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Mayor Thomas A. Doyle, (sculpture). Artist:  Kitson, Henry Hudson, 1863-1947, sculptor. Unknown (Paris, France), founder. Title:  Mayor Thomas A. Doyle, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Thomas A. Doyle, (sculpture). Dates:  Dedicated 1889. Relocated 1967. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Figure: bronze; Base: concrete. Dimensions:  Figure: approx. 140 x 40 x 40 in.; Base: approx. 144 x 48 x 72 in. Inscription:  (South side of bronze base:) H H KITSON (North side of bronze base: illegible) (South side of concrete base:) THIS MONUMENT ERECTED 1889/RE-ERECTED 1967/BY/MASONIC BODIES OF RHODE ISLAND (East side of concrete base:) THOMAS A. DOYLE/EIGHTEEN YEARS/MAYOR/OF PROVIDENCE/PIONEER/IN/URBAN RENEWAL signed Description:  Full-length standing portrait of Thomas A. Doyle. He is dressed in 19th century frock, has mutton-chop facial hair, and holds a scrolled document in his proper right hand at his side. He stands atop a tall rectangular base. Subject:  Portrait male -- Doyle, Thomas A. -- Full length Occupation -- Political -- Mayor Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Rhode Island -- Providence Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of Providence, Department of Parks, Roger Williams Park, Dalrymple Boathouse, Providence, Rhode Island, 02905 Located Cathedral Square, Broad & Chestnut Streets, S.W. corner, Providence, Rhode Island Provenance:  Formerly located Cathedral of St. Peter & Paul, Providence, Rhode Island 1889-1967. Remarks:  Erected by the Masonic Bodies of Rhode Island in honor of Thomas A. Doyle, mayor of Providence. Statue was cast in Paris. Originally sited in Providence in front of Cathedral of St. Peter and Paul, a few blocks away from its current site. The statue was relocated during urban renewal in 1967. New pedestal was designed in the 1960s. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Rhode Island survey, 1994. Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985. National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, RI0030, 1989. Monumental News, April, 1889, pg. 52. Freeman, Robert & Vivienne Lasky, "Hidden Treasure: Public Sculpture in Providence," Providence: The Rhode Island Bicentennial Foundation, 1980, pg. 40. 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 77001751   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 77001751 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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