the Syria Mosque in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
photograph
Dedicated in 1921; commemorates members of the Mosque who served in World War I; 9 feet long; cast in bronze and mounted on a granite base; names of the honored men, hand modeled on tablets, are on th
Archives Department, Giuseppi Moretti, Papers, 1888-1981; Collection no. 617 (source)
Birmingham Public Library (Alabama) (publisher)
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Ohio Soldiers' and Sailors' Memorial
photograph
Black and white photograph of memorial to soldiers and sailors of World War I; created by Giuseppe Moretti; erected in Toronto, Ohio in 1919; figure of Victory accompanied by a soldiers and sailors gr
Archives Department, Giuseppi Moretti, Papers, 1888-1981; Collection no. 617 (source)
Birmingham Public Library (Alabama) (publisher)
Subjects
Quo Vadis
photograph
Black and white photograph of Italian marble sculpture representing the story of Queen Lygia bound to the back of the bull; the Giant Ursus is represented turning the massive neck of the bull, winning
Archives Department, Giuseppi Moretti, Papers, 1888-1981; Collection no. 617 (source)
Birmingham Public Library (Alabama) (publisher)
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