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Piccard Brothers Foundry,
Pass and Stow,
History -- United States
Object -- Musical Instrument
Allegory -- Civic
Outdoor Sculpture -- Arizona -- Phoenix
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Sculpture
Liberty Bell, (sculpture).
Artist:
Piccard Brothers Foundry, founder.
Pass and Stow, founder. (copy after)
Title:
Liberty Bell, (sculpture).
Dates:
1950.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Bell: bronze; Base: steel, wood.
Dimensions:
Bell: approx. 7 ft. x 5 ft. 5 in. x 4 ft. (1 ton)
Inscription:
(Inscription around bell:) THROUGHOUT ALL THE LAND UNTO ALL THE INHABITANTS THEROF (sic) LEV. XXVVX. PROCLAIM LIBERTY/BY ORDER OF THE ASSEMBLY OF THE PROVINCE OF PENNSYLVANIA FOR THE STATE HOUSE IN PHILADA. (On back of bell:) PASS AND STOW/PHILADA./MDCCLIII (On plaque above bell:) DEDICATED TO YOU, A FREE CITIZEN IN A FREE LAND/THE REPRODUCTION OF THE LIBERTY BELL WAS PRESENTED TO THE PEOPLE OF/ARIZONA/BY DIRECTION OF/THE HONORABLE JOHN W. SNYDER/SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY Founder's mark appears.
Description:
Exact replica of the original Liberty Bell. The bronze bell hangs from a wooden beam which has steel supports attached on either side. The steel supports rest on wooden beams set directly on the ground.
Subject:
History -- United States -- Revolution
Object -- Musical Instrument -- Bell
Allegory -- Civic -- Liberty
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Arizona -- Phoenix
Copy
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of Phoenix, General Services Division, 1700 West Washington, Phoenix, Arizona 85003
Located Arizona State Capitol, 1700 West Washington, Phoenix, Arizona
Remarks:
The replica bell was presented to Arizona on July 6, 1950. It was cast by Paccard in Annecy, France as an exact replica of the bell cast by Pass and Stow of Philadelphia in 1753, which was itself a recast of a bell made originally in England in 1750. 53 bells were cast by Paccard in 1950 out of metal donated by the American Mining Association at a cost of approx. $3,100 per bell. The bells were given to each of the 48 states as part of the 1950 U.S. Savings Bond sales drive.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Arizona survey, 1994.
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 AZ000607
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Inventory of American Sculpture
AZ000607
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