Mothers' Memorial - Ashland, PA - Smithsonian Art Inventory Sculptures on Waymarking.com

Photos taken on 4 January 2023. The plaque says, "Widespread job loss in Pennsylvania’s anthracite region in the late 19th century led many Ashland "boys" to seek employment elsewhere. Strong attachment to the miners' former hometown prompted formation of the A.B.A. c. 1900. Until 1976, the A.B.A. held Labor Day homecoming celebrations and during the Great Depression raised funds for the WPA-built Mothers' Memorial. It symbolizes abiding affection for family and community felt here and in the industrial US."

TITLE: Mother's Memorial ARTIST(S): Loester, Julius C., sculptor. Siebern, Emil, 1888-1942, designer. Whistler, James Abbott McNeill, 1834-1903, painter. (copy after) DATE: Dedicated Sept. 5, 1938 MEDIUM: Sculpture: bronze; Base: granite CONTROL NUMBER: IAS 77002355 Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link] PHYSICAL LOCATION: Administered by Ashland Borough 501 Chestnut Street, Ashland, Pennsylvania 7921 Located Intersection of Hoffman Boulevard & Chestnut Street, Ashland, Pennsylvania DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH: None noted.

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