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    		• Keck, Charles,
     
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    		• History -- United States
     
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    		• Portrait male -- Clark, George Rogers
     
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    		• Occupation -- Military
     
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    		• Dress -- Uniform
     
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    		• Object -- Weapon
     
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    		• Figure group -- Male
     
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    		• Occupation -- Military
     
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    		• Portrait male -- Tecumseh
     
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    		• Ethnic -- Indian
     
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    		• Object -- Weapon
     
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    		• Recreation -- Leisure
     
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    		• Occupation -- Hunter
     
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    		• Emblem -- Seal
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- Ohio -- Springfield
     
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    		• Relief
     
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    		• Sculpture
     
     
    George Rogers Clark Memorial, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Keck, Charles, 1875-1951, sculptor.
    Title: 
    George Rogers Clark Memorial, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    Dedicated 1924.
    Digital Reference: 
    Image
    Medium: 
    Sculpture: stone or metal; Base: possibly granite; Foundation: concrete.
    Dimensions: 
    Sculpture: approx. 9 ft. 5 in. x 36 in. x 36 in.; Base: approx. 12 ft. 10 in x 42 in. x 37 in.; Foundation: approx. Diam. 22 ft.
    Inscription: 
    (Base, upper front:) HERE/GENERAL/GEORGE ROGERS/CLARK/WITH HIS KENTUCKY SOLDIERS/DEFEATED AND DROVE/FROM THIS REGION/THE SHAWNEE INDIANS/AVGVST 8, 1780/THVS AIDING TO MAKE/THE NORTHWEST TERRITORY/PART OF THE UNITED STATES (Base, lower front:) ERECTED/BY THE CLARK COUNTY/HISTORICAL SOCIETY/WITH THE AID OF/THE STATE OF OHIO/1924
    Description: 
    A standing portrait of George Rogers Clark dressed in his military uniform holding a rifle in front of him with both hands grasping the barrel. This three-dimensional portrait of Clark emerges from a block adorned with reliefs on the sides and back. On the left is a relief of a Kentucky rifleman and on the right is a relief of a Shawnee Indian seated with a pipe. The back of the sculpture has a relief which depicts Tecumseh showing a young Native American how to use a bow and arrow. The sculpture rests atop a tall base placed in the center of a circular concrete foundation. The Great Seal of the United States appears on the right side of the base and the Great Seal of Ohio appears on the left side of the base.
    Subject: 
    History -- United States -- Revolution
    Portrait male -- Clark, George Rogers -- Full length
    Occupation -- Military -- General
    Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform
    Object -- Weapon -- Gun
    Figure group -- Male
    Occupation -- Military -- Soldier
    Portrait male -- Tecumseh
    Ethnic -- Indian -- Shawnee
    Object -- Weapon -- Bow and Arrow
    Recreation -- Leisure -- Smoking
    Occupation -- Hunter
    Emblem -- Seal
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- Ohio -- Springfield
    Relief
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Administered by Clark County, Commissioners, Springfield, Ohio 45501
    Located George Rogers Clark Park, Springfield, Ohio
    Remarks: 
    The memorial was erected by the Clark County Historical Society and the State of Ohio. It is installed on the site of the Battle of Piqua. The SOS! survey notes that the sculpture is made of metal, but the Campen publication notes that it is made of stone.
    References: 
    Campen, Richard N., "Outdoor Sculpture in Ohio," Chagrin Falls, Ohio: West Summit Press, 1980, pg. 117.
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, Ohio survey, 1994.
    Illustration: 
    Image on file.
    Campen, Richard N., "Outdoor Sculpture in Ohio," Chagrin Falls, Ohio: West Summit Press, 1980, pg. 117.
    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 87830097
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