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John Butterfield Statue, (sculpture). Artist:  Richards, David, 1829-1897, sculptor. Title:  John Butterfield Statue, (sculpture). Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: stone; Base: stone. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 6 x 4 x 3 ft.; Base: approx. 8 x 4 1/2 x 5 ft. Inscription:  (On base, front:) JOHN BUTTERFIELD/BORN NOV. 18TH 1801/DIED NOV. 14TH 1869/MALINDA H. BAKER/WIFE OF JOHN BUTTERFIELD/BORN OCT. 23RD 1799/DIED AUG. 20TH 1886 unsigned Description:  Full-length portrait of John Butterfield stands on a rectangular pedestal. The figure wears a suit with bow tie, vest and double-breasted jacket with tails. His proper right hand rests on a tree stump over which a cape is draped. Subject:  Portrait male -- Butterfield, John -- Full length Occupation -- Other -- Businessman Occupation -- Service -- Postman Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- Utica Sculpture Owner:  Forest Hill Cemetery, Oneida Street, Utica, New York Remarks:  John Butterfield (1801-1869) was a Utica businessman who founded the Overland Mail Company which transported mail between Missouri and California. He was also one of the co-founders and first president of American Express. IAS files contain a related article from the Utica Dispatch. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York 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 NY001666   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture NY001666 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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