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Dean, Robert L., Jr.,
McNeil, Fred C.,
Dodson, Charles,
Portrait male -- Eisenhower, Dwight D.
Occupation -- Military
Occupation -- Political
Outdoor Sculpture -- Texas -- Denison
Sculpture
General Dwight D. Eisenhower, (sculpture).
Artist:
Dean, Robert L., Jr., 1929- , sculptor.
McNeil, Fred C., landscape architect.
Dodson, Charles, landscape architect
Title:
General Dwight D. Eisenhower, (sculpture).
Dates:
Commissioned Aug. 1969. 1969. Installed Aug. 1972. Dedicated July 9, 1973.
Medium:
Sculpture: bronze; Base: limestone.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 9 ft. x 35 in. x 27 in.; Base: approx. 53 in. x 35 in. x 33 in. (600 lbs.)
Inscription:
(On proper left side of self-base in script:) Robert Dean/Sculptor - 1972 (On front of base:) DWIGHT DAVID/EISENHOWER/1890-1969 (On proper left side of base:) THIS MEMORIAL/IS DEDICATED TO/YOUNG PEOPLE/EVERYWHERE/THAT THEY MAY BE/INSPIRED TO GREATNESS/BY THE EXAMPLE/OF OUR MOST DISTINGUISHED SON,/DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER,/BORN OCTOBER 14, 1890/IN DENISON, TEXAS signed
Description:
Full-length figure of Dwight D. Eisenhower. He wears a military uniform and stands with his arms akimbo. The bronze sculpture stands on a limestone base.
Subject:
Portrait male -- Eisenhower, Dwight D. -- Full length
Occupation -- Military -- General
Occupation -- Political -- President
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Texas -- Denison
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Texas Parks and Wildlife/Texas Rural Communities Foundation, 4200 Smith School Road, Austin, Texas 78744
Located Eisenhower Birthplace State Park, 208 East Day, Denison, Texas
Remarks:
The sculpture was commissioned by the Denison Historical Society in August, 1969 and is sited near Eisenhower's birthplace. The sculpture was cast in Florence, Italy. Cost of the sculpture was $30,000. IAS files contain copy of related dedication ceremony brochure. IAS files contain copies of related articles from the Denison Herald, Sept. 14, 1969, May 6 and Sept. 9, 1971, and Aug. 13, 1972.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Texas survey, 1993.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Denison Herald, Aug. 13, 1972.
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 TX000978
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Inventory of American Sculpture
TX000978
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