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    		• Taft, Lorado Zadoc,
     
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    		• Morrison, J. R. M.,
     
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    		• Bossie, Peter F.,
     
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    		• American Bronze Company,
     
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    		• Homage -- Thatcher, Joseph Addison
     
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    		• Figure group
     
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    		• Allegory -- Place
     
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    		• Allegory -- Passion
     
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    		• Allegory -- Quality
     
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    		• Allegory -- Quality
     
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    		• Fountain
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- Colorado -- Denver
     
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    		• Sculpture
     
     
    Thatcher Memorial, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Taft, Lorado Zadoc, 1860-1936, sculptor.
    Morrison, J. R. M., architect.
    Bossie, Peter F., contractor.
    American Bronze Company, founder.
    Title: 
    Thatcher Memorial, (sculpture).
    Other Titles: 
    State, (sculpture).
    Joseph Addison Thatcher Memorial Fountain, (sculpture).
    Statue of the State, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    1918. Dedicated Sept. 14, 1918.
    Digital Reference: 
    Image Image Image Image Image Image
    Medium: 
    Central figure and figure groups: bronze; Base of central figure: Mt. Airy granite; Fountain: marble.
    Dimensions: 
    Central figure: approx. H. 18 ft.; Base of central figure: approx. H. 9 ft.; Basin: approx. diam. 34 ft.
    Inscription: 
    (On front of base below central figure of Colorado, incised:) THE GIFT OF/JOSEPH ADDISON THATCHER/TO THE/CITY OF DENVER/1918 (On base below figure group representing loyalty:) LOYALTY (On base below figure group representing learning:) LEARNING (On base below figure group representing love:) LOVE
    Description: 
    Colossal central figure representing the state of Colorado is circled by three smaller figure groups representing the virtues of the state of Colorado: Loyalty, Learning and Love. The central figure is bronze and stands on a granite base; the figure groups are bronze and are set at the base of central figure, around a marble fountain. Fountain spouts are located between the three groups, with water falling into a circular pool around the whole sculptural group. The central figure is a robed woman holding the sword of state and shield of Colorado. Loyalty consists of a standing male figure of a knight, wearing armor and leaning upon his broadsword. On his proper left is the female figure of peace with an olive branch in her hand. On the knight's proper right is a helmet with laurels representing his past victories. Learning consists of a standing, robed, female figure, turning her head to her proper right towards a young boy. The boy looks at the woman while he leans his proper right elbow upon a closed book. On the woman's proper left is a young girl perched upon a pile of books while she writes upon a slate. Love depicts a female figure standing at center with a male on her proper left. The woman's eyes are lowered modestly. A small figure of cupid sits on the woman's proper left.
    Subject: 
    Homage -- Thatcher, Joseph Addison
    Figure group
    Allegory -- Place -- Colorado
    Allegory -- Passion -- Love
    Allegory -- Quality -- Prudence
    Allegory -- Quality -- Obedience
    Object Type: 
    Fountain
    Outdoor Sculpture -- Colorado -- Denver
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Administered by City and County of Denver, Department of Parks & Recreation, 2300 15th Street, Suite 150, Denver, Colorado 80202
    Located City Park, 17th & De Esplanade, Denver, Colorado 80205
    Provenance: 
    Formerly administered by City and County of Denver, Commission on Cultural Affairs, Ste. 1600, 1st Western Plaza, 303 W. Colfax Avenue, Denver, Colorado 80204
    Remarks: 
    Gift of Joseph Addison Thatcher. Cost: $100,000. IAS files contain copies from Denver Municipal Facts (Sept. 1918). For related articles see: Rocky Mountain News, Sept. 14, 1918, pg. 14; and the Denver Post, Sept. 14, 1918, pg. 10.
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, Colorado, Denver survey, 1993.
    National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, CO7008, 1989.
    City and County of Denver, 1987.
    City and County of Denver, Mayor's Office of Art, Culture and Film, 1996.
    Public Monument Conservation Project, 1986.
    Monumental News, Nov. 1918; Jan. 1919.
    Berchem-Nigg, Kenneth, 2006.
    Illustration: 
    Image on file.
    Monumental News, Nov. 1918, pg. 487; Jan. 1919, pg. 19.
    Related Works: 
    For study see: 11960053.
    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 CO000014
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