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More Smithsonian Searches     Who else has...     Sarzanini, Bruno,     Haslam, Dan B.,     Rock of Ages Corporation,     Portrait male -- Partridge, Alden     Occupation -- Education     Occupation -- Military     Dress -- Uniform     Object -- Weapon     Outdoor Sculpture -- Vermont -- Northfield     Sculpture

Alden Partridge, (sculpture). Artist:  Sarzanini, Bruno, sculptor. Haslam, Dan B., designer. Rock of Ages Corporation, contractor. Title:  Alden Partridge, (sculpture). Dates:  1955. Dedicated June 1955. Medium:  Barre granite. Dimensions:  Overall: H. approx. 16 ft.; Figure: approx. 8 ft. 6 in. x 2 ft. 6 in. x 2 ft. 6 in. (9 tons). Inscription:  Rock of Ages (Inscribed pedestal front:) (Norwich University seal "Alden Partridge/Captain U. S. Army/Distinguished Soldier And Educator,/Founder Of The American/Literary, Scientific And/ Military Academy, Now/Norwich University, 1819./He Unselfishly Devoted/His Life And Energies To/The Cause of Military And/Scientific Education And/The Development of A/Citizen Soldiery" Founder's mark appears. Description:  Standing figure of Capt. Alden Partridge, the founder of Norwich University, wearing a military uniform with a coat draped over his shoulders. His proper right foot is forward and his proper left hand is resting on the hilt of his sword. Subject:  Portrait male -- Partridge, Alden -- Full length Occupation -- Education Occupation -- Military -- Captain Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform Object -- Weapon -- Sword Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Vermont -- Northfield Sculpture Owner:  Norwich University, Route 12, Northfield, Vermont 05663 Remarks:  IAS files contain an article from the Norwich Record (Norwich, VT), May 1954 and July 1955, pg. 6-9, 59, and "The History of Norwich University 1912-1965," compiled by Robert D. Guinn, N.p., 1965, pg. 165-167 discussing the monument and its dedication. The statue was donated by the Barre Granite Manufacturers. The University contributed $3,500 toward the costs of the sculpture and its installation, valued at $25,000. Bruno Sarzanni modelled and carved the piece; Dan B. Haslam was the designer. The piece was fabricated at the Rock of Ages Corporation and dedicated at the Commencement of 1955. Captain Partridge, a former superintendent of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, founded Norwich in 1819 as the first privately-controlled college in the nation to offer academic instruction combined with military training. He served as president until 1843. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Vermont survey, 1993. Norwich Record (Norwich, VT), July 1955, pg. 6-9, 59. Norwich Record (Norwich, VT), May 1954, pg. 9. Guinn, Robert D., comp., "The History of Norwich University 1912-1965," N.p., 1965, pg. 165-167. Illustration:  Norwich Record (Norwich, VT), July 1955, pg. 6-9, 59. 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 VT000223   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture VT000223 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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