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Mazzei, O.,
Portrait male -- Pulaski, Casimir
Occupation -- Military
Ethnic -- Polish
Outdoor Sculpture -- Massachusetts -- Chelsea
Sculpture
Casimir
Pulaski
Memorial, (sculpture).
Artist:
Mazzei, O., sculptor.
Title:
Casimir
Pulaski
Memorial, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
General
Casimir
Pulaski
Memorial, (sculpture).
Dates:
Dedicated Nov. 22, 1931.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: bronze; Base: granite.
Dimensions:
Approx. H. 15 ft. x W. 3 ft.
Inscription:
O Mazzei (On bronze plaque on front of base:) DEDICATED NOVEMBER 22, 1931/BY THE POLISH PEOPLE OF CHELSEA/TO GENERAL/
CASIMIR
PULASKI
/GALLANT SON OF POLAND,/SOLDIER AND PATRIOT/WHOSE SWORD HELPED/TO ESTABLISH/THE AMERICAN REPUBLIC/AND WHOSE DEVOTION TO THE/CAUSE OF HUMAN FREEDOM/WAS SEALED WITH/HIS LIFEBLOOD AT SAVANNAH, GEORGIA/OCTOBER 11, 1779 (On front of base:) GENERAL
CASIMIR
PULASKI
(On right side of base:) BRANDYWINE/WARREN TAVERN/GERMANTOWN/CHARLESTON/HADDONFIELD/SAVANNAH (On left side of base:) FATHER OF/AMERICAN/CAVALRY signed
Description:
A bronze plaque featuring a
portrait
of
Casimir
Pulaski
is installed on the front of a tall granite shaft that is topped by an eagle with its wings spread.
Subject:
Portrait
male
--
Pulaski
,
Casimir
--
Bust
Occupation
--
Military
--
General
Ethnic
--
Polish
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture
--
Massachusetts
--
Chelsea
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of Chelsea, Chelsea, Massachusetts
Located Chelsea Square, Between Broadway & Park Streets, Chelsea, Massachusetts
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Massachusetts survey, 1997.
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 MA000403
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Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
MA000403
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