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Taft, Lorado Zadoc,
Portrait male -- Douglas, Stephen Arnold
Occupation -- Political
Occupation -- Law
Occupation -- Political
Occupation -- Education
Relief
Outdoor Sculpture -- Vermont -- Brandon
Sculpture
Stephen Douglas Monument, (
sculpture
).
Artist:
Taft, Lorado Zadoc, 1860-1936, sculptor.
Title:
Stephen Douglas Monument, (
sculpture
).
Dates:
Dedicated June 27, 1913.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Relief: cast bronze; Base: gray marble.
Dimensions:
Approx. 94 x 70 x 36 in.
Inscription:
(Below relief portrait:) STEPHEN A DOUGLAS/TEACHER LAWYER ORATOR STATESMAN/UNITED STATES SENATOR FROM ILLINOIS 1847 TO 1861/ DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE FOR PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES AGAINST ABRAHAM LINCOLN. LOYAL SUPPORTER OF LINCOLN AND/THE UNION IN THE EARLY DAYS OF THE WAR OF THE REBELLION/BORN AT
BRANDON
APRIL 23 1813/IN THE COTTAGE WEST OF THIS SITE/DIED IN CHICAGO JUNE 3 1861 (On reverse side of monument:) THIS MONUMENT SET UP BY CITIZENS/OF
BRANDON
VT. APRIL 23 1913/IN COMMEMORATION OF THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BIRTH/OF/STEPHEN A DOUGLAS/WHO WAS BORN JUST/WEST OF THIS MONUMENT/THE BAS-RELIEF ON THE OTHER SIDE IS A REPLICA OF THE ONE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO/BY LORADO TAFT. UNDER THE/ORIGINAL IS AN INSCRIPTION/REFERRING TO THE GENEROUS/CONTRIBUTION BY MR DOUGLAS/TOWARD THE FOUNDATION IN/1855 OF THE FIRST UNIVERSITY/ESTABLISHED IN CHICAGO WHICH IS/NOW THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO unsigned
Description:
A tall marble block with a two bronze plaques
--
on one side, a relief bust of Stephen Douglas; on the reverse side, a plaque describing the monument and the relief.
Subject:
Portrait male
--
Douglas, Stephen Arnold
--
Bust
Occupation
--
Political
--
Senator
Occupation
--
Law
--
Lawyer
Occupation
--
Political
--
Statesman
Occupation
--
Education
--
Teacher
Object Type:
Relief
Outdoor
Sculpture
--
Vermont
--
Brandon
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by
Brandon
Town, Center Street,
Brandon
,
Vermont
05733
Located Douglas Green, Grove Street,
Brandon
,
Vermont
05733
Remarks:
IAS files contain an unidentified text which gives a brief history of the monument, presented to the town by Albert G. Farr. The monument, honoring Douglas, was erected to celebrate the centenary of his birth in
Brandon
.
References:
Save
Outdoor
Sculpture
,
Vermont
survey, 1992.
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 VT000201
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Control Number
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