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More Smithsonian Searches     Who else has...     Niehaus, Charles Henry,     Magonigle, Harold Van Buren,     Gorham Manufacturing Company,     Portrait male -- McKinley, William     Occupation -- Political     Outdoor Sculpture -- Ohio -- Canton     Sculpture

Statue of William McKinley, (sculpture). Artist:  Niehaus, Charles Henry, 1855-1935, sculptor. Magonigle, Harold Van Buren, 1867-1935, architect. Gorham Manufacturing Company, founder. Title:  Statue of William McKinley, (sculpture). Other Titles:  William McKinley, President of the United States, (sculpture). Dates:  Dedicated 1907. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: bronze; Base: granite. Dimensions:  Sculpture: H. 9 ft. 6 in.; Base: 13 ft. 6 in. x 7 ft. 3 in. x 10 ft. 3 in. Inscription:  (Incised on base, front:) WILLIAM McKINLEY/PRESIDENT/OF/THE UNITED STATES/A STATESMAN SINGULARLY GIFTED TO UNITE THE DISCORDANT FORCES OF GOVERNMENT AND MOULD THE DIVERSE PURPOSES OF MEN TOWARD PROGRESSIVE AND SALUTARY ACTION - A MAGISTRATE WHOSE POISE OF JUDGMENT WAS TESTED AND VINDICATED IN A SUCCESSION OF NATIONAL EMERGENCIES - GOOD CITIZEN - BRAVE SOLDIER - WISE EXECUTIVE - HELPER AND LEADER OF MEN - EXEMPLAR TO HIS PEOPLE OF THE VIRTUES THAT BUILD AND CONSERVE THE STATE, SOCIETY, AND THE HOME. (On base, reverse:) THIS MEMORIAL WAS ERECTED BY THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF MORE THAN ONE MILLION MEN, WOMEN AND CHILDREN IN THE UNITED STATES AND MANY OTHERS IN FOREIGN LANDS. Description:  Full-length standing figure of William McKinley giving his last speech. He holds papers in his proper left hand; his proper right hand is in his pocket. He stands in front of a chair of state. Ivy carved around the base symbolizes the constancy of McKinley's character. The sculpture is installed on a granite base on a landing in a set of granite stairs that lead to McKinley's tomb. Subject:  Portrait male -- McKinley, William -- Full length Occupation -- Political -- President Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Ohio -- Canton Sculpture Owner:  McKinley Museum, 800 McKinley Monument Drive, N.W., Canton, Ohio 44708 Remarks:  The sculpture is based on a photograph taken by Miss Frances B. Johnston a few hours before President McKinley was shot. Harold Van Buren Magonigle designed the chair of state. Conservation:  Treated 2002 August-2003 March. Midwest Conservation Services (Chagrin Falls, OH). Treatment report is on file with owner. References:  Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985. McKinley Museum, 1999. SOS Assessment Award, 2000. SOS Conservation Treatment Award, 2001. SOS Conservation Notification Report, 2003. 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 76007329   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 76007329 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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