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Moitz, Francis P.,
Portrait male -- Smith, Charles Allen
Dress -- Uniform
Dress -- Accessory
Animal -- Bird
Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia
Sculpture
Charles Allen Smith, (sculpture).
Artist:
Moitz, Francis P., sculptor.
Title:
Charles Allen Smith, (sculpture).
Dates:
Installed Oct. 21, 1917.
Medium:
Granite.
Dimensions:
H. 60 in.; Base: H. 96 in.
Inscription:
(On base front:) ERECTED BY THE ALLIES/MONUMENT COMMITTEE OF PHILA./TO CHARLES ALLEN SMITH/(...transcription illegible) 31, 1917/KILLED AT VERA CRUZ/APRIL 2(...transcription illegible)
Description:
A young sailor standing with his weight on his proper left leg. On the base just below the figure is an eagle spreading its wings.
Subject:
Portrait male -- Smith, Charles Allen -- Full length
Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform
Dress -- Accessory -- Hat
Animal -- Bird -- Eagle
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia
Sculpture
Owner:
McPherson Square, Kensington & Indiana Avenues, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Remarks:
This is a memorial to the second American killed at Vera Cruz in 1914. The statue was a gift of the local citizens to the City.
References:
Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985
Fairmount Park Art Assoc., "Sculpture of a City: Philadelphia's Treasures in Bronze & Stone," NY: Walker Publ., 1974.
City of Philadelphia, 1973.
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 75009368
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Inventory of American Sculpture
75009368
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