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Bleifeld, Stanley,
Tallix,
Conklin Rossant,
Figure male -- Full length
Occupation -- Military
Outdoor Sculpture -- District of Columbia -- Washington
Sculpture
U. S. Navy Memorial - The Lone Sailor, (sculpture).
Artist:
Bleifeld, Stanley, 1924- , sculptor.
Tallix, founder.
Conklin Rossant, architectural firm.
Title:
U. S. Navy Memorial - The Lone Sailor, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
United States Naval Memorial - The Lone Sailor, (sculpture).
Lone Sailor, (sculpture).
Dates:
1986. Figure copyrighted 1986. Duffel bag copyrighted 1987. Dedicated June 28, 1991.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: Bronze; Base: granite.
Dimensions:
2 parts. Figure: approx. 7 ft. 1 in. x 32 in. x 27 in.; Base: approx. H. 2 in. W. 32 in.; Duffel bag: approx. 46 x 24 x 43 in.; Base: approx. 3 x 21 x 30 in.
Inscription:
(Figure, near back of proper left foot:) SBleifeld '86 (copyright symbol) (Tallix foundry symbol) (Duffel bag aperture:) SBleifeld (copyright symbol) 87 (Duffel bag, near base:) WT / W THOMPSON signed Founder's mark appears.
Description:
Figure of a second-class boatswain's mate dressed in a pea coat with the collar up stands braced against the wind with both hands tucked in his coat pockets. His duffel bag stands upright on the ground on his proper left next to a mooring post. The sailor and his sea bag are placed in the middle of the Naval Memorial's amphitheater which has a map of the world embedded in its floor. The amphitheater is surrounded by pools and waterfalls, and a wall adorned with 22 relief plaques illustrating naval scenes.
Subject:
Figure male -- Full length
Occupation -- Military -- Sailor
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 Pennsylvania Avenue at 8th Street, N.W., Washington, District of Columbia
Remarks:
The naval memorial was designed by Conklin Rossant from a concept by Adm. William Thompson and his staff. Adm. Thompson spent five years discussing the figure of the Lone Sailor with the sculptor, Stanley Bleifeld. Bleifeld inconspicuously included Thompson's name on the duffel bag; however, Thompson notes that the figure is "the symbol of every one who ever served, seamen and admirals, men and women." Planning for the $15 million memorial was begun in 1978 by the Naval Memorial Foundation. IAS files contain a related article from the Washington Times, May 31, 1991, E1-2 in which Adm. Thompson discusses the plans for the memorial. IAS files also contain a brochure on the memorial and related article from Modern Maturity magazine, Oct./Nov. 1987, which includes photo of the Lone Sailor prior to installation.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, District of Columbia survey, 1993.
Smithsonian Institution Research Expeditions Volunteer Project, 1991.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Modern Maturity, Oct./Nov. 1987.
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 DC000126
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Inventory of American Sculpture
DC000126
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