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Governor Andrew G. Curtin, (sculpture). Artist:  McKenzie, sculptor. Title:  Governor Andrew G. Curtin, (sculpture). Dates:  Dedicated Feb. 19, 1930. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Bust: bronze; Column: grey granite. Dimensions:  Bust: approx. 36 x 30 x 30 in.; Column: approx. H. 72 in. x Diam. 36 in. Inscription:  (On front of column, incised:) PENNSYLVANIA/ANDREW GREGG/CURTIN/GOVERNOR/1861.1867 signed Description:  A bust of Pennsylvania Governor Andrew Gregg Curtin wearing an open, lapelled jacket, a vest, and a bow tie. The bust is mounted on top of tall column with an inscribed front and a wreath-like decoration around the top. Subject:  History -- United States -- Civil War Portrait male -- Curtin, Andrew Gregg -- Full length Occupation -- Political -- Governor Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Mississippi -- Vicksburg Sculpture Owner:  Administered by United States Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Washington, District of Columbia Administered by Vicksburg National Military Park, 3201 Clay Street, Box 349, Vicksburg, Mississippi 39180 Located Vicksburg National Military Park, Grant Circle at Pennsylvania Memorial, Vicksburg, Mississippi Remarks:  Erected by the State of Pennsylvania for $6,250. Commemorates Andrew Gregg Curtin, governor of Pennsylvania from 1861 to 1867. SOS! surveyor could not read artist's signature because of height of bust. The American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database lists the artist as McKenzie. The monument is on the National Park Service List of Classified Structures (LCS no. 03308). IAS files contain a copy of the LCS report form. Cost $6,250 paid by Pennsylvania. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Mississippi survey, 1993. National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, MS7042, 1989. Vicksburg National Military Park, 1988. 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 MS000281   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture MS000281 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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