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Hermant, Leon,
Portrait male -- Clark, George Rogers
Occupation -- Military
History -- United States
Dress -- Accessory
Object -- Weapon
Occupation -- Other
Outdoor Sculpture -- Illinois -- Metropolis
Sculpture
George Rogers Clark, (sculpture).
Artist:
Hermant, Leon, 1866-1936, sculptor.
Title:
George Rogers Clark, (sculpture).
Dates:
Dedicated 1932.
Medium:
Bronze on a concrete base.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 12 x 3 x 3 ft.; Base: approx. 10 x 14 x 14 ft.
Inscription:
(Rear:) Leon Hermant sc Chicago signed
Description:
Standing figure of Clark with his proper left foot up on a block. He holds a rifle, by the barrel, in his proper right hand. He wears frontier dress and a hat and holds a piece of cloth or paper, draped over his proper left knee in his proper left hand.
Subject:
Portrait male -- Clark, George Rogers -- Full length
Occupation -- Military -- General
History -- United States -- Revolution
Dress -- Accessory -- Hat
Object -- Weapon -- Gun
Occupation -- Other -- Explorer
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Illinois -- Metropolis
Sculpture
Owner:
Fort Massac State Park, Division of Land Management, Department of Conservation, 1308 East 5th Street, Metropolis, Illinois 62960
Remarks:
Inscription on a nearby plaque reads: IN MEMORY OF GEORGE ROGERS CLARK - AND HIS FAITHFUL COMPANIONS IN ARMS WHO BY THEIR ENTERPRISE COURAGE AND SAGACITY WON THE ILLINOIS COUNTRY FOR THE COMMON WEALTH OF VIRGINIA AND SO FOR THE AMERICAN UNION THIS MONUMENT HAS BEEN ERECTED IN THE NAME OF A GREATFUL (sic) PEOPLE BY THE ILLINOIS CHAPTERS OF THE DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION 1907. IAS files contain a copy of Johnson City Progress (Johnson City, IL), March 5, 1897, discussing the life of George Rogers Clark in relation to the area.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Illinois survey, 1991.
Johnston City Progress (Johnston City, IL), Oct. 4, 1962.
Illustration:
Johnston City Progress (Johnston City, IL), Oct. 4, 1962.
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 IL000392
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Inventory of American Sculpture
IL000392
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