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    		• Hirsch, Willard Newman,
     
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    		• Simons, Albert,
     
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    		• Briggs, Loutrel W.,
     
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    		• Harbeson, John F.,
     
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    		• E. J. McCarthy & Sons,
     
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    		• Portrait male -- Rivers, Lucius Mendel
     
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    		• Occupation -- Political
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- South Carolina -- Charleston
     
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    		• Sculpture
     
     
    L. Mendel Rivers Memorial, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Hirsch, Willard Newman, 1905-1982, sculptor.
    Simons, Albert, architect.
    Briggs, Loutrel W., b. 1893, landscape architect.
    Harbeson, John F., assistant.
    E. J. McCarthy & Sons, founder.
    Title: 
    L. Mendel Rivers Memorial, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    ca. 1973. Dedicated March 23, 1973.
    Medium: 
    Sculpture: bronze; Base: granite.
    Dimensions: 
    Sculpture: approx. H. 2.5 ft.; Base: approx. 7.5 x 16 x 2.5 ft.
    Inscription: 
    (Incised on base, left:) SOUTH CAROLINIAN/BORN IN/BERKELEY COUNTY/SEPTEMBER 28, 1905/DIED AT BIRMINGHAM/ALABAMA/DECEMBER 26, 1970/HE SPOKE FOR/HIS NEIGHBORS/AND STROVE TO KEEP/HIS COUNTRY/STRONG (Incised on base, right:) STATESMAN AND PATRIOT/SC HOUSE OF/REPRESENTATIVES/(dates served given)/U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES/(dates served given)/CHAIRMAN/HOUSE ARMED SERVICES/COMMITTEE/1965-1970
    Description: 
    A bust of L. Mendel Rivers on a pedestal which is the center of a triptych-like wall. The inscriptions appear on the walls on each side of the bust.
    Subject: 
    Portrait male -- Rivers, Lucius Mendel -- Bust
    Occupation -- Political -- Congressman
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- South Carolina -- Charleston
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Administered by County of Charleston, O. T. Wallace Office Building, Broad & Meeting Streets, Charleston, South Carolina 29401
    Located County Courthouse, Corner of Broad & Meeting Streets, courtyard, Charleston, South Carolina
    Remarks: 
    Commissioned by the County in memory of South Carolina and United States Congressman Lucius Mendel Rivers (1905-1970). The original design concept, a collaborative effort of sculptor Willard Hirsch, architect Albert Simons and landscape architect Loutrel Briggs, was very different from the finished work. Originally, the wall was to be more ornate with urns at the top, classical decorative motifs and numerous plantings. The final result was a plainer design that emphasized the bust. IAS files include a related article from "Carologue," a publication of the South Carolina Historical Society, Spring 1993.
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, South Carolina survey, 1994.
    Public Monument Conservation Project, 1987.
    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 SC000208
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