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W. M. Dean Marble Company,
Georgia Granite Corporation,
Granite Monumental Company,
Portrait male -- Crockett, Davy
Occupation -- Political
Occupation -- Law
Occupation -- Military
Object -- Weapon
Outdoor Sculpture -- Tennessee -- Lawrenceburg
Sculpture
David Crockett Monument, (sculpture).
Artist:
Unknown, sculptor.
W. M. Dean Marble Company, contractor.
Georgia Granite Corporation, carver.
Granite Monumental Company, contractor.
Title:
David Crockett Monument, (sculpture).
Dates:
Dedicated Sept. 14, 1922.
Medium:
Bronze sculpture on an Elberton blue granite base.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. H. 9 1/2 ft.; Base: approx. H. 10 ft.
Inscription:
(On pedestal, south side:) ERECTED BY GIFT OF/THE PEOPLE AND/THE LEGISLATURE/OF TENNESSEE,/TO THE MEMORY OF/COL. DAVID CROCKETT/BORN IN EAST TENNESSEE/AUG. 17, 1786./AND GAVE HIS LIFE/FOR/TEXAS LIBERTY AMID/THE SMOKING WALLS/OF THE "ALAMO"/SUNDAY MORNING/MARCH 8TH, 1836. (West side:) PATHFINDER, PIONEER/HUNTER, PATRIOT/STATESMAN AND SOLDIER/HIS FAME IS IMMORTAL/WITH THE STORY OF/HIS STATE AND THE/GLORY OF HIS DEATH./"THERMOPYLAE HAD ITS/MESSENGER OF DEFEAT/THE ALAMO HAD NONE. (East side:) JUSTICE OF PEACE FOR LAWRENCEBURG/1818/MEMBER OF THE FIRST COMMISSION/OF LAWRENCEBURG 1819/REPRESENTED LAWRENCE AND HISLMAN COUNTIES/IN THE STATE/LEGISLATURE 1821-22/CONGRESSMAN FROM WEST TENNESSEE/1827-1831 1833-35 (Back side:) BE SURE YOU ARE RIGHT/THEN GO AHEAD/DAVY CROCKETT/STATE AID AND GIFTS/SECURED BY/SEN. C.C.KELLEY/COMMITTEE/ROBT. B. WILLIAMS/C. C. KELLEY/JOHN G. CREWS/ERECTED 1922 BY/W. M. DEAN MARBLE CO./COLUMBIA, TN.
Description:
Standing male figure holds rifle in proper left hand, right hand is raised and extended out, holding hat. Around waist is a satchel and a horn.
Subject:
Portrait male -- Crockett, Davy -- Full length
Occupation -- Political -- Statesman
Occupation -- Law -- Justice of the Peace
Occupation -- Military -- Colonel
Object -- Weapon -- Gun
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Tennessee -- Lawrenceburg
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Lawrence County, Office of the County Executive, 240 West Gaines, Lawrenceburg, Tennessee 38464
Located Public Square, South side, Lawrenceburg, Tennessee
Remarks:
IAS files contain a related article discussing dedication and additional citations for related articles. W. M. Dean Marble Company erected the monument. Funds for the monument were raised by State Senator C. C. Kelley of Lawrenceburg and the Tennessee General Assembly.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Tennessee survey, 1992.
National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, TN5002, 1989.
Lawrence News (Lawrence County, TN), April 19, 1922.
Monumental News, June 1923, pg. 352.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Monumental News, June 1923, pg. 352.
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 TN000005
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