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Grymes, O.,
J. Griffoul Fry,
Portrait male -- Tompkins, Daniel
Occupation -- Political
Occupation -- Political
Occupation -- Military
Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- New York
Sculpture
Daniel Tompkins, (sculpture).
Artist:
Grymes, O., sculptor.
J. Griffoul Fry, founder.
Title:
Daniel Tompkins, (sculpture).
Dates:
Installed 1939. Dedicated Nov. 2, 1939.
Medium:
Sculpture: bronze; Base: limestone on a cement block.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 32 x 22 x 14 in.; Base: approx. 61 3/4 x 30 x 27 in.
Inscription:
(On bottom left side:) O. Grymes (On bottom left rear:) cast by/the J. Grifoul (sic) Fry/Newark (5 points in a star) (Plaque on front of base:) DANIEL D. TOMPKINS/A GREAT AMERICAN/SON OF A REVOLUTIONARY PATRIOT/BORN IN FOX MEADOWS (NOW SCARSDALE) N.Y./JUNE 21, 1774/DIED IN TOMPKINSVILLE STATEN ISLAND, N.Y./JUNE 11, 1825/GOVERNOR OF NEW YORK STATE 1807-1817/VICE PRESIDENT OF UNITED STATES 1817-1825/MILITARY COMMANDER OF THE THIRD MILITARY/DISTRICT OCTOBER 14, 1814/GOVERNOR TOMPKINS SUSTAINED THE CREDIT OF/THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT, WITH HIS/PERSNAL FUNDS, AT A TIME WHEN THE BANKS OF/NEW YORK REFUSED TO LOAN TO THE GOVERNMENT/ON ITS NOTES, WITHOUT HIS ENDORSEMENT./A GRADUATE OF COLUMBIA COLLEGE 1795/A MEMBER OF THE STATE CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION 1821/PRESIDENT MADISON HANDED HIM THE PORTFOLIO OF SECRETARY OF STATE, WHICH HE REFUSED./FOUNDER OF THE NEW YORK STATE HISTORICAL/SOCIETY AND CHANCELLOR OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK./DANIEL D. TOMPKINS HELD NOT ONLY THE OFFICE/OF GOVERNOR OF THE STATE, BUT WAS PAYMASTER/QUARTERMASTER, COMMISSARY, AND GENERAL/DISTRIBUTING AGENT FOR THE STATE OF NEW YORK AND THE UNITED STATES. ERECTED BY/THE UNITED STATES DAUGHTERS OF 1812/OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK/NOVEMBER 2, 1939. signed Founder's mark appears.
Description:
Bust of Thompkins wearing a jabot and a double breasted coat with large buttons. The sculpture rests on a square column base which sits on a cement block.
Subject:
Portrait male -- Tompkins, Daniel -- Bust
Occupation -- Political -- Governor
Occupation -- Political -- Vice President
Occupation -- Military
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- New York
Sculpture
Owner:
St. Mark's-in-the-Bouwerie Church, 131 East 10th Street, graveyard, New York, New York 10003
Remarks:
This bust was erected by the U.S. Daughters of 1812.
References:
Lederer, Joseph, "All Around the Town: A Walking Guide to Outdoor Sculpture in New York City," New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1975, pg. 39-40.
Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York, New York survey, 1993.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Lederer, Joseph, "All Around the Town: A Walking Guide to Outdoor Sculpture in New York City," New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1975, pg. 40.
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 88300037
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