Charles R. Lamb scrapbook on the Dewey Arch
name: label: Creator
content: Lamb, Charles R. (Charles Rollinson), 1860-1942
label: Names
content: Dewey, George, 1837-1917
label: Names
content: Ward, John Quincy Adams, 1830-1910
topic: label: Occupation
content: Architects
label: Occupation
content: Sculptors
label: Topic
content: Dewey Arch (New York, N.Y.)
label: Topic
content: Architecture -- New York (State) -- New York
label: Topic
content: Sculpture -- New York (State) -- New York
label: Topic
content: Monuments -- New York (State) -- New York
label: Topic
content: Triumphal arches
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Lent for microfilming 1972 by, Joseph Condie Lamb, the youngest son of Charles R. Lamb.
creator: label: Creator
content: Lamb, Charles R. (Charles Rollinson), 1860-1942
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Architect, sculptor; New York, N.Y. Lamb was the designer and architect of the Dewey Arch. Born in New York City, Lamb studied there as a pupil of the Art Students League of New York, where he also served as president, 1886-1887. Lamb was the first to suggest the idea for the arch while he was vice-president of the National Sculpture Society. In 1899, under the auspices of the National Sculpture Society, he designed the initial model for the arch using the Roman Arch of Titus as a prototype. John Quincy Adams Ward, who was president of the National Sculpture Society at the time, designed part of the sculptural detail of the arch. The Dewey Arch never achieved permanent form.
function: label: Function
content: Memorials
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 1 Volume ((on partial microfilm reel))
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1899-1901
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.lambchar
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Volumes
label: Type
content: Scrapbooks
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: 35mm microfilm reel 497(frames 1-291) available at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Scrapbooks
originalsloc: label: Existence and Location of Originals
content: Original in the possession of Mrs. Joseph Condie Lamb.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Scrapbook contains clippings concerning the construction and history of "Dewey Arch" in New York City, a monument designed by Lamb built to honor and welcome Admiral George Dewey upon his return from Manila Bay where Dewey destroyed the Spanish fleet, helping to end the Spanish-American War in 1898.