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Mahoney, John H.,
Portrait male -- Franklin, Benjamin
Dress -- Historic
Dress -- Accessory
Outdoor Sculpture -- Indiana -- Franklin
Sculpture
Benjamin
Franklin
, (
sculpture
).
Artist:
Mahoney, John H., 1855-1919, sculptor.
Title:
Benjamin
Franklin
, (
sculpture
).
Other Titles:
Benjamin
Franklin
, Printer, (
sculpture
).
Dates:
1875. Dedicated 1875. Rededicated in new location Sept. 29, 1929 and again, at third location, in 1962.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Painted Italian marble on a stone base.
Dimensions:
Figure: approx. 94 x 36 x 23 in.; Base: approx. 51 x 37 x 52 in. (2 tons).
Inscription:
unsigned
Description:
Standing heroic figure of Benjamin
Franklin
in 18th century attire. He has his proper right arm at his side and his proper left hand is holding a tricorn hat. The statue is set on a low pedestal.
Subject:
Portrait male
--
Franklin
, Benjamin
--
Full length
Dress
--
Historic
--
Eighteenth Century Dress
Dress
--
Accessory
--
Hat
Object Type:
Outdoor
Sculpture
--
Indiana
--
Franklin
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by
Franklin
College, Trades Department, 666 Grizzly Drive,
Franklin
,
Indiana
46131
Located
Franklin
College, Monroe Street & State Street, southeast corner,
Franklin
,
Indiana
46131
Provenance:
Formerly located International Typographical Union Headquarters, 2820 North Meridian, Indianapolis,
Indiana
1929-1962.
Formerly located
Franklin
Building, Southeast quadrant of the circle, Indianapolis,
Indiana
1875-1929.
Remarks:
IAS files contain copies of the Indianapolis Star (Indianapolis, IN), May 23, 1929 and Sept. 29, 1929 discussing the movement of the statue from the
Franklin
Building in Indianapolis, to the International Typographical Union Headquarters also in Indianpolis. IAS files also contain copies of the
Franklin
College paper, The
Franklin
(
Franklin
, IN), vol. 58, no. 7, Jan. 18, 1963; The
Franklin
(
Franklin
, IN), Feb. 22, 1904, The
Franklin
College Alma Mater (
Franklin
, IN), vol. XXXVI, no. 3, Spring 1963. The
Indiana
AFL-CIO underwrote the costs to move the statue.
References:
Save
Outdoor
Sculpture
,
Indiana
survey, 1993.
Indianapolis Star (Indianapolis, IN), May 23, 1929.
Indianapolis Star (Indianapolis, IN), Sept. 29, 1929.
The
Franklin
(
Franklin
, IN), Jan. 18, 1963.
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 IN000199
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Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
IN000199
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