Count Pulaski, (sculpture).

Count Pulaski, (sculpture).

Schnittmann, S. S., 1913-1978, sculptor.

Count Pulaski, (sculpture).

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Bust: bronze, with patina; Pedestal: granite.

Bust: approx. 40 x 32 x 24 in.; Pedestal: approx. 45 x 16 x 16 in.

(Edge of proper left shoulder of bust, front to back:) S. S. Schnittmann/1961 (Bronze plaque on upper front of pedestal, in raised lettering:) CASIMIR PULASKI/1748 - 1779/ S. S. SCHNITTMANN SC. 1961 signed

A bust of Revolutionary War General Count Casimir Pulaski in 18th-century military dress, with epaulets and raised collar, and head facing forty-five degrees to the proper right. His eyes are open and level and his mouth is closed. The bust is mounted upon a square pedestal.

Portrait male -- Pulaski, Casimir -- Bust

Occupation -- Military -- General

Occupation -- Other -- Aristocrat

Ethnic -- Polish

Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform

Outdoor Sculpture -- Arkansas -- North Little Rock

Located 3101 John F. Kennedy Boulevard, east face of old Savers Saving Association, North Little Rock, Arkansas

Owned by Howell-Thompson, Betty, 4 Cedar Hill Road, No. 4N, Little Rock, Arkansas 72202

Count Casimir Pulaski (1749-1779) was a Polish nobleman who emigrated to America and became a general in the Revolutionary War. He died at the siege of Savannah. Pulaski County (Arkansas) is named after the general. The bust may be one of several authorized by or formerly in the collection of Pulaski Federal Savings and Loan Assocation. Around 1960, because of efforts led by Judge Arch Campbell, a civic group commissioned local artist S. S. Schnittmann to do a Pulaski bust. The original bust was dedicated on April 27, 1961 at Federal Savings (later Savers Saving Association or Savers Savings and Loan). Federal Savings used the bust as its emblem, had exclusive rights to its use in Arkansas, and authorized several copies.

IAS files contain the following related articles: Arkansas Gazette: April 28, 1961, pg. 17B; Oct. 10, 1961, pg. 2A; Oct. 11, 1961, pg. 16B.; Oct. 12, 1961, pg. 10C; Arkansas Democrat Gazette: June 16, 1992, pg. 2B;July 2, 1992, pg. 2B. IAS files also contain a July 1, 1992 memorandum from the Administrative Services files of Pulaski County.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Arkansas survey, 1993.

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