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Taft, Lorado Zadoc,
Figure male
Occupation -- Military
History -- Medieval
Object -- Weapon
Dress -- Accessory
Dress -- Historic
Homage -- Lawson, Victor Fremont
Gravestone
Outdoor Sculpture -- Illinois -- Chicago
Sculpture
The Crusader: Victor Lawson Monument, (sculpture).
Artist:
Taft, Lorado Zadoc, 1860-1936, sculptor.
Title:
The Crusader: Victor Lawson Monument, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Victor Lawson Monument, (sculpture).
Dates:
1931.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: granite; Base: granite.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 10 ft. 6 in. x 50 ft. x 4 ft.; Base: approx. 29 in. x 62 in. x 5 ft.
Inscription:
(On base:) Above all things truth/Beareth Away the Victory unsigned
Description:
Medieval
knight wearing cloak and mail, with the cross of a crusader on his shield. He holds his shield in front of himself with his proper left hand. He holds a sword in his proper right hand, the tip rests at his feet.
Subject:
Figure male
Occupation
--
Military
--
Knight
History
--
Medieval
Object
--
Weapon
--
Sword
Dress
--
Accessory
--
Shield
Dress
--
Historic
--
Medieval
Dress
Homage
--
Lawson, Victor Fremont
Object Type:
Gravestone
Outdoor Sculpture
--
Illinois
--
Chicago
Sculpture
Owner:
Graceland Cemetery, 4001 North Clark Street, Chicago, Illinois 60613
Remarks:
Memorial to Victor Fremont Lawson, publisher of the Chicago Daily News from 1876-1925.
References:
Bach, Ira J., and Mary Lackritz Gray, "A Guide to Chicago's Public Sculpture," Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1983, pg. 353.
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Illinois, Chicago survey, 1992.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Bach, Ira J., and Mary Lackritz Gray, "A Guide to Chicago's Public Sculpture," Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1983, pg. 353.
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 87580154
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Inventory of American Sculpture
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