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Fort Louis/Conde/Charlotte Monument: James Madison, (sculpture). Artist:  Lantz, Michael, 1908-1988, sculptor. Van Antwerp, T. Cooper, architect. Title:  Fort Louis/Conde/Charlotte Monument: James Madison, (sculpture). Other Titles:  James Madison, (sculpture). Dates:  1957-1974. Dedicated June 6, 1974. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Bronze. Dimensions:  Approx. 3 ft. 6 in. x 1 ft. 6 in. x 6 in. Description:  Standing male figure facing directly forward. He holds both hands out from his sides, and there is a single binocular in his proper left hand. He wears a full coat. Below the figure is an American eagle offering an olive branch and a sheaf of arrows. Subject:  Portrait male -- Madison, James -- Full length Occupation -- Political -- President Animal -- Bird -- Eagle Object -- Foliage -- Olive Branch Object -- Weapon -- Bow and Arrow Allegory -- Civic -- Peace Allegory -- Civic -- War Allegory -- Place -- America History -- United States -- Alabama Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Alabama -- Mobile Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Mobile County Courthouse, Maintenance Department, 109 Government Street, Mobile, Alabama 36602 Located Mobile County Courthouse, 109 Government Street, South Facade, Mobile, Alabama Remarks:  This figure is one of five figures of the Fort Louis/Conde/Charlotte Monument on the south facade of the courthouse. The figures represent the peoples and nations who have occupied the area on which the fort stood. There is an outline of the fort on the wall above the figures; within the outline is the following inscription: FORT LOUIS-DE-LA-MOBILE/1711-1720/FORT CONDE/1720-1763/FORT CHARLOTTE/1763-1823. Below the figures an inscription on the wall reads: UPON THIS VERY SPOT WERE BUILT/THE FORTS WHICH GAVE PROTECTION/TO THAT TINY SETTLEMENT FROM/WHICH OUR CITY NOW HAS GROWN. SOS! files contain transcriptions for two more nearby markers, and copies from a program for the dedication of the monument; the program includes historical information about the fort, the portrait subjects, and the creation of the monument. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Alabama survey, 1993. Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985. Sheffield, Alton, Administrative Asst., Museum Department, City of Mobile, 1976. Illustration:  Image on file. Related Works:  Component of: 75000020. Component of: 75000021. Component of: 75000022. Component of: 75000023. 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 75000024   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 75000024 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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