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Memorial to Theodore Roosevelt, (sculpture). Artist:  O'Connor, Andrew, Jr., 1874-1941, sculptor. Ruder, founder. Title:  Memorial to Theodore Roosevelt, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Boy Scout Fountain, (sculpture). Dates:  1919. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Bronze on a granite base. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 5 x 5 x 3 ft.; Base: approx. 4 x 6 x 4 ft.; Fountain: approx H. 5 ft.; Diam. 3 ft. Inscription:  (On proper left, integral base:) O'CONNOR (On proper left front edge of integral base:) RUDER (On front of base:) YOUTH LIFE LIBERTY/THE GIFT OF A CHERISHED MEMEBER/EDWIN STANTON JACKMAN/APRIL 11, 1865-MAY 30, 1927 signed Founder's mark appears. Description:  Four boys stand together with a pug dog. The boys appear to be wearing boy scout uniforms -- knickers, boots and a hat. Subject:  Homage -- Roosevelt, Theodore Children Animal -- Dog -- Pug Dress -- Uniform -- Scout Uniform Occupation -- Service -- Scouting Object Type:  Fountain Outdoor Sculpture -- Illinois -- Golf Sculpture Owner:  Glen View Golf Club, Golf Road west of Harms Road, Golf, Illinois 60029 Remarks:  Commissioned by Edwin S. Jackman, a Glen View Club member at the time of Roosevelt's death in 1919. The models for the four boys were the sculptor's sons, from left to right: Patrick, Owen, Hector, and Roderick, and their pug dog. References:  Bach, Ira J. and Mary Lackritz Gray, "A Guide to Chicago's Public Sculpture," Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1983. Save Outdoor Sculpture, Illinois survey, 1992. Illustration:  Bach, Ira J. and Mary Lackritz Gray, "A Guide to Chicago's Public Sculpture," Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1983, pg.205. 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 87580074   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 87580074 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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