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Rear Admiral Albert Gleaves, (sculpture). Artist:  Kinney, Belle, 1890-1959, sculptor. Title:  Rear Admiral Albert Gleaves, (sculpture). Dates:  1938. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: bronze; Base: stone. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 32 x 33 x 16 in.; Base: approx. 28 1/2 x 27 x 14 1/2 in. Inscription:  (On wall below sculpture, in bronze letters:) GLEAVES (On bronze plaque on wall below sculpture:) ADMIRAL ALBERT GLEAVES/1858-1937/COMMANDED CRUISER AND TRANSPORT FORCE/DURING THE WORLD WAR./"HE ORGANIZED THE STRATEGY OF OUR TRANSPORT SERVICE/AND COMPLETED THE ENORMOUS TASK ASSIGNED TO HIM/WITHOUT THE LOSS OF A SINGLE SOLDIER. FOR THIS SERVICE/HE WON THE ADMIRATION OF THE WORLD."/PRESIDENT FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT/"I AM PROUDER OF MY COUNTRY BECAUSE HE HOLDS IN IT/THE POSITION HE DOES."/THEODORE ROOSEVELT/"YOU HAVE WON A GREAT NAVAL VICTORY."/M PAINLEVE - FRENCH MINISTER OF WAR/"FROM A SEAMAN'S POINT OF VIEW IT IS UNPARALLELED IN HISTORY."/VISCOUNT JELLICOE/FIRST SEA LORD OF THE BRITISH ADMIRALTY Description:  A portrait of Real Admiral Albert Gleaves in his Navy uniform is installed on a small base in a niche of Memorial Porch. Subject:  Portrait male -- Gleaves, Albert -- Bust Occupation -- Military -- Rear Admiral Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Maryland -- Annapolis Sculpture Owner:  Administered by United States Naval Academy, The Museum, 118 Maryland Avenue, Annapolis, Maryland 21402-5034 Located United States Naval Academy, Bancroft Hall, Memorial Porch, Annapolis, Maryland 21402 Provenance:  Gift of Gleaves, E. H., Mrs., 1938. References:  Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985 United States Naval Academy, 1976. Save Outdoor Sculpture, Maryland survey, 1994. 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 75005892   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 75005892 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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