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    		• French, Daniel Chester,
     
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    		• Bacon, Henry,
     
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    		• Jno. Williams, Inc.,
     
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    		• History -- United States
     
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    		• Figure male -- Full length
     
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    		• Occupation -- Military
     
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    		• Dress -- Uniform
     
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    		• Dress -- Accessory
     
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    		• Object -- Weapon
     
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    		• Fountain
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- Illinois -- Danville
     
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    		• Sculpture
     
     
    Minuteman, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    French, Daniel Chester, 1850-1931, sculptor.
    Bacon, Henry, 1866-1924, designer.
    Jno. Williams, Inc., founder.
    Title: 
    Minuteman, (sculpture).
    Other Titles: 
    Memorial Fountain, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    Dedicated Sept. 3, 1915.
    Digital Reference: 
    Image Image
    Medium: 
    Bronze on a granite base, with a granite fountain.
    Dimensions: 
    Sculpture: approx. 4 x 1 x 1 ft.; Base: approx. 8 1/2 x 7 x 2 1/2 ft.; Fountain: approx. 3 x 5 x 2 ft.
    Inscription: 
    (Statue, proper left, lower edge:) JNO Williams, Inc./Bronze Foundry, NY (On front of base in bronze relief:) 1776 (On granite tiles inlaid in front of fountain:) STATUE ERECTED/BY/DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION/IN MEMORY OF SOLDIERS OF THE WAR FOR INDEPENDENCE/WHO ARE BURIED IN VERMILION COUNTY/(On concrete walk: List of 14 Revolutionary War dead) Founder's mark appears.
    Description: 
    Standing figure of a Revolutionary War soldier. He is wearing a traditional uniform and a tricorn hat. He is holding the barrel of a rifle in his proper left hand. His proper right hand is resting on his hip and his proper left leg is forward.
    Subject: 
    History -- United States -- Revolution
    Figure male -- Full length
    Occupation -- Military -- Soldier
    Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform
    Dress -- Accessory -- Hat
    Object -- Weapon -- Gun
    Object Type: 
    Fountain
    Outdoor Sculpture -- Illinois -- Danville
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Administered by Daughters of the American Revolution, Governor Bradford Chapter, 516 Chester, Danville, Illinois 61832
    Located Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, 201 North Vermilion Street, Danville, Illinois 61832
    Remarks: 
    IAS files contain copies of Commercial News (Danville, IL), July 4, 1991, pg. 10C and an unidentified article about the piece with a listing of the soldiers' names inscribed on the piece.
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, Illinois survey, 1993.
    Commercial News (Danville, IL), July 4, 1991, pg. 10C.
    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 IL000164
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