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Western Montana M & G Company,
Portrait male -- Mullan, John
Occupation -- Industry
Occupation -- Industry
Object -- Weapon
Dress -- Accessory
Outdoor Sculpture -- Montana -- Deer Lodge
Relief
Sculpture
Capt. John Mullan, (sculpture).
Artist:
Western Montana M & G Company, fabricator.
Title:
Capt. John Mullan, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Captain John Mullan, (sculpture).
Dates:
ca. 1914. Dedicated ca. 1916. Relocated early 1980s.
Medium:
Sculpture: marble; Base: concrete.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 9 ft. 8 in. x 3 ft. x 2 ft. 6 in.; Base: approx. 48 x 55 x 70 in.
Inscription:
(On base, rear:) (copyright symbol) W. M. M and G. Co. ERECTED UNDER THE AUSPICES OF MONTANA SOCIETY OF PIONEERS CONTRIBUTED BY THE SON AND DAUGHTERS OF CAPT. JAMES H. MILLS OF DEER LODGE CITY-IN HONOR OF THEIR FATHER'S INTIMACY AND FRIENDSHIP WITH AND FOR CAPT. JOHN MULLAN, ROAD BUILDER AND FRONTIERSMAN. DEER LODGE CITY, 1916/SURVEYOR AND CONSTRUCTOR OF THE MILITARY ROAD FROM FORT BENTON, MONTANA TO WALLA WALLA, WASHINGTON, COMPLETED 1862. Founder's mark appears.
Description:
Obelisk features a full-length portrait of Captain John Mullan in bas-relief. Mullan wears a hat and buckskins and holds a rifle in his proper right hand.
Subject:
Portrait male -- Mullan, John -- Full length
Occupation -- Industry -- Engineering
Occupation -- Industry -- Construction
Object -- Weapon -- Gun
Dress -- Accessory -- Hat
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Montana -- Deer Lodge
Relief
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Powell County, Maintenance Division, 409 Missouri Avenue, Deer Lodge, Montana 59722
Located Powell County Courthouse, Corner of Missouri & 4th Streets, Deer Lodge, Montana
Provenance:
Formerly located Milwaukee Depot, Milwaukee Avenue, Deer Lodge, Montana ca. 1914-1985.
Remarks:
Gift of the children of Captain James H. Mills under the auspices of the Montana Society of Pioneers. The gift honors the friendship of Captain Mills and Captain John Mullan, surveyor and constructor of the Military Road from Fort Benton, Montana to Walla Walla, Washington. Originally located at the Milwaukee Depot, Milwaukee Avenue, Deer Lodge, which follows the Old Mullan Road. It was moved to the courthouse lawn in the early 1980s. This is one of several Mullan Road markers erected by the Montana Society of Pioneers.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Montana survey, 1996.
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 MT000349
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