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Colonel John H. Stevens, (sculpture). Artist:  Gelert, Johannes Sophus, 1852-1923, sculptor. Fjelde, Jacob, 1859-1896, designer. Harrison Granite Company, fabricator. Roman Bronze Works, founder. Title:  Colonel John H. Stevens, (sculpture). Other Titles:  J. F. Stevens Monument, (sculpture). Dates:  1911-1912. Dedicated June 10, 1912. Relocated Oct. 5, 1935. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: bronze; Base: granite. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 83 x 29 x 21 in.; Base: approx. 53 x 68 x 59 in. Inscription:  (On sculpture:) Jakob Fjelde ar(?)/John Gelert.Sculptors/Roman Bronze Works, New York (On plaque on base:) COL. JOHN H. STEVENS/BORN JUNE 13, 1820/DIED MAY 28, 1900/FIRST SETTLER IN THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS signed Founder's mark appears. Description:  Standing figure of Col. John Stevens wearing a long coat and wide-brimmed hat. He has a moustache and a long beard. He grasps the lapel of his coat with his proper left hand. Subject:  Portrait male -- Stevens, John H. -- Full length Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Minnesota -- Minneapolis Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of Minneapolis, Minneapolis Arts Commission, 350 South 5th Street, City Hall, Room 200, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55415 Located Minnehaha Park, South of the Falls, near Stevens House, Minneapolis, Minnesota Provenance:  Formerly located Stevens Triangle, Portland Avenue at Grant Street, Minneapolis, Minnesota 1912-1935. Remarks:  Gift of Mrs. Phillip B. Winston, daughter of Col. John H. Stevens (1820-1900), first settler of Minneapolis. The sculptor worked from sketches made by Jacob Fjelde. The statue was moved from its original site of Stevens Triangle in 1935 at the request of Col. Stevens' heirs, when construction disrupted the site. Its current location is near the Stevens House in the Park. IAS files contain a survey form from the Minneapolis Arts Commission and related articles from the Minneapolis Journal, ca. June 1912 and Nov. 8, 1914. See also the Minneapolis Public Library Special Collections File: Sculpture: John H. Stevens. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Minnesota, Minneapolis - St. Paul survey, 1993. National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, MN0022, 1989. Monumental News, Oct. 1910, pg. 743. Illustration:  Image on file. Minneapolis Journal, Nov. 8, 1914, pg. 4. 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 MN000259   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture MN000259 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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