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Thomas Francis Bayard, (sculpture). Artist:  Stillman, Effie, sculptor. J. M. Singer & Sons, founder. Title:  Thomas Francis Bayard, (sculpture). Dates:  Copyrighted 1904. 1904 or 1907. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: bronze; Base: granite. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 8 ft. x 2 ft. 5 in. x 2 ft. 8 1/2 in.; Base: approx. 8 ft. 10 in. x 8 ft. x 8 ft. Inscription:  (Base, proper left:) EFFI STILLMAN SC. 1904 SINGERS FOUNDERS (Plaque on front of base, raised letters:) THOMAS FRANCIS/BAYARD/BORN OCTOBER 28TH, 1828/DIED SEPTEMBER 28TH, 1898 (additional lines of text) (Plaque on base, raised letters:) UNITED STATES DISTRICT ATTORNEY/FOR DELAWARE 1853-1854/UNITED STATES SENATOR/FROM DELAWARE 1869-1885/MEMBER UNITED STATES/ELECTORAL COMMISSION 1877/PRESIDENT PRO-TEM/UNITED STATES SENATE 1881/SECRETARY OF STATE/OF THE UNITED STATES 1885-1889/FIRST UNITED STATES AMBASSADOR/TO GREAT BRITAIN 1893-1897/"AND SHALL THESE LABORS AND THESE HONORS DIE?"/--SHAKSPEARE (sic) signed Founder's mark appears. Description:  Portrait of Thomas Francis Bayard. He stands holding a scroll in his proper right hand and a robe or toga in his proper left hand. The scroll is his commission as Secretary of State, while the robe over his arm is the gown of a Doctor of Laws, representing his career as statesman, lawyer, and scholar. He stands on a multi-tiered base, with text plaques. Subject:  Portrait male -- Bayard, Thomas Francis -- Full length Occupation -- Political -- Senator Occupation -- Political -- Diplomat Occupation -- Political -- Secretary of State Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Delaware -- Wilmington Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of Wilmington, Department of Parks and Recreation, 22 South Heald Street, Wilmington, Delaware 19801 Located Kentmere Parkway at Woodlawn Avenue, Wilmington, Delaware Remarks:  The statue was erected by the Bayard Memorial Commission. Silver's book lists execution date as 1907; SOS! survey report gave copyright and execution date as 1904. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Delaware survey, 1995. Silver, Robert T., "Outdoor Sculpture in Wilmington," Wilmington, Delaware: Wilmington Arts Commission, 1987. Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985. Illustration:  Image on file. Silver, Robert T., "Outdoor Sculpture in Wilmington," Wilmington, Delaware: Wilmington Arts Commission, 1987, pg. 36-37. 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 77006495   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 77006495 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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