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Figure female -- Full length
Allegory -- Civic
Allegory -- Place
Sculpture
Goddess of Liberty, (sculpture).
Artist:
Unknown, sculptor.
Title:
Goddess of Liberty, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Miss America, (sculpture).
Miss Columbia, (sculpture).
Dates:
ca. 1892.
Medium:
Painted metal, possibly zinc.
Dimensions:
Figure: 6 ft. x 33 in. x 22 in.; Base: 3 x 20 x 17 1/4 in.
Inscription:
unsigned
Description:
Standing female figure of Liberty, wearing a classical gown, painted red, blue and gold. She holds a shield and wreath in her proper left hand; a sword with tip pointed downward in her proper right hand. She wears sandals.
Subject:
Figure female -- Full length
Allegory -- Civic -- Liberty
Allegory -- Place -- America
Object Type:
Sculpture
Owner:
Moniteau County Historical Society, Moniteau County Cultural Heritage Center, P. O. Box 263, California, Missouri 65018
Provenance:
Formerly in the collection of Hooper, Prof., family of 1907-1994.
Formerly located Hooper Institute, Clarksburg, Missouri
Remarks:
The sculpture was originally placed on the lawn at Hooper Institute (Clarksburg, Missouri), by students in 1892, and popularly called "Miss America" or "Miss Columbia." Dedicated to Messrs. W. H. Jobe and J. E. Lander, donors of free scholarships. From 1907 to 1994, it was in the collection of Prof. Hooper and his descendents. When acquired by the Moniteau County Historical Society, it was repainted, following the original colors, except that stars on shield are now on white field instead of blue.
References:
Moniteau County Historical Society, 1994.
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 66820001
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