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    		• George Powell Mercantile Company,
     
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    		• Portrait male -- West, James Riley
     
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    		• Occupation -- Law
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- Texas -- Newton
     
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    		• Gravestone
     
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    		• Sculpture
     
     
    James Riley West, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    George Powell Mercantile Company, contractor.
    Title: 
    James Riley West, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    ca. 1911.
    Medium: 
    Sculpture: Italian marble; Base: marble.
    Dimensions: 
    Sculpture: approx. 128 x 66 x 48 in.
    Inscription: 
    (On front of base:) JAMES RILEY WEST/FEB. 19. 1870-JUNE 17. 1911/A TRUER, NOBLER, HEART NEVER BEAT WITHIN/A HUMAN BREAST (On front of base:) W (surrounding this, in a circle:) H/T/E/S/S/T/K/S unsigned
    Description: 
    Full-length portrait of James Riley West. He is seated in a chair; his arms rest on the arms of the chair. He wears a three piece suit and bow tie. The marble sculpture rests atop a marble tombstone base which ends in two steps.
    Subject: 
    Portrait male -- West, James Riley -- Full length
    Occupation -- Law -- Lawyer
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- Texas -- Newton
    Gravestone
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Administered by Newton City Cemetery Association, Newton City Hall, Mayor's Office, Newton, Texas 75966
    Located Newton City Cemetery, Newton, Texas
    Remarks: 
    The sculpture was ordered by West's wife from the George Powell Mercantile Company.
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, Texas 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 TX001018
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