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Commodore Stephen Decatur, (sculpture). Artist:  Davidson, Awone, sculptor. Title:  Commodore Stephen Decatur, (sculpture). Dates:  1979. Medium:  Bust: bronze; Base: granite. Dimensions:  Bust: approx. 29 3/4 x 19 x 11 in.; Base: approx. 50 1/2 x 21 x 14 1/4 in. Inscription:  (On back of bust, incised:) AWONE DAVIDSON/-1979- (On back of bust below signature, incised:) STEPHEN DECATUR/1779-1820/"OUR COUNTRY: IN HER INTER-/COURSE WITH OTHER NATIONS/MAY SHE ALWAYS BE IN THE RIGHT/BUT OUR COUNTRY: RIGHT OR WRONG" (On front of base, incised:) COMMODORE/STEPHEN DECATUR/1779-1820/PRESENTED BY/DECATUR LIONS CLUB/CITY OF DECATUR signed Description:  A bust of Commodore Stephen Decatur wearing a naval jacket with braiding and epaulets, atop an inscribed base. Subject:  Portrait male -- Decatur, Stephen -- Bust Occupation -- Military -- Commodore Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Georgia -- Decatur Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of Decatur, 100 East Trinity Place, Decatur, Georgia 30030 Located Courthouse Square, Decatur, Georgia Remarks:  The bust of Commodore Stephen Decatur, 1779-1820, was presented by the Decatur Lions Club of Decatur, Georgia. For a related article: see Decatur Focus 1, no. 12 (May 1991). References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Georgia, Atlanta survey, 1993. 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 GA000090   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture GA000090 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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