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Rolph, Stafford,
Literature -- Character
Literature -- Cervantes
Object -- Weapon
Animal -- Horse
Dress -- Historic
Outdoor Sculpture -- District of Columbia -- Washington
Sculpture
Don Quixote, (sculpture).
Artist:
Rolph, Stafford, ca. 1937- , sculptor.
Title:
Don Quixote, (sculpture).
Dates:
1981.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: direct steel; Base: brick.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 106 x 119 x 70 in.; Base: approx. 36 x 97 x 96 in.
Inscription:
(Sculpture, proper left side of horse's saddle blanket:) ROLPH/81 (Base, front plaque:) DON QUIXOTE/DIRECT STEEL SCULPTURE/BY MILES STAFFORD ROLPH/1981/COMMISSIONED BY/ROBERT T. FOLEY CO./AS GENERAL PARTNER OF THE/PARTNERSHIP OWNING/1776 G STREET, N.W. signed
Description:
Figure of Don Quixote mounting his horse, his proper left foot in the stirrup and his proper right foot just raised above the ground. He holds a long spear in his proper right hand and he grasps the saddle with his proper left hand. The horse is rearing backward and its head is turned around looking back at Don Quixote. The figure of Don Quixote is created with an open work pattern of metal. Don Quixote is dressed in armor and a helmet. Sculpture is installed on a square brick base in the courtyard of the building.
Subject:
Literature -- Character -- Don Quixote
Literature -- Cervantes -- Don Quixote
Object -- Weapon -- Spear
Animal -- Horse
Dress -- Historic -- Armor
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- District of Columbia -- Washington
Sculpture
Owner:
Robert T. Foley Company, 1776 G Street, N.W., Courtyard, Washington, District of Columbia 20006
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, District of Columbia survey, 1993.
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 DC000097
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Inventory of American Sculpture
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