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    		• Aitken, Robert,
     
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    		• Maddock, H.,
     
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    		• Tharp, Newton J.,
     
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    		• Pflueger, Timothy L.,
     
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    		• Jno. Williams, Inc.,
     
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    		• Raymond Granite Company,
     
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    		• Figure female -- Full length
     
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    		• Allegory -- Other
     
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    		• Homage -- Dewey, George
     
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    		• Occupation -- Military
     
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    		• History -- United States
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- California -- San Francisco
     
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    		• Sculpture
     
     
    The Dewey Monument, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Aitken, Robert, 1878-1949, sculptor.
    Maddock, H., assistant.
    Tharp, Newton J., 1867-1909, architect.
    Pflueger, Timothy L., 1892-1946, architect.
    Jno. Williams, Inc., founder.
    Raymond Granite Company, contractor.
    Title: 
    The Dewey Monument, (sculpture).
    Other Titles: 
    American Navy Monument, (sculpture).
    Naval Monument, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    1901. Dedicated May 14, 1903.
    Digital Reference: 
    Image
    Medium: 
    Sculpture: bronze; Base: California granite.
    Dimensions: 
    Sculpture: approx. H. 12 ft.; Base: approx. H. 83 ft.
    Inscription: 
    (On south side of base:) Erected by/the citizens of/San Francisco/to commemorate/the victory of/the American Navy/Under Commodore/George Dewey at/Manila Bay May/First MDCCCXCVIII/ON MAY TWENTY/THIRD MCMI THE/GROUND FOR THIS/MONUMENT WAS BRO/KEN BY PRESIDENT/WILLIAM McKINLEY (On east side of base:) Secretary of the Navy/John D Long/to/Commodore George Dewey/April 24 1898/WAR HAS COMMENCED/BETWEEN THE UNITED/STATES AND SPAIN./PROCEED AT ONCE/TO THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS AND CAP/TURE OR DESTROY/THE SPANISH FLEET (On north side of base:) American Squadron/Manila Bay/OLYMPIA/flagship/BALTIMORE/RALEIGH/BOSTON/CONCORD/PETREL/McCULLOCH/ON MAY FOURTEENTH/MCMIII THIS MONU/MENT WAS DEDICAT/ED BY PRESIDENT THEODORE ROOSEVELT (On west side of base:) On the night of/April thirteenth 1898/Commodore Dewey's/squadron entered/Manila Bay and un/daunted by the dan/ger of submerged/explosives reached/Manila at dawn of/May first 1898./Attacked and de/stroyed the Spanish/fleet of ten war/ships. Reduced the/forts and held the/city in subjection/until the arrival of/troops from America. unsigned
    Description: 
    Full-length female figure of Victory. She wears a helmet and a long, classically styled gown. In her proper left hand she holds up a trident. In her proper right hand she holds a wreath. Her feet are bare and her proper right foot rests on a sphere. The bronze figure stands atop a tall granite column. The top of the column is ornately decorated with high relief carving. The round column ends in a squared base. The base ends in multiple steps and may originally have been flanked by four bronze bears, symbol of California.
    Subject: 
    Figure female -- Full length
    Allegory -- Other -- Triumph
    Homage -- Dewey, George
    Occupation -- Military -- Commodore
    History -- United States -- Spanish American War
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- California -- San Francisco
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Coadministered by City and County of San Francisco, San Francisco Arts Commission, 25 Van Ness Avenue, Suite 240, San Francisco, California 94102
    Coadministered by City and County of San Francisco, Recreation and Park Department, San Francisco, California 94102
    Located Union Square, Stockton Street, Geary Street, Post Street & Powell Street, San Francisco, California
    Remarks: 
    The sculpture and memorial were installed to commemorate Commodore Dewey's victory over the Spanish fleet in the Phillippines. Groundbreaking for the memorial was attended by President McKinley on May 23, 1901. Atiken modeled the statuary and Maddock modelled the column's capitol. The memorial was dedicated by President Roosevelt on May 14, 1903. Cost of the monument was $35,537.51. In the early 1940's, the monument was temporarily removed during construction of an underground parking lot. The monument was relocated to the same site in 1942. Pflueger served as architect during the relocation. For additional information see "San Francisco Civic Art Collection: a Guided Tour to Publicly Owned Art of the City and County of San Francisco", San Francisco: The Arts Commission of San Francisco, 1989, pg. 21.
    References: 
    National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, CA2005, CA2028, CA002039, CA2050, 1989.
    Public Monument Conservation Project, 1986.
    Monumental News, June 1902, Oct. 1902, June 1903, Oct. 1908.
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, California, San Francisco survey, 1992.
    Illustration: 
    Image on file.
    Monumental News, Oct. 1902, pg. 580.
    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 CA001791
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