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    		• Fraser, James Earle,
     
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    		• Bacon, Henry,
     
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    		• Kunst Foundry,
     
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    		• Portrait male -- Hamilton, Alexander
     
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    		• Occupation -- Political
     
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    		• Occupation -- Monetary
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- District of Columbia -- Washington
     
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    		• Sculpture
     
     
    Alexander Hamilton, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Fraser, James Earle, 1876-1953, sculptor.
    Bacon, Henry, 1866-1924, architect.
    Kunst Foundry, founder.
    Title: 
    Alexander Hamilton, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    1922. Dedicated May 17, 1923.
    Digital Reference: 
    Image Image
    Medium: 
    Sculpture: bronze; Base: Stoney Creek granite
    Dimensions: 
    Sculpture: approx. 10 ft. x 3 ft. 2 in. x 2 ft. 9 in.; Pedestal: approx. H. 6 ft.; Base: approx. 9 ft. x 26 ft. 5 in. x 25 ft. 10 in.
    Inscription: 
    (Rear of sculpture, near base:) Fraser 1922 (Rear of sculpture, near base:) A. Kunst Foundry NY (Front of base:) ALEXANDER HAMILTON/1757-1804/FIRST SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY/SOLDIER ORATOR STATESMAN/CHAMPION OF CONSTITUTIONAL UNION/REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT AND/NATIONAL INTEGRITY (North side of base:) HE SMOTE THE ROCK OF THE NATIONAL RESOURCES AND ABUNDANT STREAMS OF REVENUE GUSHED FORTH. HE TOUCHED THE DEAD CORPSE OF THE PUBLIC CREDIT AND IT SPRANG UPON ITS FEET. signed Founder's mark appears.
    Description: 
    Hamilton standing holding a long dress coat in one hand and a three-cornered hat in the other. He wears knee breeches; hose; a fichu at the throat; ruffles at the wrist; and low, buckled shoes.
    Subject: 
    Portrait male -- Hamilton, Alexander -- Full length
    Occupation -- Political -- Statesman
    Occupation -- Monetary -- Banker
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- District of Columbia -- Washington
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Administered by United States Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Washington, District of Columbia
    Located United States Treasury Department, 15th Street & Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., South plaza, Washington, District of Columbia
    Remarks: 
    Funded by Federal Government and anonymous donors. Bacon designed the pedestal. IAS files contain related articles from Sunday Star, Feb. 1, 1920; Washington Star, May 20, 1923; and Evening Mail (New York, New York), Dec. 6, 1919.
    References: 
    Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985
    National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, DC5008, 1989.
    Goode, James M., "The Outdoor Sculpture of Washington, D.C., A Comprehensive Historical Guide," Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1974.
    Monumental News, Dec. 1922, pg. 720.
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, District of Columbia survey, 1993.
    Michael Richman, SAAM curatorial assistant, 1967-1969.
    Goode, James M., "Washington Sculpture: A Cultural History of Outdoor Sculpture in the Nation's Capitol," Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2008, no. 3.1.
    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, C-1.
    Goode, James M., "Washington Sculpture: A Cultural History of Outdoor Sculpture in the Nation's Capitol," Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2008, no. 3.1.
    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 76006083
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