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More Smithsonian Searches     Who else has...     French, Daniel Chester,     Piccirilli Brothers Marble Carving Studios,     Kunst Foundry,     Portrait male -- Green, James Wood     Portrait male -- Alford, Alfred     Occupation -- Education     Occupation -- Education     Object -- Written Matter     Outdoor Sculpture -- Kansas -- Lawrence     Sculpture

Uncle Jimmy Green, (sculpture). Artist:  French, Daniel Chester, 1850-1931, sculptor. Piccirilli Brothers Marble Carving Studios, fabricator. Kunst Foundry, founder. Title:  Uncle Jimmy Green, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Dean James Woods Green, (sculpture). Dates:  1924. Dedicated June 9, 1924. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: bronze; Base: pink granite. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 7 ft. 7 in. x 4 ft. 11 in. x 2 ft. 8 in.; Bottom base: approx. 1 ft. 3 in. x 10 ft. 5 1/2 in. x 8 ft. 2 1/2 in.; Top base: 3 ft. 9 in. x 5 ft. 2 in. x 2 ft. 11 in. Inscription:  (On back of sculpture, bottom:) D.C. French 1924 (On front, engraved:) In memory of/James Wood Green/1842-1919/Forty years Dean of the School of Law/1879-1919/The Student's Counsellor and Friend/Erected by those who loved him signed Description:  Two standing male figures mounted on a double tiered base. The older figure represents James Wood Green (1842-1919), former dean of the University of Kansas law school. He wears a vest, bow tie, and cutaway. He has his proper right arm around a student as they converse. The student represents Alfred Alford, a KU student killed in the Spanish-American War. He wears what appears to be knee-length gaiters, a wool button sweater with shawl collar, and jacket. He holds two books under his proper left arm. Subject:  Portrait male -- Green, James Wood -- Full length Portrait male -- Alford, Alfred -- Full length Occupation -- Education -- Dean Occupation -- Education -- Student Object -- Written Matter -- Book Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Kansas -- Lawrence Sculpture Owner:  Administered by University of Kansas, Office of Capital Programs, 351 Strong Hall, Lawrence, Kansas 66045 Located University of Kansas, Lippincott Hall, Lawrence, Kansas 66045 Remarks:  Sculpture is listed with National Register of Historic Places, July 15, 1974. For further information see: "Gargoyles and Gods Gyre and Gimble at KU," Oread (University of Kansas), Aug. 21, 1983, pg. 4-5; and "A Walk Along Historic Jayhawk Boulevard," distributed by the Kansas University Endowment Association. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Kansas survey, 1994. 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 KS000103   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture KS000103 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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