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Horrigan, John,
R. P. Stevens Company,
History -- United States
Figure male -- Full length
Occupation -- Military
Object -- Weapon
Homage -- Cilley, Joseph
Homage -- Bartlett, Thomas
Homage -- Dearborn, Henry
Homage -- Butler, Henry
Occupation -- Military
Outdoor Sculpture -- New Hampshire -- Nottingham
Sculpture
The Minute Man, (sculpture).
Artist:
Horrigan, John, 1864-1939, sculptor.
R. P. Stevens Company, fabricator.
Title:
The Minute Man, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Four Generals Monument, (sculpture).
Dates:
Dedicated July 4, 1917.
Medium:
Sculpture: granite; Base: granite.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 7 x 2 1/2 x 2 ft.; Base: approx. 8 ft. x 6 ft. 1 in. x 6 ft. 1 in.
Inscription:
(On front of bottom step on base:) ERECTED BY/ELSE CILLEY CHAPTER D.A.R./NOTTINGHAM N.H. JULY 4, 1917 (On front of top step of base:) CILLEY (On proper right side of base, top step:) BARTLETT (On proper left side of base, top step:) BUTLER (On back of base, top step:) DEARBORN unsigned
Description:
Full-length figure of a Minute Man soldier. He wears civilian clothes of the Revolutionary War era including shoes, leggings, pants, jacket, shirt and cap. He has long hair pulled back in a ponytail. He holds a musket in his hands; his proper right hand on the gun's trigger and his proper left hand holding the barrel upright. He carries a powderhorn on a strap slung over his proper left shoulder. A tree stump is directly behind his proper left leg. The granite sculpture stands atop a polished dark granite base ending in two lower steps.
Subject:
History -- United States -- Revolution
Figure male -- Full length
Occupation -- Military -- Soldier
Object -- Weapon -- Gun
Homage -- Cilley, Joseph
Homage -- Bartlett, Thomas
Homage -- Dearborn, Henry
Homage -- Butler, Henry
Occupation -- Military -- General
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- New Hampshire -- Nottingham
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Town of Nottingham, Town Offices, 130 Route 152, P. O. Box 114, Nottingham, New Hampshire 03290
Located Nottingham Square, Intersection of Route 156 & Ledge Farm Road, Nottingham, New Hampshire
Remarks:
The sculpture was installed by the Else Cilley Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution. The sculpture was a memorial to four generals who had lived at the town square: Joseph Cilley, Thomas Bartlett, Henry Dearborn and Henry Butler. Cost of the sculpture was $1638; $100 was appropriated by the D.A.R. chapter and the remainder was raised through member solicitation. IAS files contain copy of related article from The Union (Manchester, NH), July 5, 1917. IAS files contain copy of related article from Granite Monthly, July-Aug. 1917, pg. 140-141. IAS files contain copy of related excerpt from David Ruell's unpublished manuscript "The Public Sculpture of New Hampshire", Concord: New Hampshire Historical Society, 1980, pg. 183-185.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, New Hampshire survey, 1995.
Illustration:
Image on file.
The Union (Manchester, NH), July 5, 1917.
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 NH000429
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