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    		• Simmons, Franklin,
     
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    		• Royal Foundry,
     
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    		• Portrait male -- Williams, Roger
     
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    		• Occupation -- Religion
     
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    		• Mythology -- Classical
     
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    		• Mythology -- Classical
     
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    		• Allegory -- Arts & Sciences
     
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    		• Object -- Written Matter
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- Rhode Island -- Providence
     
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    		• Sculpture
     
     
    The Roger Williams Monument, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Simmons, Franklin, 1839-1913, sculptor.
    Royal Foundry, founder.
    Title: 
    The Roger Williams Monument, (sculpture).
    Other Titles: 
    Roger Williams, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    Commissioned 1874. Dedicated Oct. 16, 1877.
    Digital Reference: 
    Image Image Image Image
    Medium: 
    Figures: bronze; Base: Westerly granite.
    Dimensions: 
    Overall: approx. H. 27 ft.; Male figure: approx. H. 7 1/2 ft.; Female figure: approx. H. 6 ft.; Base: approx. W. 16 ft. 5 in. x D. 16 ft. 5 in.
    Inscription: 
    (On plinth of male figure:) Gegossen durch Ferd. V. Miller d SCEHNE Munchen 1870 (Front of base:) Roger Williams/1636 (Back of base:) Erected/by the City of Providence/A.D. 1877 unsigned Founder's mark appears.
    Description: 
    Full-length portrait of Roger Williams in Colonial dress. He stands atop upper portion of granite base, which also features at lower end, a female figure of Clio (muse of History). Williams holds a book in his proper left hand and his proper right arm is extended outward. The words "Soul" and Liberty" are visible on his book. Clio, dressed in draped robe and sandals, faces the upper base. Her proper right arm is extended, and appears to be in the act of completing the inscription: Roger Williams/1636. Several bronze elements are missing from their original grouping at Clio's proper right: a scroll, book, laurel wreath, and a shield inscribed with an anchor, the state symbol.
    Subject: 
    Portrait male -- Williams, Roger -- Full length
    Occupation -- Religion -- Clergy
    Mythology -- Classical -- Clio
    Mythology -- Classical -- Muse
    Allegory -- Arts & Sciences -- History
    Object -- Written Matter -- Book
    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 Roger Williams Park, Near the Betsy Williams Cottage, Rose Avenue, Providence, Rhode Island
    Remarks: 
    Commissioned by the Parks Committee of the City of Providence, in adherance with the bequest of Betsy Williams. Roger Williams (1603?-1683) was the founder of Rhode Island and a proponent of religious freedom. Male figure is a seven and one half-foot version of the figure of Roger Williams in the U. S. Capitol. IAS files contain copies from Robert Freeman and Vivienne Lasky's "Hidden Treasure: Public Sculpture in Providence," Providence: Rhode Island Bicentennial Foundation, 1980, pg. 63-64, which discusses the dedication; discusses the original placement of the bronze scroll, book, laurel wreath, and shield inscribed with an anchor; includes a reproduction of a 1907 photograph of the monument, which shows these small bronze elements; and states that these small bronze elements have been missing for over 30 years. IAS files also contain copies from David Marshall's "The Jewel of Providence: An Illustrated History of Roger Williams Park 1871-1961," Providence, RI: Providence Parks Department, 1987, pg. 29 and 31, which also discusses the dedication.
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, Rhode Island survey, 1993.
    Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985.
    Doris, Virginia Louise, 1989.
    National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, RI5009, 1989.
    Freeman, Robert and Vivienne Lasky, "Hidden Treasure: Public Sculpture in Providence," Providence: Rhode Island Bicentennial Foundation, 1980, pg. 62-63.
    Illustration: 
    Image on file.
    Freeman, Robert and Vivienne Lasky, "Hidden Treasure: Public Sculpture in Providence," Providence: Rhode Island Bicentennial Foundation, 1980, pg. 62. (1907 photo)
    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 77001759
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