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Kitson, Henry Hudson,
Gorham Manufacturing Company,
Portrait male -- Conant, Roger
Occupation -- Political
Dress -- Historic
Outdoor Sculpture -- Massachusetts -- Salem
Sculpture
Roger Conant (1592-1679) 1st Settler of
Salem
, (
sculpture
).
Artist:
Kitson, Henry Hudson, 1863-1947, sculptor.
Gorham Manufacturing Company, founder.
Title:
Roger Conant (1592-1679) 1st Settler of
Salem
, (
sculpture
).
Dates:
1911. Dedicated June 17, 1913.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture
: bronze; Base: granite boulder.
Dimensions:
Sculpture
: approx. H. 8 ft.; Base: approx. 8 x 6 x 12 ft.
Inscription:
(On
sculpture
, right side, below cape:) HENRY KITSON FECIT 1911 (On
sculpture
, left side of bronze base:) COPYRIGHTED/HENRY H. KITSON 1911 (On plaque, front of base:) ROGER CONANT/BORN 1592-DIED 1679/THE FIRST SETTLER OF
SALEM
, 1626/"I was a means, through grace assisting/me, to stop the flight of those few/that then were here with me,/and that by my utter denial/to go away with them, who/would have gone either for/England, or mostly for Virginia" signed
Description:
A standing portrait of Roger Conant with his proper right hand resting on a tree stump. Caught by the wind, his long cape billows around him. The
sculpture
rests atop a large boulder in the middle of a small traffic circle. The boulder is surrounded by a low wrought iron fence.
Subject:
Portrait male
--
Conant, Roger
--
Full length
Occupation
--
Political
--
Governor
Dress
--
Historic
--
Pilgrim Dress
Object Type:
Outdoor
Sculpture
--
Massachusetts
--
Salem
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of
Salem
, Public Works Department, One
Salem
Green,
Salem
,
Massachusetts
01970
Located Brown Street & Washington Square West,
Salem
,
Massachusetts
Remarks:
In 1626, Roger Conant (1592-1679) led a small group of settlers to Naumkeag, or "fishing place," (later
Salem
) to resettle after their small fishing colony at Cape Ann disbanded and most of the settlers returned home to England. The
sculpture
was funded by the Conant Family Association. For additional reading see: "Visitor's Guide to
Salem
,"
Salem
: Essex Institute, 1937, pg. 201.
References:
Index of American
Sculpture
, University of Delaware, 1985
Carlock, Marty, "A Guide to Public Art in Greater Boston," Boston: Harvard Common Press, 1988.
Save
Outdoor
Sculpture
,
Massachusetts
survey, 1994.
National Park Service, American Monuments and
Outdoor
Sculpture
Database, MA5030, 1989.
Monumental News, Jan., May 1913.
SOS Assessment Award, 2001.
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 76006649
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