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January 14, 1932
The Bismarck Tribune
Bismarck, Mandan, Burleigh County, Morton County, North Dakota
What is this article about?
Thomas Edison, at age 30, served as an unpaid artist's model for the Monmouth battle monument in Freehold, N.J., posing as the gunner while working in his New York lab.
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Edison Once Was
Artist's Model
Freehold. N. J., Jan. 14.(AP)
Thomas Alva Edison was
a
model: an artist's model.
When the "father of light" was
a young man of 30 years, he
posed as the gunner for the
Monmouth battle monument
which still stands in Freehold.
The monument was cast more
than 50 years ago by James Ed-
ward Kelly, New York artist. It
is a memorial of the famous bat-
tle of June 28. 1778.
Kelly sought for a model a
young man with a smooth face.
In those days young men were
loath to shave their laboriously
grown beards and moustaches
andburnsides.
Edison was "his man."
He called on the young inven-
tor. who then was working in a
laboratory in the lower east side
of New York city.
"You'll be just a model, Tom,"
Kelly recalled telling Edison.
"There will be no pay and your
name will not appear."
Edison agreed provided he
would not be disturbed from his
work. Kelly sketched him while
he labored at his laboratory
bench.
Artist's Model
Freehold. N. J., Jan. 14.(AP)
Thomas Alva Edison was
a
model: an artist's model.
When the "father of light" was
a young man of 30 years, he
posed as the gunner for the
Monmouth battle monument
which still stands in Freehold.
The monument was cast more
than 50 years ago by James Ed-
ward Kelly, New York artist. It
is a memorial of the famous bat-
tle of June 28. 1778.
Kelly sought for a model a
young man with a smooth face.
In those days young men were
loath to shave their laboriously
grown beards and moustaches
andburnsides.
Edison was "his man."
He called on the young inven-
tor. who then was working in a
laboratory in the lower east side
of New York city.
"You'll be just a model, Tom,"
Kelly recalled telling Edison.
"There will be no pay and your
name will not appear."
Edison agreed provided he
would not be disturbed from his
work. Kelly sketched him while
he labored at his laboratory
bench.
What sub-type of article is it?
Biography
Historical Event
What themes does it cover?
Fortune Reversal
What keywords are associated?
Edison Model
Monmouth Monument
Artist Sketch
Early Inventor
Freehold Battle
What entities or persons were involved?
Thomas Alva Edison
James Edward Kelly
Where did it happen?
Freehold, N. J. And New York City
Story Details
Key Persons
Thomas Alva Edison
James Edward Kelly
Location
Freehold, N. J. And New York City
Event Date
When Edison Was 30 Years Old, More Than 50 Years Ago; Battle Of June 28, 1778
Story Details
Thomas Alva Edison, at age 30, posed as the gunner model for the Monmouth battle monument in Freehold, N.J., sketched by artist James Edward Kelly while Edison worked in his New York laboratory, with no pay and anonymity.