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Weber, E. L.,
Portrait male -- Champlain, Samuel de
Ethnic -- Indian
Ethnic -- French
Occupation -- Other
Architecture -- Boat
Dress -- Accessory
Dress -- Accessory
Animal -- Fish
Outdoor Sculpture -- Vermont -- Isle LaMotte
Sculpture
Samuel de Champlain, (sculpture).
Artist:
Weber, E. L., sculptor.
Title:
Samuel de Champlain, (sculpture).
Dates:
1967. Dedicated July 7, 1968.
Medium:
Granite.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 144 x 65 x 59 in.; Base: approx. 30 x 65 x 59 in.
Inscription:
(Base front:) Samuel de Champlain/CREATED IN THE VERMONT PAVILION DURING THE UNIVERSAL AND/INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION OF 1967 AT MONTREAL CANADA/PRESENTED TO THE TOWN OF ISLE LaMOTTE BY/THE STATE OF VERMONT./DEDICATED ON July 7, 1968 unsigned
Description:
Samuel de Champlain standing on a rock, holding a spyglass in his proper right hand and a scroll in his proper left hand. Next to him, at his feet an unknown Indian, seated in a canoe points ahead with his proper right hand and holds a canoe paddle in his proper left. Two fish leap out of the water. Champlain wears a military uniform with sheathed sword, cloak with clasp, high collar, hat with blume, beard and mustache.
Subject:
Portrait male -- Champlain, Samuel de -- Full length
Ethnic -- Indian
Ethnic -- French
Occupation -- Other -- Explorer
Architecture -- Boat -- Canoe
Dress -- Accessory -- Hat
Dress -- Accessory -- Eye wear
Animal -- Fish
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Vermont -- Isle LaMotte
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Town of Isle LaMotte, St. Anne's Shrine, Isle LaMotte, Vermont 05463
Located St. Anne's Shrine, Isle LaMotte, Vermont 05463
Remarks:
This piece was created in the Vermont Pavilion during the Universal and International Exhibition of 1967 at Montreal, Canada.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Vermont survey, 1992.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Note:
The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide.
Repository:
Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012
Control Number:
IAS VT000182
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Inventory of American Sculpture
VT000182
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