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More Smithsonian Searches     Who else has...     Dorsey, Stephen W.,     Unknown (Italian),     Dorsey, John,     Portrait male -- Dorsey, Stephen W.     Portrait female -- Dorsey, Helen     Portrait male -- Dorsey, John     Animal -- Wildcat     Animal -- Reptile     Animal -- Lion     Fantasy -- Monster     Outdoor Sculpture -- New Mexico     Architectural component     Relief     Fountain     Sculpture

Dorsey Mansion Ranch, (sculpture). Artist:  Dorsey, Stephen W., architect. Unknown (Italian), sculptor. Dorsey, John, sculptor. Title:  Dorsey Mansion Ranch, (sculpture). Dates:  1878-1886. Medium:  Sculpture: stone; Basin: stone. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. H. 11 ft. x W. 2.5 ft. x Diam. 8 ft.; Basin: approx. H. 2 ft. x W. 15 ft. x Diam. 36 ft. Inscription:  unsigned Description:  Sculptures at the Dorsey Mansion consist of a fountain and gargoyles and reliefs on the facade of the house. The fountain is comprised of a central structure in a round basin. The central piece is a four-course structure topped with a bobcat enveloped by a rattlesnake. The middle course has an apexed cornice and is supported by four short columns. There are rodent and lizard-like creatures crawling up the fountain, and a lion's head on the exterior of the basin. Reliefs on the castellated portion of the house include gargoyles and head portraits of Senator Stephen W. Dorsey, his wife, Helen Dorsey and brother John Dorsey. Subject:  Portrait male -- Dorsey, Stephen W. -- Head Portrait female -- Dorsey, Helen -- Head Portrait male -- Dorsey, John -- Head Animal -- Wildcat Animal -- Reptile -- Snake Animal -- Lion Fantasy -- Monster Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- New Mexico Architectural component Relief Fountain Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Dorsey Mansion, HCR 62, Box 42, Raton, New Mexico 87740 Located Dorsey Mansion, 22 miles west of Maxwell, Colfax County, New Mexico Remarks:  The house and fountain were designed by Stephen W. Dorsey, a rancher, Union army officer during the Civil War and former United States Senator from Arkansas. The house was begun in 1878 and completed in 1880. SOS! survey reports that an Italian artisan did the sculptural work. In 1884, Dorsey began remodeling the house to include a stone castle tower. Dorsey and his brother John carved in the faces of his wife Helen Dorsey. The Dorsey Mansion is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and IAS files contain a brochure on the Dorsey Mansion with text by Wm. H. Robinson. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, New Mexico survey, 1994. 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 NM000514   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture NM000514 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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