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Connecticut State Capitol: West Elevation, (sculpture). Artist:  MacNeil, Hermon A., 1866-1947, sculptor. Title:  Connecticut State Capitol: West Elevation, (sculpture). Other Titles:  David Humphreys, (sculpture). Dates:  ca. 1917. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: marble; Base: marble. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 6 x 2.5 x 2 ft. Inscription:  (Carved in plinth:) HUMPHREYS Description:  A full-length portrait of David Humphreys, dressed in period attire. He stands set in a niche with Gothic canopy. Subject:  Portrait male -- Humphreys, David -- Full length History -- United States -- Connecticut Occupation -- Political -- Diplomat Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Connecticut -- Hartford Architectural component Sculpture Owner:  Administered by State of Connecticut, Office of Legislative Management, Legislative Office Building, 210 Capitol Avenue, Hartford, Connecticut 06106 Located Connecticut State Capitol, 210 Capitol Avenue, West Entrance, Hartford, Connecticut 06106 Remarks:  One of four portrait statues on west facade of State Capitol honoring individuals important in Connecticut's history, the post-Revolutionary War era. David Humphreys (1752-1818) was secretary-aide to George Washington, diplomat and one responsible for enlisting the first African-Americans in American armed forces. The sculpture was cleaned and restored as part of a complete restoration of the State Capitol, completed in 1985. For further reading see: Marion Hepburn Grant's "In and About Hartford-Tours and Tales," (Hartford, Connecticut Historical Society, 1978), pg. 193; and The Hartford Courant, June 2, 1985 (Northeast Magazine supplement on State Capitol), pg. 21. For related unpublished source materials see: "Hartford's Outdoor Sculpture," exhibition catalogue (April 1981), Trinity College, Hartford, pg. 43; background materials for exhibit on state-commissioned sculpture prepared by Robert Xaver Johnson, 1988 (State Archives, Connecticut State Library, Hartford); and "A Grand Restoration Project," (prepared by League of Women Voters of Connecticut, Education fund, for Capitol information and tours, n.d.). References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Connecticut survey, 1993. Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985. 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 75001695   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 75001695 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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