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Mazzullo, Dominic,
Portrait male -- Crane, William
Occupation -- Military
Dress -- Uniform
Animal -- Bird
Animal -- Dolphin
Outdoor Sculpture -- Indiana -- Crane
Sculpture
(Bust of Commodore Crane), (sculpture).
Artist:
Mazzullo, Dominic, sculptor.
Title:
(Bust of Commodore Crane), (sculpture).
Dates:
Late 1943.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: limestone; Base: limestone.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 9 ft. 10 in. x 3 ft. x 3 ft.; Base: approx. 15 x 54 x 54 in.
Inscription:
(Near bust:) Dominic Mazzullo (On east of shaft:) N.A.D. Crane/Commissioned/1 December 1941/E.G. Oberlin/Captain U.S.Navy/Commanding Officer (On south of shaft:) William/Montgomery/Crane/Commodore/U.S. Navy/1 Feb 1784-18 Mar 1846/First Chief of Bureau of Ordnance/and Hydrography/U.S. Navy 1842 (On west of shaft, on crossed cannons on seal:) "United States Navy" (on ribbon:) "Bureau of Ordnance (On north of shaft:) Crane/Midshipman 1799/War-France 1801/War-Tripoli 1804/Chesapeake-Leopold 1807/Nautilus-Shannon 1812/Lake Ontario 1813/Algiers Affair 1816/Mediterranean/Squadron 1827-1829 (On base, raised letters:) COMMODORE/CRANE signed
Description:
A bust of Commodore Crane, rests on a sphere mounted on a highly decorated shaft. Crane wears an early 19th century commodore's uniform, with epaulets. The sphere beneath the bust has four high-relief carvings of dolphins, one at each corner. Carved text plaques on three sides of the shaft highlight Crane and his career. On the front of the shaft, there is a limestone eagle with wings spread, resting on a mast, with carved American flag. The west side of the shaft is decorated with a life ring, anchor, and crossed cannons, above a ribbon. The shaft's plinth features intertwined oak leaves and acorns (symbol of the Navy). The rectangular base has star shell projectiles on each corner.
Subject:
Portrait male -- Crane, William -- Bust
Occupation -- Military -- Commodore
Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform
Animal -- Bird -- Eagle
Animal -- Dolphin
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Indiana -- Crane
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Crane Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division, Public Works Department, 300 Highway 361, Building 2516, Crane, Indiana 47522
Located Crane Naval Surface Warfare Center, On Highway 2, adjacent to Administration Building, Crane, Indiana
Remarks:
The statue commemorates the Naval Center's namesake Commodore William Crane (1784-1846), early American naval hero and first chief of the Bureau of Ordnance and Hydrography.
IAS files contain an article from Bursts and Duds, Aug. 4, 1943, pg. 3, and a brief biography of Commodore Crane.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Indiana 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 IN000565
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IN000565
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