Smiling Solly
ca. 1885 / Creator Unknown / Cleveland
A small stone figure reported to have been a hitching post for notable nineteenth-century Cleveland photographer James F. Ryder, whose biography is titled "Voigtlander and I." The sculpture bears the inscription "Ryder Beats 'Em All." (The first name and middle initial on the sign is an error.)
Previous Location: Cleveland Photographic Society headquarters and before that Mr. Ryder's studio, 211 Superior Avenue
Title
Smiling Solly
Description
A small stone figure reported to have been a hitching post for notable nineteenth-century Cleveland photographer James F. Ryder, whose biography is titled "Voigtlander and I." The sculpture bears the inscription "Ryder Beats 'Em All." (The first name and middle initial on the sign is an error.)
Date
ca. 1885
Location City
Location County
Location Previous
Cleveland Photographic Society headquarters and before that Mr. Ryder's studio, 211 Superior Avenue
![OOS Ryder sculpture.jpg [image/jpeg]](http://oos.sculpturecenter.org/files/original/326ca00bd6874d9cc948b56d6bd774b2.jpg){kind=link}
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