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Revolutionary War Door, (sculpture). Artist:  Crawford, Thomas, 1813?-1857, designer. Rinehart, William Henry, 1825-1874, sculptor. Walter, Thomas Ustick, 1804-1887, architect. Mosman, Melzar Hunt, 1845-1926, caster. Ames Manufacturing Company, founder. Title:  Revolutionary War Door, (sculpture). Other Titles:  House Door, (sculpture). Dates:  Commissioned 1853. Designed 1855-1857. Modeled 1863-1867. Cast 1904. Installed 1905. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Bronze. Dimensions:  H. 14 ft. 5 in. Inscription:  Melzar Mosman, Chicopee, Mass. unsigned Founder's mark appears. Description:  Six panels and two medallions depicting events in the American Revolution. (Left panel, top to bottom:) Massacre at Wyoming, Pennsylvania, July 3, 1778; Battle of Lexington, April 19, 1775; Presentation of the Flag and Medal to Major General Nathanael Greene. (Left medallion:) Death of Major General Richard Montgomery, December 31, 1775. (Right panel, top to bottom:) Public Reading of the Declaration of Independence at Philadelphia; Treaty of Peace at Paris Between the United States and Great Britain, September 3, 1783; Washington's Farewell to His Officers, New York, December 4, 1783. (Right medallion:) Benjamin Franklin in His Studio. Subject:  History -- United States -- Revolution History -- United States -- Battle of Lexington History -- United States -- Declaration of Independence History -- United States -- Treaty of Paris Portrait male -- Washington, George Occupation -- Political -- President Occupation -- Military -- General Portrait male -- Montgomery, Richard -- Full length Occupation -- Military -- Major General Portrait male -- Greene, Nathanael -- Full length Occupation -- Military -- Major General Portrait male -- Franklin, Benjamin -- Full length Occupation -- Science -- Inventor Architecture interior -- Domestic Object Type:  Door Relief Outdoor Sculpture -- District of Columbia -- Washington Sculpture Owner:  Administered United States Capitol, Architect of the Capitol, Washington, District of Columbia Located United States Capitol, House of Representatives wing, east front entrance, Washington, District of Columbia 20201 Remarks:  The doors were designed by Thomas Crawford in Rome, 1855-1857. After the death of Crawford, William H. Rinehart executed the models from the Crawford sketches, 1863-1867. The models were stored in the crypt of the Capitol before being cast in 1904. They were installed in 1905. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, District of Columbia survey, 1993. Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985 "Compilation of Works of Art and Other Objects in the United States Capitol," the Architect of the Capitol, 1965. Architect of the Capitol, "Art in the United States Capitol," Washington, D.C.: United States Government Printing Office, 1976. National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, DC0066, 1989. Goode, James M., "The Outdoor Sculpture of Washington, D.C., A Comprehensive Historical Guide," Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1974, pg. 53. Monumental News, Aug. 1903, pg. 486. 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. 1.9. Moore, Merl M., Jr., 1994. Daily Evening Transcript (Boston), Jan. 12, 1865, 2:3 Daily Evening Transcript (Boston), May 19, 1866, 4:3. Daily Evening Transcript (Boston), Oct. 17, 1868, 1:5. Illustration:  Image on file. "Compilation of Works of Art and Other Objects in the United States Capitol," the Architect of the Capitol, 1965, pg. 373. Goode, James M., "The Outdoor Sculpture of Washington, D.C., A Comprehensive Historical Guide," Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1974, A-7. Goode, James M., "Washington Sculpture: A Cultural History of Outdoor Sculpture in the Nation's Capitol," Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2008, no. 1.9. 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 75002485   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 75002485 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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