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More Smithsonian Searches     Who else has...     Newman, Allen George,     McNeel Marble Works,     Portrait male -- Price, Sterling     Occupation -- Military     Occupation -- Political     Occupation -- Political     Occupation -- Political     History -- United States     History -- United States     Dress -- Uniform     Dress -- Accessory     Object -- Weapon     Outdoor Sculpture -- Missouri -- Keytesville     Sculpture

General Sterling Price, (sculpture). Artist:  Newman, Allen George, 1875-1940, sculptor. McNeel Marble Works, fabricator. Title:  General Sterling Price, (sculpture). Dates:  1914. Dedicated June 17, 1915. Rededicated June 17, 1990. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Figure: bronze; Base: concrete. Dimensions:  Figure: approx. H. 8 ft.; Base: approx. H. 10 ft. Inscription:  (On front of base, raised:) GENERAL/STERLING PRICE/1809-1867 (On plaque on side of base:) MAJOR GENERAL C.S.A./1862-1865 (On other side of base:) Governor of Missouri/1853-1857 (On plaque on back of base, raised:) GENERAL STERLING PRICE/BORN IN PRINCE EDWARD COUNTY, VIRGINIA/SEPTEMBER 11, 1809/RESIDED IN CHARITON COUNTY, MISSOURI/1831-1865/SPEAKER/OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES/OF MISSOURI GENERAL ASSEMBLY/1840-1844/ELECTED TO CONGRESS 1844/PARTICIPATED IN WAR WITH MEXICO/1846-1848/RISING FROM RANK OF COLONEL/TO THAT OF BRIGADIER GENERAL/CHAIRMAN OF CONVENTION OF 1861/MAJOR GENERAL IN COMMAND/OF MISSOURI STATE TROOPS 1861-1862/DIED IN ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI/SEPTEMBER 29, 1867 Description:  A figure of General Sterling Price, standing in military dress uniform, wearing a thigh-length coat, trousers, and calf-high boots. He holds a wide brimmed hat to his lower proper right side with his proper right hand. His proper left arm hangs to his side with his proper left fist closed. A sword and tassels hang from his sash at his proper left side. The figure is mounted on a base with reliefs bordering the top section. Subject:  Portrait male -- Price, Sterling -- Full length Occupation -- Military -- General Occupation -- Political -- Congressman Occupation -- Political -- Governor Occupation -- Political -- State Speaker of the House History -- United States -- Mexican War History -- United States -- Civil War Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform Dress -- Accessory -- Hat Object -- Weapon -- Sword Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Missouri -- Keytesville Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Friends of Keytesville, The General Sterling Price Museum, 303 Bridge Street Keytesville, Missouri 65261 Located Price Memorial Park, Bridge Street, southeast corner of park, Keytesville, Missouri Remarks:  General Sterling Price, 1809-1867, although born in Virginia, spent most of his life in Missouri. He served in the Missouri Legislature and became the Missouri Speaker of the House. In 1846, he represented Missouri in the United States Congress. He served in the Mexican War and in 1847 was promoted to the rank of brigadier-general. In 1852, he was elected the eleventh Governor of Missouri and served two terms. During the Civil War he favored the Union but due to a variety of circumstances, felt compelled to support the Confederacy. He became Confederate General in April 1862 and participated in a number of important battles. He died in St. Louis on September 29, 1867. A bill was passed in 1911 by the Missouri State Legislature appropriating $5,000 for the erection of a monument memorializing General Price. Some of this money dated to a pay increase General Price refused to accept when he was Governor in 1852. The United Daughters of the Confederacy gave an additional $11,000. IAS files contain an excerpt from "Keytesville, Missouri 1833-1983: 150 Years," Vol. 1: Friends of Keytesville, Inc., pg. 106-110; a related article from the Chariton Courier (Keytesville, MO), March 24, 1911; and a brochure from The General Sterling Price Museum. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Missouri survey, 1994. Illustration:  Image on file. "Keytesville, Missouri 1833-1983: 150 Years," Vol. 1: Friends of Keytesville, Inc., pg. 110. 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 MO000230   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture MO000230 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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