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    		• Gressel, Michael L.,
     
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    		• Portrait male -- Tallmadge, Benjamin
     
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    		• Occupation -- Military
     
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    		• Dress -- Uniform
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- Setauket
     
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    		• Relief
     
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    		• Architectural component
     
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    		• Sculpture
     
     
    Benjamin Tallmadge, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Gressel, Michael L., 1902- , sculptor.
    Title: 
    Benjamin Tallmadge, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    Dedicated Nov. 22, 1951.
    Digital Reference: 
    Image Image
    Medium: 
    Painted wood, or possibly fiberglass.
    Dimensions: 
    Approx. H. 8 ft. x W. 3 ft.
    Inscription: 
    unsigned40.943258 -73.1080365
    Description: 
    A relief portrait of Benjamin Tallmadge dressed in his Revolutionary War uniform is mounted above the doorway to the north wing of the elementary school. He holds a sword in his proper left hand.
    Subject: 
    Portrait male -- Tallmadge, Benjamin -- Full length
    Occupation -- Military -- Colonel
    Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- Setauket
    Relief
    Architectural component
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Setauket Elementary School, 134 Main Street, North entrance, Setauket, New York 11733
    Remarks: 
    The bronze inscription plaque on the door reads: BENJAMIN TALLMADGE/COLONEL, 2ND REGIMENT/LIGHT DRAGOONS/CONTINENTAL ARMY. AS A SPY FOR GENERAL/WASHINGTON, WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN THE/CAPTURE OF MAJOR ANDRE, ALTHOUGH/HE GRIEVED AT HIS HANGING. BORN IN THE/SETAUKET PARSONAGE, 25 FEBRUARY 1754/MICHAEL GRESSEL, SCULPTOR.
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York survey, 1993.
    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 NY001900
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