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Minuteman, (sculpture). Artist:  Kitson, Henry Hudson, 1863-1947, sculptor. Title:  Minuteman, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Lexington Minuteman, (sculpture). Dates:  1898. Dedicated April 19, 1900. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: bronze; Base: granite. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. H. 8 ft. Inscription:  (On a bronze plaque attached to one of the rocks in the base:) THE BEQUEST/OF/FRANCIS BROWN HAYES/TO/THE TOWN OF LEXINGTON/ERECTED 1899 Description:  The minuteman is portrayed as a colonial farmer holding a musket in front of him with both hands. He stands on a granite boulder with his proper left leg resting on a rocky ledge. Beneath the granite boulder is a pile of rocks and a semicircular basin originally a watering trough for horses, but now functions as a planter. A drinking fountain was also part of the original plan. Subject:  History -- United States -- Revolution Figure male -- Full length Occupation -- Other -- Colonist Occupation -- Farm -- Farmer Occupation -- Military -- Soldier Object -- Weapon -- Gun Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Massachusetts -- Lexington Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Town of Lexington, Lexington Historical Commission, 1625 Massachusetts Avenue, Lexington, Massachusetts 02173 Located Lexington Town Green, Massachusetts & Bedford Roads, Lexington, Massachusetts Remarks:  The sculpture was given to the Town of Lexington through the bequest of Francis Brown Hayes. IAS files contain a copy of the Massachusetts Historical Commission Form C - Monuments questionnaire. References:  Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985 Lexington Historical Society, 1976. Carlock, Marty, "A Guide to Public Art in Greater Boston," Boston: Harvard Common Press, 1988, pg. 143. Save Outdoor Sculpture, Massachusetts survey, 1997. Illustration:  Image on file. Carlock, Marty, "A Guide to Public Art in Greater Boston," Boston: Harvard Common Press, 1988, pg. 143. 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 77000639   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 77000639 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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