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Weathers, Graham,
Portrait female -- Queen Charlotte
Dress -- Historic
Occupation -- Other
Animal -- Dog
Ethnic -- British
Portrait male -- King George III
Outdoor Sculpture -- North Carolina -- Charlotte
Sculpture
Queen Charlotte Walks in her Garden, (sculpture).
Artist:
Weathers, Graham, sculptor.
Title:
Queen Charlotte Walks in her Garden, (sculpture).
Dates:
1988. Dedicated Jan. 26, 1989.
Medium:
Sculpture: bronze with green patina; Base: polished granite.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 5 ft. 4 in. x 12 ft. x 10 ft.; Base: approx. 5 x 5 x 5 ft. x Diam. 7 ft. 3 in. (3,000 lbs.).
Inscription:
(At hem of train:) (The letter "M" in a circle) Weathers (On plaque in front of sculpture:) IN 1761 COLONIAL AMERICANS WERE FASCINATED BY THE ROYAL WEDDING/A NOBLE WOMAN REPORTS QUEEN'S CORONATION 1761 signed
Description:
Life-size figure of eighteenth century British monarch Queen Charlotte stands on a low, round base. She wears an embroidered long-sleeved gown with petticoat and train. Her hair is braided, pinned up and topped with a jewel. There is a pearl choker at her neck and a bracelet with a cameo of King George III on her proper right arm. Two puppies frolic at her feet.
Subject:
Portrait female -- Queen Charlotte -- Full length
Dress -- Historic -- Eighteenth Century Dress
Occupation -- Other -- Aristocrat
Animal -- Dog
Ethnic -- British
Portrait male -- King George III
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- North Carolina -- Charlotte
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Charlotte International Trade Center, College Street, Charlotte, North Carolina
Located Charlotte Apparel Center, 6th & College Streets, Charlotte, North Carolina
Remarks:
Sculpture honors Queen Charlotte, for whom the City of Charlotte is named. The wife of King George III, Charlotte was Queen of England from 1761 to 1818. IAS files include a related article from the Charlotte Observer, Jan. 27, 1989.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, North Carolina 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 NC000375
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Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
NC000375
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