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Alden, Bettye Jean,
Portrait male -- Gompers, Samuel
Figure group
Occupation -- Labor
Outdoor Sculpture -- Texas -- San Antonio
Sculpture
Samuel Gompers: Founding President American Federation of
Labor
, (sculpture).
Artist:
Alden, Bettye Jean, sculptor.
Title:
Samuel Gompers: Founding President American Federation of
Labor
, (sculpture).
Dates:
September 9, 1982.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: shell and sandstone mixture; Base: granite.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. H. 20 ft.; Base: 6 ft. 6 in. x 6 ft. 6 in. x 6 ft. 6 in.
Inscription:
To the Doers Bettye Jean Alden '82 (On plaque:) Samuel Gompers founding President of the American Federation of
Labor
Born, London, England, 1850, Died San Antonio, Texas 1924 signed
Description:
Life-size figures of men, women, and children, representing the working family, encircle a pedestal which supports a likeness of Samuel Gompers. Gompers is seen from the knees up and is dressed in a suit. His proper right arm is upraised.
Subject:
Portrait male
--
Gompers, Samuel
--
Full length
Figure group
Occupation
--
Labor
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture
--
Texas
--
San Antonio
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of San Antonio, Parks and Recreation Department, 950 East Hildebrand, San Antonio, Texas 78212
Located Alamo Street and East Market Street, facing the Convention Center, San Antonio, Texas
Remarks:
Funding provided by the Texas AFL-CIO, San Antonio AFL-CIO, and the American Federation of Government Employees.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Texas, San Antonio 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 TX000177
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Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
TX000177
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