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More Smithsonian Searches     Who else has...     Bartlett, Paul Wayland,     Hastings, Thomas,     Piccirilli Brothers Marble Carving Studios,     Unknown (Belgium),     Portrait male -- Lafayette, Marquis de     Occupation -- Military     Occupation -- Political     Equestrian     Portrait male -- Foch, Ferdinand     Portrait male -- Pershing, John Joseph     Portrait male -- Columbus, Christopher     Portrait male -- Wilson, Woodrow     Occupation -- Political     History -- United States     Occupation -- Other     Sculpture

Statue of Lafayette, (sculpture). Artist:  Bartlett, Paul Wayland, 1865-1925, sculptor. Hastings, Thomas, 1860-1929, architect. Piccirilli Brothers Marble Carving Studios, carver. Unknown (Belgium), founder. Title:  Statue of Lafayette, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Lafayette at Metz, (sculpture). Dates:  Dedicated August 2l, 1920. Medium:  Bronze on Tennessee marble base. Description:  Seated on horseback, right arm raised above head, holding his sword. Marble pedestal has four bas-reliefs commemorating America's relations with France and Europe. First shows Columbus discovering America; second relief shows President Wilson delivering his historic message before Congress in 1917. The third depicts General Pershing standing before the tomb of Lafayette and the fourth shows Marshal Foch delivering his prophesy of victory to the Knights of Columbus. Subject:  Portrait male -- Lafayette, Marquis de Occupation -- Military Occupation -- Political -- Diplomat Equestrian Portrait male -- Foch, Ferdinand Portrait male -- Pershing, John Joseph Portrait male -- Columbus, Christopher Portrait male -- Wilson, Woodrow Occupation -- Political -- President History -- United States Occupation -- Other -- Explorer Object Type:  Sculpture Owner:  Destroyed. Provenance:  Formerly located at Boufflers Garden (Square), Metz, France Remarks:  Sponsored by Knights of Columbus, who voted to collect fifty-thousand dollars for erection of statue. See IAS files for additional historical information. Pedestal designed by Hastings. Statue melted down in World War II by German army. References:  Knights of Columbus Headquarters Museum, 1988. 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 64790001   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 64790001 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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