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Stephen Douglas Monument, (sculpture). Artist:  Taft, Lorado Zadoc, 1860-1936, sculptor. Title:  Stephen Douglas Monument, (sculpture). Dates:  Dedicated June 27, 1913. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Relief: cast bronze; Base: gray marble. Dimensions:  Approx. 94 x 70 x 36 in. Inscription:  (Below relief portrait:) STEPHEN A DOUGLAS/TEACHER LAWYER ORATOR STATESMAN/UNITED STATES SENATOR FROM ILLINOIS 1847 TO 1861/ DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE FOR PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES AGAINST ABRAHAM LINCOLN. LOYAL SUPPORTER OF LINCOLN AND/THE UNION IN THE EARLY DAYS OF THE WAR OF THE REBELLION/BORN AT BRANDON APRIL 23 1813/IN THE COTTAGE WEST OF THIS SITE/DIED IN CHICAGO JUNE 3 1861 (On reverse side of monument:) THIS MONUMENT SET UP BY CITIZENS/OF BRANDON VT. APRIL 23 1913/IN COMMEMORATION OF THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BIRTH/OF/STEPHEN A DOUGLAS/WHO WAS BORN JUST/WEST OF THIS MONUMENT/THE BAS-RELIEF ON THE OTHER SIDE IS A REPLICA OF THE ONE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO/BY LORADO TAFT. UNDER THE/ORIGINAL IS AN INSCRIPTION/REFERRING TO THE GENEROUS/CONTRIBUTION BY MR DOUGLAS/TOWARD THE FOUNDATION IN/1855 OF THE FIRST UNIVERSITY/ESTABLISHED IN CHICAGO WHICH IS/NOW THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO unsigned Description:  A tall marble block with a two bronze plaques -- on one side, a relief bust of Stephen Douglas; on the reverse side, a plaque describing the monument and the relief. Subject:  Portrait male -- Douglas, Stephen Arnold -- Bust Occupation -- Political -- Senator Occupation -- Law -- Lawyer Occupation -- Political -- Statesman Occupation -- Education -- Teacher Object Type:  Relief Outdoor Sculpture -- Vermont -- Brandon Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Brandon Town, Center Street, Brandon, Vermont 05733 Located Douglas Green, Grove Street, Brandon, Vermont 05733 Remarks:  IAS files contain an unidentified text which gives a brief history of the monument, presented to the town by Albert G. Farr. The monument, honoring Douglas, was erected to celebrate the centenary of his birth in Brandon. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Vermont survey, 1992. 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 VT000201   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture VT000201 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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