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William Penn, (sculpture). Artist:  Lindborg, Carl, 1903- , sculptor. Lindborg, Alice W., Mrs., 1912- , assistant. English, Edward, assistant. Joel Tea Foundry, founder. Title:  William Penn, (sculpture). Other Titles:  William Penn, Founder of Pennsylvania (1682), (sculpture). Dates:  1982. Dedicated Oct. 23, 1982. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: bronze; Base: Barre, Vermont granite. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 7 1/2 x 3 x 1 1/2 ft.; Base: approx. 2 x 3 x 3 ft. Inscription:  TO CELEBRATE THE 300TH BIRTHDAY OF PENNSYLVANIA/FOUNDED BY WILLIAM PENN-/PRESENTED TO THE CITIZENS OF THE COMMONWEALTH THROUGH THE GENEROSITY OF THE FOUNDATION - BY THE WELCOME SOCIETY OF PENNSYLVANIA (seal) OCTOBER 1982. (Sculpture and base:) LINDBORG '82 (copyright symbol) (Incised, front of base:) WILLIAM PENN/FOUNDER OF PENNSYLVANIA - 1682/ERECTED BY THE/WELCOME SOCIETY/1982 (Incised on back:) DONOR GRUNDY FOUNDATION/CARL LINDBORG - SCULPTOR signed Founder's mark appears. Description:  Standing portrait of William Penn wearing a broad-brimmed hat and authentic Quaker costume of the 1680s. He wears a knee-length coat adorned down the front with loops and buttons, a knee-length tunic, a shirt with ruffles at the neck and cuffs, knee britches, stockings, and shoes with large buckles. His hair is long and curly. In his proper right hand he holds a rolled charter from King Charles II of England. His proper left hand is raised in a gesture of greeting. He stands on a small rock with his proper left leg slightly forward. Subject:  Portrait male -- Penn, William -- Full length Religion -- Quaker Occupation -- Political -- Statesman Dress -- Historic -- Seventeenth Century Dress Object -- Written Matter -- Scroll History -- United States -- Pennsylvania Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Morrisville Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, P. O. Box 1026, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17108 Located Pennsbury Manor State Park and Visitor Center, 400 Pennsbury Memorial Road, Morrisville, Pennsylvania 19067 Remarks:  Monument was sponsored by the Welcome Society of Pennsylvania, funded by the Grundy Foundation & presented to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania on October 23, 1982. IAS files contain a photocopy of scale model made in self-hardening clay. Edward English was responsible for the incised lettering. References:  Lindborg, Carl, 1989. Save Outdoor Sculpture, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia survey, 1993. 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 93490002   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 93490002 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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