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More Smithsonian Searches     Who else has...     Noble, W. Clark,     Gorham Manufacturing Company,     Portrait male -- Curtin, Andrew Gregg     Occupation -- Political     Figure group -- Male     History -- United States     Occupation -- Military     Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Bellefonte     Sculpture

Governor Curtin, (sculpture). Artist:  Noble, W. Clark, 1858-1938, sculptor. Gorham Manufacturing Company, founder. Title:  Governor Curtin, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Governor Andrew Curtin, (sculpture). Andrew Gregg Curtin, (sculpture). Dates:  ca. 1912. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: bronze; Base: granite. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 8 ft. x 3 ft. x 3 ft. x 3 ft.; Base: approx. 7 ft. 6 in. x 7 ft. 6 in. x 7 ft. 5 1/2 in. x 7 ft. 5 1/2 in. Inscription:  GORHAM CO. FOUNDERS (On plaque, front of base:) ANDREW GREGG CURTIN/1815-1894/SECRETARY OF THE COMMONWEALTH/1855-1858/GOVERNOR 1861-1867/MINISTER TO RUSSIA 1869-1872/DELEGATE-AT-LARGE/CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION 1872-1874/CONGRESSMAN 1881-1887/THE GREAT WAR GOVERNOR/THE SOLDIERS' FRIEND (On plaque, right side of base:) THIS TABLET WAS CONTRIBUTED/BY THE "SIXTEENERS"/OF THE SOLDIERS ORPHANS SCHOOLS/OF PENNSYLVANIA" unsigned Founder's mark appears. Description:  A standing portrait of Governor Curtin holding the lapel of his jacket with his proper left hand and holding a pair of gloves with his proper right hand. The sculpture rests atop a square base adorned with bronze reliefs. The relief on the right side of the base depicts Curtin with two small children in front of the Orphans School. The relief on the left side of the base depicts Curtin holding a flag in front of the Union Troops. The relief on the back of the base depicts Union troops parading past Curtin. The sculpture stands in the center of a Civil War Memorial consisting of two semicircular walls adorned with inscription plaques. Subject:  Portrait male -- Curtin, Andrew Gregg -- Full length Occupation -- Political -- Governor Figure group -- Male History -- United States -- Civil War Occupation -- Military -- Soldier Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Bellefonte Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Centre County, Allegheny Street, Courthouse, Bellefonte, Pennsylvania 16823 Located Centre County Courthouse, Allegheny Street, Bellefonte, Pennsylvania References:  Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985 Save Outdoor Sculpture, Pennsylvania survey, 1995. 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 76007337   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 76007337 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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