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More Smithsonian Searches     Who else has...     Stevenson, William Grant,     Edbrooke, Frank,     Unknown (Edinburgh, Scotland),     Portrait male -- Burns, Robert     Ethnic -- Scottish     Occupation -- Writer     Outdoor Sculpture -- Colorado -- Denver     Sculpture

Robert Burns, (sculpture). Artist:  Stevenson, William Grant, 1849-1919, sculptor. Edbrooke, Frank, architect. Unknown (Edinburgh, Scotland), founder. Title:  Robert Burns, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Robert Burns Monument, (sculpture). Dates:  1903-1904. Dedicated July 4, 1904. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Figure: bronze; Base: marble and polished granite. Dimensions:  Overall: approx. 27 x 8 x 6 ft.; Figure: approx. H. 10 ft. Inscription:  (Front of base, raised:) BURNS (Front of base, incised:) A POET PEASANT BORN/WHO MORE OF FAME'S IMMORTAL DOWER/UNTO HIS COUNTRY BRINGS/THAN ALL HER KINGS (North step, bottom of base:) Erected and unveiled by the Caledonian Club #1 of Denver Description:  Portrait of poet Robert Burns. He is seen standing, wearing a long tail coat, vest, and knickers with knee-high socks. His proper right hand holds proper right lapel of coat. His proper left hand holds a book against his proper left thigh. The monument is decorated with a Scottish shield, lion rampant, thistle, festoon and wreath. Subject:  Portrait male -- Burns, Robert -- Full length Ethnic -- Scottish Occupation -- Writer -- Poet Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Colorado -- Denver Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City and County of Denver, Department of Parks & Recreation, 2300 15th Street, Suite 200, Denver, Colorado 80202 Located City Park, Rose Garden, Denver, Colorado Provenance:  Formerly administered by City and County of Denver, Commission on Cultural Affairs, Ste. 1600, 1st Western Plaza, 303 W. Colfax Avenue, Denver, Colorado 80204 Remarks:  Erected by Caledonian Club no. 1 of Denver, Colorado at a cost of $8,000 to $10,000. IAS files contain related newspaper articles from Denver Post, June 1, 1959, pg. 52; June 7, 1993, pg. E24; and articles from Rocky Mountain News, Jan. 2, 1963, pg. 49 and April 21, 1965, pg. 83. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Colorado, Denver survey, 1993. City and County of Denver, 1987. City and County of Denver, Mayor's Office of Art, Culture and Film, 1996. Public Monument Conservation Project, 1986, 1991. Denver Post, June 1, 1959, pg. 52. National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, CO7002, 1989. Monumental News, April, 1903, pg. 246. Illustration:  Image on file. Denver Post, June 1, 1959, pg. 52. 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 CO000015   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture CO000015 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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