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Sumpter, Phil,
Massey, Calvin,
Michael Williams Monument Company,
History -- United States
History -- United States
Figure group -- Male
Ethnic -- African American
Dress -- Uniform
Occupation -- Military
Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Valley Forge
Sculpture
Patriots of African Descent, (sculpture).
Artist:
Sumpter, Phil, sculptor.
Massey, Calvin, 1926-2019, sculptor.
Michael Williams Monument Company, fabricator.
Title:
Patriots of African Descent, (sculpture).
Dates:
1993. Dedicated June 19, 1993.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Relief: bronze; Base: granite.
Dimensions:
Relief: approx. 120 x 60 x 1 1/2 in.; Base: approx. 192 x 96 x 54 1/2 in.
Inscription:
Philip Sumpter A/S / Calvin Massey A/D (On front base plaque, below relief:) PATRIOTS OF AFRICAN DESCENT (On back of base:) IN HONOR OF/PATRIOTSOF AFRICAN DESCENT/WHO SERVED, SUFFERED AND SACRIFICED/DURING THE VALLEY FORGE ENCAMPMENT/1777-1778/'THROUGHOUT THESE HISTORIC AND HALLOWED CAMPSITES/WERE COURAGEOUS BLACK PATRIOTS WHO PARTICIPATED IN/OUR NATIONS'S BITTER FIGHT FOR INDEPENDENCE'/CHARLES L. BLOCKSON, HISTORIAN/DEDICATED BY/DELTA SIGMA THETA SORORITY,INCORPORATED, VALLEY FORGE ALUMNAE CHAPTER/JUNE 19, 1993 (On left side of base:) BARRI/GUILD/MICHAEL/WILLIAMS/MONUMENT COMPANY/PHILA., PA/19132/183502628 signed Founder's mark appears.
Description:
A large bronze relief plaque depicting three African-American Revolutionary War soldiers is attached to the front of a rectangular granite marker. The soldiers are dressed in a Continental Army uniforms and each carries a rifle in front of him. One soldier faces front and the other two face sideways behind him.
Subject:
History -- United States -- Revolution
History -- United States -- Black History
Figure group -- Male
Ethnic -- African American
Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform
Occupation -- Military -- Soldier
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Valley Forge
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by United States Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Washington, District of Columbia
Located Valley Forge National Park P. O. Box 953, Valley Forge, Pennsylvania 19481
Remarks:
The monument is dedicated to the 500 African Americans who served under Washington during the winter at Valley Forge in 1777, and to the 5,000 African Americans who died during the Revolutionary War. It is installed on the site where the country's first black army regiment, the Second Rhode Island, were encamped. The relief is based on a design by Calvin Massey and was created in bronze by sculptor Phil Sumpter. Members of the Valley Forge alumnae chapter of the Delta Signa Theta Sorority raised part of $100,000 to pay for the monument by selling color prints of Massey's design. IAS files contain an article from Art Matters (July/August 1993), pg. 6; and an invitation to the ground breaking ceremony held on April 17, 1993.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia 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 PA001167
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Inventory of American Sculpture
PA001167
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