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More Smithsonian Searches     Who else has...     Mulligan, Charles J.,     Simonds, Ossian Cole,     Zimmerman, W. Carbys,     Menke Stone & Lime Company,     Unknown (Chicago, Illinois),     Portrait male -- Clark, George Rogers     Occupation -- Military     Dress -- Uniform     Object -- Weapon     Dress -- Accessory     Outdoor Sculpture -- Illinois -- Quincy     Sculpture

General George Rogers Clark, (sculpture). Artist:  Mulligan, Charles J., 1866-1916, sculptor. Simonds, Ossian Cole, landscape architect. Zimmerman, W. Carbys, 1856-1932, architect. Menke Stone & Lime Company, fabricator. Unknown (Chicago, Illinois), founder. Title:  General George Rogers Clark, (sculpture). Dates:  Installed 1909. Dedicated May 21, 1909. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Bronze on a Barre granite base. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 9 ft. x 3 ft. x 3 ft. 6 in.; Base: approx. 11 x 9 x 11 ft. (Base: 12 tons.). Inscription:  (Base front:) GENERAL/GEORGE ROGERS CLARK/1752-1818/SON OF VIRGINIA/SWORD OF KENTUCKY/SAVIOR OF ILLINOIS/ERECTED BY THE STATE OF ILLINOIS 1909 (State seals for IL, IN, VA, & OH are set around the base) unsigned Description:  Standing figure of General George Rogers Clark dressed in military uniform with a sash tied around his waist. He stands with his legs crossed at the ankles and his arms folded across his chest. He stands back against the base.There are four medallions of the seals of four states around the base. Subject:  Portrait male -- Clark, George Rogers -- Full length Occupation -- Military -- General Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform Object -- Weapon -- Sword Dress -- Accessory -- Hat Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Illinois -- Quincy Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Quincy Park District, Quincy, Illinois 62301 Located Riverview Park, George Rogers Clark Terrace, Second Street & Chestnut Street, Quincy, Illinois 62301 Remarks:  IAS files contain copies of Parker, Elizabeth G., comp., "History of the Park System Quincy, IL 1888 to 1917," Quincy, IL: Jost & Keifer, n.d., pg. 67-71, describing the history behind the piece. Base and foundation were done by Menke Stone and Lime Company, a Quincy firm. Bronze cast by an unidentified Chicago firm. Statue cost 6,000 dollars, appropriated by the State of Illinois. See IAS files for related newsclippings (Quincy Herald Whip, Aug. 8, 1991 and Oct. 10, 1991) which describe damage done by vandals. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Illinois survey, 1992. National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, IL0135, 1989. Parker, Elizabeth G., comp., "History of the Park System Quincy, IL 1888 to 1917," Quincy, IL: Jost & Kiefer, n.d., pg. 67-71. Monumental News, June, Oct. 1908; Jan. 1910. 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 IL000252   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture IL000252 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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