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George Washington Memorial Flagstaff at the Gateway, (sculpture). Artist:  Daniels, John K., 1875-1978, sculptor. Title:  George Washington Memorial Flagstaff at the Gateway, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Gateway Flagstaff, (sculpture). Washington Relief, (sculpture). Dates:  1917. Dedicated July 4, 1917. Relocated 1965. Relief recast 1966. Medium:  Sculpture: bronze; Base: granite. Dimensions:  Approx. H. 110 ft. Inscription:  (Incised on base, west:) GEORGE WASHINGTON (Incised on base, south:) HE BUILT HIS MONUMENT/IN OUR HEARTS, HE UNITED/US UNDER ONE FLAG (Incised on base, north:) VINDICATE OUR RIGHTS WITH FIRMNESS AND/CULTIVATE PEACE WITH SINCERITY (Incised on base, east:) PRESENTED TO THE CITY OF/MINNEAPOLIS/AS A TRIBUTE TO/GEORGE WASHINGTON/BY THE MONUMENT CHAPTER OF THE/DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION unsigned Description:  Four-sided tiered base supports a round decorative pedestal from which emerges a flagpole. There is a medallion of George Washington in profile installed on one side of the base. Subject:  History -- United States -- Revolution Portrait male -- Washington, George -- Head Occupation -- Political -- President Object Type:  Flagstaff Medallion Outdoor Sculpture -- Minnesota -- Minneapolis Sculpture Owner:  Coadministered by City of Minneapolis, Minneapolis Arts Commission, 350 South 5th Street, City Hall, Room 200, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55415 Coadministered by Daughters of the American Revolution, Monument Chapter, Located Gateway Park, Hennepin Avenue at 1st Street, Minneapolis, Minnesota Remarks:  Gift of the Monument Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution. In 1965, the monument was moved when its site was cleared for construction of a new park. It was moved to another location within Gateway Park. The medallion was replaced by the artist with a recast of the original, for $12,500. IAS files include notes from a publication entitled "Monuments and Sculpture on Park Property," copies of historic photographs of the monument's construction and dedication and additional information from the files of the Minneapolis Park System. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Minnesota, Minneapolis - St. Paul 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 MN000065   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture MN000065 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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