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The Minuteman Monument, (sculpture). Artist:  Kitson, Henry Hudson, 1863-1947, sculptor. Kitson, Theo Alice Ruggles, 1871-1932, sculptor. Title:  The Minuteman Monument, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Revolutionary Monument, (sculpture). Minuteman Statue, (sculpture). Dates:  Copyrighted 1905. Dedicated June 17, 1905. Relocated 1925. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: bronze; Base: granite. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 7 x 3.5 x 2.5 ft.; Base: approx. 5.5 x 4 x 4 ft. Inscription:  THEO A. RUGGLES-KITSON COPYRIGHT 1905 / ROMAN BRONZE WORKS, NY 1905 (On base:) IN MEMORY OF THE REVOLUTIONARY SOLDIERS OF FRAMINGHAM / ERECTED BY THE TOWN OF FRAMINGHAM AND FRAMINGHAM CHAPTER,/DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION/MDCCCCV signed Founder's mark appears. Description:  The minuteman is portrayed as a colonial blacksmith dressed in a heavy work apron and standing by his anvil and hammer. He cradles his musket in his proper left arm and fills it with gunpowder held in his proper right hand. Subject:  History -- United States -- Revolution Figure male -- Full length Occupation -- Craft -- Smithing Occupation -- Military -- Soldier Object -- Weapon -- Gun Object -- Tool -- Hammer Object -- Tool -- Anvil Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Massachusetts -- Framingham Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Town of Framingham, Department of Parks and Recreation, 150 Concord Street, Framingham, Massachusetts 01702 Located Buckminster Square, Main Street & Union Avenue, Framingham, Massachusetts Remarks:  The monument was commissioned by the Town of Framingham and the Framingham Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution. In 1925, the monument was rotated and moved slightly when a traffic rotary was constructed. IAS files contain a copy of the Massachusetts Historical Commission Form C - Monuments questionnaire dated Jan. 23, 1980. Additional information is available at the Framingham Historical Society, P. O. Box 2032, Framingham, MA 01703. References:  Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985 Framingham Historical Society, 1977. Carlock, Marty, "A Guide to Public Art in Greater Boston," Boston: Harvard Common Press, 1988. Save Outdoor Sculpture, Massachusetts survey, 1997. National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, MA5062, 1989. Monumental News, Apri. 1903; Jan., Nov. 1905. Illustration:  Image on file. Carlock, Marty, "A Guide to Public Art in Greater Boston," Boston: Harvard Common Press, 1988, pg. 138. 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 77000624   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 77000624 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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