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Simon de Montfort, (sculpture). Artist:  Adams, Herbert, 1858-1945, sculptor. Lehman & Schmidt, architectural firm. Title:  Simon de Montfort, (sculpture). Dates:  ca. 1910-1912. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: Tennessee marble; Base: Westerly granite. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. H. 9 1/1 ft.; Base: approx. H. 1 1/2 ft. Description:  Installed high above the main entrance is a standing portrait of Simon de Montfort dressed as a knight holding a shield with his proper left hand. He wears a long belted tunic, a long cloak, chain mail, and a three-pointed crown. A sheathed knife is tucked into his belt. Subject:  Portrait male -- de Montfort, Simon -- Full length Occupation -- Political Ethnic -- British Dress -- Historic -- Armor Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Ohio -- Cleveland Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Cuyahoga County, Department of Central Services, 208 St. Clair Avenue, N.W., Charles Building, Cleveland, Ohio 44113 Located Cuyahoga County Courthouse, 1 Lakeside Avenue, N.W., Cornice above main entrance, south side, Cleveland, Ohio Remarks:  One of six courthouse sculptures of men known for their development of law on English soil. The sculptures are installed on the cornice above the main entrance to the courthouse. Simon de Montfort (1200-1265) established the British House of Commons in 1264. Lehman & Schmidt were the architects of the courthouse. IAS files contain related articles from the Plain Dealer (Cleveland, OH), March 21, 1965; Oct. 1, 1930; and April 7, 1927; an excerpt from Lawrence J. Marzulli's "The Development of Ohio's Counties and Their Historic Courthouses," Columbus, OH: County Commissioners Association of Ohio, n.d., pg. 41.; and a pamphlet entitled "The Courthouse: a Photographic Document" from the Cuyahoga County Archives. IAS files also contain unpublished material on the courthouse art work from the Cuyahoga County Commissioners Reference Library. SOS! report gives date as ca. 1910; Ambler-Hyson checklist gives date as 1912. References:  Ambler, Louise Todd & Marilyn Gage Hyson, unpublished checklist, 2001-2003. Lybarger, Helen Baldwin, "A Survey of Public Monuments in Cleveland," Cleveland, OH: Early Settlers Assoc. of Cleveland & the Western Reserve, 1979. (booklet) Save Outdoor Sculpture, Ohio, Cleveland survey, 1992. 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 88420004   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 88420004 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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