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The Patriots, (sculpture). Artist:  Taft, Lorado Zadoc, 1860-1936, sculptor. Title:  The Patriots, (sculpture). Dates:  1932. Dedicated May 16, 1932. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: limestone. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 11 x 10 x 10 ft.; Base: approx. 8 x 10 x 12 ft. Inscription:  unsigned Description:  Ten mourners stand around a large armored knight who stands on the coffin of a fallen hero. The knight wears a helmet, and a cape over his armor. He holds the handle of a sword with both hands, the point of which rests at his feet. The figures surrounding the coffin are led by an elderly couple on the proper right, and on the proper left, a man holding a hat over his heart. A wreath and palm rest on the coffin. The sculpture is mounted on a massive, tiered base that is attached to a building. Subject:  Figure group -- Elderly Occupation -- Other -- Knight Occupation -- Political -- Patriot Dress -- Historic -- Armor Dress -- Accessory -- Helmet Object -- Weapon -- Sword Dress -- Accessory -- Hat Object -- Other -- Coffin Object -- Foliage -- Palm Object -- Other -- Wreath Ceremony -- Funeral State of Being -- Emotion -- Sorrow Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Louisiana -- Baton Rouge Architectural component Sculpture Owner:  Administered by State of Louisiana, Office of State Building and Grounds, P. O. Box 94095, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70804 Located Louisiana State Capitol, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70821 Remarks:  Nearby plaque reads: "The instruments which we have just signed will cause no tears to be shed; they prepare ages of happiness for innumerable generations of human creatures." - Robert R. Livingston. For related reading see Vincent F. Kubly's "The Louisiana Capitol: Its Art and Architecture," Gretna, LA: Pelican Publishing Company, 1977. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Louisiana survey, 1995. 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 LA000389   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture LA000389 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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