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Robert Smalls, (sculpture). Artist:  Ethredge, Marion Talmage, sculptor. Title:  Robert Smalls, (sculpture). Dates:  Dedicated February 21, 1976. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: bronze; Base: granite. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. H. 30.5 in. x W. 36 in.; Base: approx. H. 46 in. x W. 22 in. Inscription:  (Inscribed on base, front:) ROBERT SMALLS / "MY RACE NEEDS NO SPECIAL DEFENSE, / FOR THE PAST HISTORY OF THEM IN / THIS COUNTRY PROVES THEM TO BE / THE EQUAL OF ANY PEOPLE ANYWHERE. / ALL THEY NEED IS AN EQUAL CHANCE/IN THE BATTLE OF LIFE." / ROBERT SMALLS / NOV. 1, 1895 (On plaque on base:) THIS MEMORIAL TO ROBERT SMALLS / WAS COMMISSIONED / BY BEAUFORT COUNTY COUNCIL / UNVEILED FEB. 21, 1976 / MARION TALMAGE ETHREDGE / ARTIST Description:  Bust of Robert Smalls, an African American with curly hair, a moustache and a goatee. He wears a 19th century style suit. Subject:  Portrait male -- Smalls, Robert -- Bust Occupation -- Political -- State Senator Occupation -- Political -- Congressman Ethnic -- African American State of Being -- Other -- Enslaved Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- South Carolina -- Beaufort Sculpture Owner:  Tabernacle Baptist Church, Craven Street, Beaufort, South Carolina Remarks:  Robert Smalls (1839-1915) was born an enslaved African American in Beaufort and later became a Civil War hero, a state Senator and a U.S. Congressman. IAS files include an excerpt from "South Carolina's Blacks and Native Americans," a publication of the State's Human Affairs Commission, Dr. Marianna W. Davis, Chairperson, 1976. For additional information see "The Life and Legacy of Robert Smalls" by Lu Ann Jones and Robert Kent Sutton (National Park Service, 2012). IAS files also include text of nearby commemorative plaque. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, South Carolina 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 SC000197   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture SC000197 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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