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Rufo, Caesar,
Sprotson, John,
Portrait male -- Cincinnatus
Occupation -- Political
Occupation -- Military
Ethnic -- Italian
Relief
Outdoor Sculpture -- Virginia -- Lexington
Sculpture
The Cincinnatus Monument, (sculpture).
Artist:
Rufo, Caesar, sculptor.
Sprotson, John, sculptor.
Title:
The Cincinnatus Monument, (sculpture).
Dates:
Dedicated Nov. 11, 1983.
Medium:
Granite from Empire Granite Co. of Richmond, VA with bronze tablets.
Dimensions:
H. 7 ft. (19,000 lbs).
Description:
A hexagonal monument with tablets affixed. On one tablet is a relief of Cincinnatus accepting the call to duty in 458 BC. To the left of this tablet is a relief depicting the back side of the Cincinnatus medal. To the right are the names of the Cincinnatus medal winners.
Subject:
Portrait male -- Cincinnatus
Occupation -- Political -- Statesman
Occupation -- Military -- General
Ethnic -- Italian
Object Type:
Relief
Outdoor Sculpture -- Virginia -- Lexington
Sculpture
Owner:
Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Virginia 24450
Remarks:
The Relief of Cincinnatus accepting the call to duty is after a mural painted in 1859 from the Capitol Building in Washington, DC.
References:
Virginia Military Institute, 1992.
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 55140001
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Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
55140001
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