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More Smithsonian Searches     Who else has...     Hubert, Hippolyte L.,     Deming, Richard H.,     Portrait male -- Dexter, Ebenezer Knight     Occupation -- Monetary     Occupation -- Other     Occupation -- Other     Outdoor Sculpture -- Rhode Island -- Providence     Sculpture

Ebenezer Knight Dexter, (sculpture). Artist:  Hubert, Hippolyte L., sculptor. Deming, Richard H., designer. Title:  Ebenezer Knight Dexter, (sculpture). Dates:  1893. Dedicated June 29, 1894. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Figure: bronze; Base: stone. Dimensions:  Figure: approx. H. 8 ft.; Base: approx. H. 9 ft. Inscription:  Gorham Manufacturing Co. (On front of base, incised:) PRESENTED TO THE/CITIZENS OF PROVIDENCE, BY/HENRY C. CLARK, ESQ.,/IN HONOR OF/EBENEZER KNIGHT DEXTER./WHO GAVE HIS PROPERTY FOR/THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC/AND THE HOMELESS/1893 (On back of base, incised:) LEAVING NOTHING BUT A/HEADSTONE TO MARK OUR PASSAGE/THROUGH LIFE DOES NOT MAKE THE/WORLD BETTER. THEY LIVE BEST WHO/SERVE HUMANITY THE MOST. unsigned Founder's mark appears. Description:  Standing figure of Ebenezer Knight Dexter in Continental costume. In his proper right hand he holds a scroll. In his proper left hand he holds a hat and walking stick. Subject:  Portrait male -- Dexter, Ebenezer Knight -- Full length Occupation -- Monetary -- Philanthropist Occupation -- Other -- Businessman Occupation -- Other -- Civil Servant Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Rhode Island -- Providence Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of Providence, Department of Parks, Dalrymple Boathouse, Roger Williams Park, Providence, Rhode Island 02905 Located Dexter Training Ground, Dexter Street, Providence, Rhode Island Remarks:  Gift of Henry C. Clark. Ebenezer Knight Dexter (1773-1824) was a Providence businessman and philanthropist who also served as United States Marshal for Rhode Island. He is well known in the City of Providence for having bequeathed several parcels of land, including the Dexter Training Ground, where this monument stands. Hubert was the sculptor of the figure; Deming designed the base. IAS files contain additional biographical information about Dexter; copies from report of dedication; and copies of newspaper articles from the Providence Journal, Sept. 4, 1978, section C, and the Providence Journal, Sept. 5, 1978, section B, both of which discuss Dexter's bequests to the city. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Rhode Island survey, 1993. National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, RI0046, 1989. Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985. Freeman, Robert, and Vivienne Lasky, "Hidden Treasure: Public Sculpture in Providence," Providence: Rhode Island Bicentennial Foundation, 1980, pg. 57. Illustration:  Image on file. Freeman, Robert, and Vivienne Lasky, "Hidden Treasure: Public Sculpture in Providence," Providence: Rhode Island Bicentennial Foundation, 1980, pg. 57. 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 77001754   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 77001754 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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