Henry Flagler, (sculpture).

Henry Flagler, (sculpture).

C.J.R., founder.

Unknown (Rome, Italy), founder.

Henry Flagler, (sculpture).

Cast 1902. Dedicated Jan. 2, 1916. Relocated 1940s. Relocated 1972.

Sculpture: cast bronze; Upper base: black marble; Lower base: concrete.

Sculpture: approx. 6 ft. 10 in. x 24 in. x 24 in.; Upper base: approx. 39 x 32 x 32 in.; Lower base: approx. 75 x 67 x 67 in.

(Left side of bronze base:) C.J.R. Rome 1902 (On bronze plaque on front of upper base:) HENRY FLAGLER BORN JAN. 2 1830 DIED MAY 20, 1913 (On bronze plaque on back of upper base:) "IN RECOGNITION OF THE ACHIEVEMENTS IN RAILROAD DEVELOPMENT IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA AND THE OVERSEAS EXTENSION TO KEY WEST." Feb. 23, 1959 unsigned

A portrait of Henry M. Flagler dressed in a long coat with his proper right hand raised to his proper right hip pocket. The sculpture is mounted on a square black marble base that rests on a larger concrete base made with four steps.

Portrait male -- Flagler, Henry M. -- Full length

Occupation -- Industry -- Railroad

Outdoor Sculpture -- Florida -- St. Augustine

Administered by Flagler College, Maintenance/Physical Plant, King Street, St. Augustine, Florida 32084

Located Flagler College, Entrance on King Street, St. Augustine, Florida

Formerly located Park in front of City Hall/Lightner Museum, St. Augustine, Florida 1940s-1972.

Formerly located Malaga Street Depot, Malaga Street, St. Augustine, Florida 1916-1940s.

Originally the sculpture was located at the Malaga Street Depot, headquarters of Flager's Florida East Coast Railway, where it was dedicated on Jan. 2, 1916. The dedication took place three years after Flagler's death, on what would have been his 86th birthday. In the 1940s, the sculpture was moved to a park in front of what later became City Hall and the Lightner Museum. In 1972 the sculpture was given to Flagler College and was moved across the street to its present location at the main entrance to the college. The sculpture was repaired and refurbished by Flagler College resident art instructor Enzo Torcoletti after being vandalized by students in 1977. IAS files contain an article from the St. Augustine Record, 1978.

Treated 1999 November. Theodore Monnich (Columbia, SC). Treatment report on file with owner.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Florida survey, 1994.

SOS Conservation Treatment Award, 1999.

SOS Conservation Notification Report, 1999.

Inventory staff, 2001.

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.

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