Frederick W. Cron - John Joseph Earley Collection
Collection
Identifier: GTM-771003
The Frederick W. Cron and John Joseph Earley Collection is stored in two document boxes and one oversized box. The first box includes correspondence to John J. Earley, correspondence to Frederick W. Cron, Earley's awards, speeches, and biographical materials. The second box includes photographs of Earley's work in both color and black and white, printed information on concrete processes, and newspaper clippings relating to Earley's work. The last box includes oversized photographs of Earley's work and color sketches by Earley.
The Archives of American Art at the Smithsonian Institute also holds a small collection of photographs of Earley's work, and a microfilm copy of the rare, out-of-print biography "John Joseph Earley: The Man Who Made Concrete Beautiful" written by Frederick William Cron.
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John J. Earley (1881-1945), an artisan and sculptor, is best remembered as the inventor of the Earley Process, a technique also known as polychrome, architectural, or mosaic concrete. He and his father, James Earley, ran a studio out of Manassas, VA, where they designed architectural sculpture for buildings for the Washington D.C. area, including the Library of Congress and the Franciscan Monastery.
Frederick W. Cron (b. 1906) wrote the book entitled, "John Joseph Earley: The Man Who Made Concrete Beautiful" (Ft. Collins, CO: Centennial Publications, 1975). Cron also wrote, "A Review of Highway Design Practices in Developing Countries" (Washington, DC: World Bank, 1975). He had retired from the Federal Highway Administraiton when he was the lead author of "Practical Highway Esthetics" (New York: American Society of Civil Engineers, 1977).
[Sources on Cron: Archives of American Art (Smithsonian Institution) Online; GU Library Hoya Search; World Cat].
2.75 Linear Feet (4 boxes (1 oversized flat))
English
Part of the Georgetown University Manuscripts Repository