Detail View: The John Rylands Library: Cassidy's Signature
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Image Number:
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JRL1212248
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Image Title:
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Cassidy's Signature
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Creator:
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Cassidy, John, 1860-1939
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Creator Role:
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Sculptor
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Date Created:
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1907
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Description:
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John Cassidy created two matching statues, in white Saravezza marble, of John Rylands and Mrs Rylands, which stand guard over the two ends of the Library's Historic Reading Room.The sculptor's signature appears on Mrs Rylads statue base along with the date: "John Cassidy 1907".
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Subject:
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Architecture
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Subject:
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Library buildings
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Subject:
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John Rylands Library
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Sub-Category:
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Sculpture
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Technique Used:
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Sculpting
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Support:
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Saravezza marble
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Creation Site:
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England: Manchester
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Time Period Covered:
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20th Century CE
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Places Covered:
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England: Greater Manchester: Manchester
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People Covered:
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Rylands, Enriqueta Augustina, 1843-1908
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People Covered:
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Cassidy, John, 1860-1939
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Current Site:
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The John Rylands Library, Deansgate, Manchester, U.K.
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Rights Holder - Image:
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The University of Manchester Library
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Rights holder - Work:
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The University of Manchester Library
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Access Rights:
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Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
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2012-02-13
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Image Creation Technique:
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Digital capture by Heritage Imaging, The University of Manchester Library
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Metadata Language:
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eng-GB
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Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
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2015-11
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