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Ethan Allen, (sculpture). Artist:  Piccini, Aristide, 1883-1952, sculptor. Mead, Larkin Goldsmith, 1835-1910, sculptor. (copy after) Title:  Ethan Allen, (sculpture). Dates:  Original 1858. Replica dedicated Oct. 29, 1941. Medium:  Imperial Danby marble on a granite base. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. H. 8 ft.; Base: approx. H. 5 ft. Description:  Ethan Allen standing with his proper right hand raised, calling for the surrender of Fort Ticonderoga 'in the name of the Continental Congress and the Great Jehovah.' He wears a double-breasted coat with tails, epaulets, and high boots and carries his tricorn hat in his proper left hand. Subject:  Portrait male -- Allen, Ethan -- Full length Occupation -- Military -- Colonel Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform Dress -- Accessory -- Hat History -- United States -- Revolution Object -- Weapon -- Sword Object Type:  Copy Outdoor Sculpture -- Vermont -- Montpelier Sculpture Owner:  Administered by State of Vermont, Department of State Buildings, 2 Aiken Avenue, Montpelier, Vermont 05602 Located Vermont State House, Portico, Montpelier, Vermont 05602 Remarks:  In 1855, the Vermont State Legislature approved $2,000 to erect a monument to Ethan Allen, and later allocated an additional $2,000. The statue created in 1858 by Larkin Goldsmith Mead was unveiled at the Vermont State House on Oct. 10, 1861. However, by the late 1930s, it had begun to crumble and it was removed, and was apparently destroyed in 1941. Piccini was then chosen to create this replica, which was unveiled Oct. 29, 1941. Nearby plaque reads: Ethan Allen/By Aristide Piccini after/Larkin G. Mead/marble/8' high 1941. IAS files contain a a copy of Daniel Robbins, "The Vermont Statehouse, A History & Guide," N.p. 1980, pg. 126, and a copy of the Rutland Historical Society Quarterly, Vol. XVII No. 1, 1987. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Vermont survey, 1993. Robbins, Daniel, "The Vermont Statehouse, A History & Guide," N.p., 1980, pg. 126. Louras, Madeline Piccini and Gloria Piccini Frankiewicz, "Aristide John Picini Sculptor," Rutland Historical Society Quarterly, Vol. XVII, 1987. Illustration:  Robbins, Daniel, "The Vermont Statehouse, A History & Guide," N.p. 1980, pg. 126. 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 VT000225   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture VT000225 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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