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Honorable Edward T. Little, (sculpture). Artist:  Simmons, Franklin, 1839-1913, sculptor. West, S. H., fabricator. West, J. W., fabricator. West Brothers, fabricator. Royal Foundry, founder. Studio via San Nicola Tolento, modeler. Title:  Honorable Edward T. Little, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Edward Little Memorial, (sculpture). Edward Little Esq., (sculpture). Dates:  Commissioned Oct. 1875. Cast 1876. Installed Oct. 11, 1877. Relocated 1967. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: bronze; Base: granite. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. H. 7 ft.; Base: approx. 7 ft. 6 in. x 5 ft. 9 in. x 5 ft. 9 in. (3,000 lbs.). Inscription:  (On plinth:) Franklin Simmons/inv et mod. Romae (On front of base, in raised letters:) LITTLE (Incised on lower right of base:) WEST BROS./LEWISTON signed Founder's mark appears. Description:  Full-length figure of Edward Little stands on a square, tiered base. The figure's arms are crossed in front of him and he holds a scroll in his proper left hand. He wears a nineteenth century-era suit under his flowing judicial robes. The figure looks down at the viewer. Subject:  Portrait male -- Little, Edward -- Full length Occupation -- Law -- Lawyer Occupation -- Education Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Maine -- Auburn Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of Auburn, School Department, 45 Spring Street, Auburn, Maine 04210 Located Edward Little High School, Harris Street, Auburn Heights, Auburn, Maine Provenance:  Formerly located Edward Little High School, Main & Academy Streets, Auburn, Maine Remarks:  Commissioned by the City of Auburn for $7,000 as one of the terms of transfer when the City took over the Edward Little Institute from the Institute's Board of Trustees. Edward Little was the founder of the Institute, previously called the Lewiston Falls Academy. The original location was at Main & Academy Streets in Auburn. As the school underwent renovations over the years, the sculpture was moved within the grounds. A new high school was built in the early 1960s, and the E. L. Key Club arranged to have the sculpture moved to the new site in 1967. IAS files include excerpts from the books "Auburn: 100 Years a City 1869-1969," by Ralph Skinner (1968) and "History of Androscoggin County," by W. A. Ferguson (Boston, 1881) and related articles from the Boston Transcript, Aug. 14, 1874 and the Lewiston Journal, Nov. 5, 1927, Dec 14, 1963 and Dec 7, 1968. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Maine 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 ME000304   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture ME000304 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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