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Unknown (French),
Portrait male -- Yates, John B.
Occupation -- Military
Occupation -- Political
Occupation -- Political
Occupation -- Law
Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- Chittenengo
Relief
Gravestone
Sculpture
(John B. Yates Monument), (sculpture).
Artist:
Unknown (French), sculptor.
Title:
(John B. Yates Monument), (sculpture).
Medium:
Sculpture: Carrara marble; Base: Carrara marble.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 10 ft. x 24 in. x 24 in.; Base: approx. 9 ft. x 62 in. x 62 in.
Inscription:
(On front of base:) IN MEMORY/OF/JOHN B. YATES/BORN JAN 21 AD 1781/DIED JULY 10 AD 1836 (On north side of base:) AS A CITIZEN/HE WAS ESTEEMED FOR HIS/INTEGRITY, BENEVOLENCE,/AND PUBLIC SPIRIT/HE ADVOCATED AND ADVANCED/PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS,/ZEALOUS IN THE CAUSE OF/EDUCATION,/AT HIS INDIVIDUAL EXPENSE/HE FOUNDED THE/POLYTECHNIC SCHOOL/AT CHITTENANGO./HIS TALENTS AND HIS FORTUNE/WAS FREELY BESTOWED IN ADVANCING/THE INTEREST OF HIS COUNTRY/AND PROMOTING THE WELFARE/OF HIS FELLOW MEN. (On south side of base:) AS A PATRIOT/HE SERVED THE UNITED STATES/IN THE WAR OF 1812, AS COMMANDER/OF A VOLUNTEER TROOP OF HORSE/RAISED AT SCHENECTADY HIS NA-/TIVE PLACE AND AFTERWARDS/AS AN AID TO THE COMMANDER IN/CHIEF. HE REPRESENTED A POR-/TION OF THE STATE, AT ONE TIME/IN CONGRESS, AND THE COUNTY OF/MADISON, AT ANOTHER TIME IN THE/STATE LEGISLATURE; AND WAS FOR/MANY YEARS FIRST JUDGE OF/THAT COUNTY/IN ALL SITUATIONS AS A PUBLIC MAN/HIS TALENTS, ZEAL, INDUSTRY/AND INTEGRITY WERE CONSPICUOUS unsigned
Description:
Highly decorated marble column. On the front of the column is a medallion with a bas-relief portrait bust of John B. Yates. He is shown in proper left profile. The portrait is framed with a draped cloth. The column stands on a marble base ending in three steps. Bas-relief shields decorate the four sides of the top of the base.
Subject:
Portrait male -- Yates, John B. -- Bust
Occupation -- Military -- Soldier
Occupation -- Political -- Congressman
Occupation -- Political -- State Congressman
Occupation -- Law -- Judge
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- Chittenengo
Relief
Gravestone
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Village of Chittenango, Parks and DPW, 222 Genesee Street, Chittenango, New York 13037
Located Walnut Grove Cemetery, Dyke Road, Chittenengo, New York
Remarks:
Yates served in the War of 1812, was a state and national legislator and was the first judge in Madison County, NY. The monument is reported to have been imported from France. IAS files contain copies of related articles from Madison County Times, Jan. 26, 1958 and Chittenango-Bridgeport Times, Dec. 5, 1979.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York survey, 1994.
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 NY001348
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