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Buchanan, (sculpture). Artist:  Schuler, Hans, 1874-1951, sculptor. Beecher, William Gordon, architect. Roman Bronze Works, founder. Title:  Buchanan, (sculpture). Other Titles:  James Buchanan Memorial, (sculpture). Dates:  Modeled 1923-1928. Cast by 1929. Dedicated June 6, 1930. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: bronze; Base: concrete and Milfor pink marble; Allegorical figures: granite. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. H. 6 ft. 2 in. W. 6 ft. 7 in.; Base: approx. 70 in. W. 69 in. Inscription:  Hans Schuler 1929 (Back wall, above sculpture:) BVCHANAN (Back wall, proper right of sculpture:) JAMES BUCHANAN OF PENNSYLVANIA/PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES/MDCCCLVII-MDCCClXI (Back wall, proper left of sculpture:) THE INCORRUPTIBLE STATESMAN WHOSE/WALK WAS UPON THE MOUNTAIN RANGES OF/THE LAW signed Founder's mark appears. Description:  Portrait of James Buchanan seated in a chair dressed in a suit with a robe across his lap. He looks down at a paper which he holds in his proper left hand. Behind Buchanan is a rectangular white marble wall flanked by a curving stone bench with an allegorical figure at each end. Seated to the proper right is a bare-chested allegorical female representing Diplomacy. A bit of drapery is wrapped around her proper right arm and across her lap. Seated to the proper left is a bare-chested allegorical male representing Law. His legs are crossed and a bit a drapery covers his lap. In his proper left hand he holds a fasces, the Roman symbol of power. Subject:  Portrait male -- Buchanan, James -- Full length Occupation -- Political -- President Figure group Allegory -- Civic -- Law Allegory -- Civic -- Peace Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- District of Columbia -- Washington Exedra Sculpture Owner:  Administered by United States Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Washington, District of Columbia Located Meridian Hill Park, 15th Street, N.W., Washington, District of Columbia References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, District of Columbia survey, 1993. Goode, James M., "The Outdoor Sculpture of Washington, D.C., A Comprehensive Historical Guide," Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1974, pg. 415. Michael Richman, SAAM curatorial assistant, 1967-1969. Illustration:  Image on file. Goode, James M., "The Outdoor Sculpture of Washington, D.C., A Comprehensive Historical Guide," Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1974, L-5. 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 DC000136   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture DC000136 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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