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    		• Roberts-Jones, Ivor,
     
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    		• Meridian Bronze Company,
     
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    		• Hellmuth, Obata, and Kassabaum, Inc.,
     
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    		• Neuhaus and Taylor,
     
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    		• Portrait male -- Churchill, Winston
     
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    		• Occupation -- Political
     
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    		• Ethnic -- British
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- Louisiana -- New Orleans
     
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    		• Sculpture
     
     
    Winston Churchill, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Roberts-Jones, Ivor, 1913- , sculptor.
    Meridian Bronze Company, founder.
    Hellmuth, Obata, and Kassabaum, Inc., architectural firm.
    Neuhaus and Taylor, architectural firm.
    Title: 
    Winston Churchill, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    1977. Dedicated Nov. 19, 1977.
    Digital Reference: 
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    Medium: 
    Bronze on concrete, stone and aggregate base.
    Dimensions: 
    Sculpture: approx. H. 9 ft. Diam. 58 in.; Base: approx. H. 70 in. Each side 26 in. Circum. 208 in.
    Inscription: 
    IVOR ROBERTS-JONES 1977/cast by Meridian Bronze Co London (On base:) SIR WINSTON CHURCHILL K.G./1874-1965 signed Founder's mark appears.
    Description: 
    A heroic standing statue of Winston Churchill wearing a cap and overcoat. He holds a cane in his proper right hand with his index finger extended. His proper left is raised above his head with the fingers forming a victory sign. His proper left foot is forward. His legs are shoulder-width apart. The base is an octagon shape made of concrete aggregate.
    Subject: 
    Portrait male -- Churchill, Winston -- Full length
    Occupation -- Political -- Prime Minister
    Ethnic -- British
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- Louisiana -- New Orleans
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Administered by City of New Orleans, Department of Property Management, 1300 Perdido Street, City Hall, Room 5W01, New Orleans, Louisiana 70112
    Located British Place, 100 Poydras Street, New Orleans, Louisiana 70130
    Remarks: 
    Inscription on nearby plaque reads: BRITISH PLACE/HONORING/SIR WINSTON CHURCHILL K.G./1874-1965/DONATED TO THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS/BY THE/PARTNERS OF INTERNATIONAL RIVER CENTER/COLEMAN DEVELOPMENT CO.,/HILTON HOTELS CORPORATION, L & N/INVESTMENT CO.,/SOUTHERN PACIFIC DEVELOPMENT CO., AND/LESTER E. KABACOFF - GENERAL PARTNERS/CONSTRUCTED UNDER THE ADMINISTRATION OF/MOON LANDRIEU, MAYOR/COUNCILMEN/JOSEPH V. DIROSA JOSEPH I. GIARRUSSO FRANK FRIEDLER, JR./AL DAVIS, JR. MIKE EARLY BROD BAGART PHILLIP C. CIACCIO/TERRENCE DUVERNAY, CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER/DEDICATED NOVEMBER 19, 1977/BY HIS DAUGHTER/THE HONORABLE LADY SOAMES/REPRESENTING HER MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT/JAMES JULIAN COLEMAN, JR./SCULPTOR: ARCHITECTS:/IVOR ROBERTS-JONES R.A. HELLMUTH, OBATA & KASSABAUM, INC./NEUHAUS & TAYLOR.
    The New Orleans Public Library, Louisiana Historical Collection, monuments file contains additional information on this piece. IAS files contain article from States-Item (New Orleans, LA) which notes that the sculpture was dedicated by Churchill's daughter, Lady Soames and the dedication ceremony was attended by the Mayor and Lt. Governor.
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, Louisiana, New Orleans survey, 1993.
    States-Item (New Orleans, LA), Nov. 21, 1977.
    Times-Picayune (New Orleans, LA), Aug. 5, 1992.
    Times-Picayune (New Orleans, LA), Aug. 17, 1992, pg. B-6.
    Illustration: 
    Image on file.
    States-Item (New Orleans, LA), Nov. 21, 1977.
    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 LA000070
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