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The Paul Weeks Litchfield Statue, (sculpture). Artist:  Hancock, Walker, 1901-1998, sculptor. Roman Bronze Works, founder. Title:  The Paul Weeks Litchfield Statue, (sculpture). Dates:  1961. Medium:  Statue: bronze, cast and painted brown; Base: black marble and white marble. Dimensions:  Statue: approx. 108 x 48 x 36 in.; Base: approx. 70 x 43 x 43 in. x Diam. 95 in. Inscription:  (On edge of lower proper right side of self base, carved:) WALKER HANCOCK 1961 (On lower back edge of self base, carved:) ROMAN BRONZE.WORKS INC.N.Y. (On front of base, carved:) PAUL WEEKS LITCHFIELD/1875-1959/PRESIDENT 1926-1940/CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD 1930-1958/HONORARY CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD 1958-1959/LEADER OF INDUSTRY,/WORLD CITIZEN, PIONEER IN/HUMAN RELATIONS, HE JOINED/GOODYEAR, JULY 15, 1900,/AND GUIDED THE COMPANY/TO WORLD LEADERSHIP IN/THE RUBBER INDUSTRY. signed Founder's mark appears. Description:  A figure of Paul Weeks Litchfield, dressed in a double-breasted coat, tie, and long jacket, stands holding rolled up documents under his proper right arm, while holding a wide-brimmed hat with his proper left hand. The figure is placed atop a two-sectioned base consisting of a pedestal and circular base. Subject:  Portrait male -- Litchfield, Paul Weeks -- Full length Occupation -- Industry -- Manufacturing Occupation -- Other -- Businessman Dress -- Accessory -- Hat Object -- Written Matter Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Ohio -- Akron Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company, Research Building, 1144 East Market Street, Akron, Ohio 44305 Located Northeast corner of Kelly Avenue & Goodyear Boulevard, adjacent to Goodyear Research Building Akron, Ohio Remarks:  Paul Weeks Litchfield, 1875-1959, was president of the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company, from 1926 to 1940. He helped to guide the company to world leadership in the rubber industry. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Ohio, Cleveland survey, 1993. 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 OH000393   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture OH000393 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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