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Homage -- Stanton, Joseph Jr.
Occupation -- Political
Obelisk
Outdoor Sculpture -- Rhode Island -- Charlestown
Sculpture
Memorial to General Joseph Stanton Jr., (sculpture).
Artist:
Unknown, sculptor.
Title:
Memorial to General Joseph Stanton Jr., (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Stanton Memorial, (sculpture).
Medium:
Sculpture: granite; Base: granite.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 124 x 42 x 42 in.; Base: approx. 62 x 62 x 62 in.
Inscription:
(Incised on north of base:) ERECTED BY THE/STATE OF RHODE ISLAND/IN MEMORY OF/GEN. JOSEPH STANTON JR./FIRST U.S. SENATOR FROM RHODE ISLAND/UNDER THE CONSTITUTION FROM/1790 TO 1793/U.S. REPRESENTATIVE FROM/1801 TO 1807/BORN JULY 19, 1739/DIED DEC. 15, 1821 (Incised on south of base:) COMMISSION/HERBERT E. LEWIS CHAIRMAN/GEORGE T. CRANSTON/MILLARD F. TUCKER SECRETARY unsigned
Description:
Four-sided obelisk on a square base with inscriptions on the north and south sides of the base.
Subject:
Homage -- Stanton, Joseph Jr.
Occupation -- Political -- Senator
Object Type:
Obelisk
Outdoor Sculpture -- Rhode Island -- Charlestown
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by State of Rhode Island, Providence, Rhode Island
Located Route 1 South, Charlestown, Rhode Island
Remarks:
Erected by the State of Rhode Island in memory of Joseph Stanton Jr. (1739-1821) the State's first United States Senator. Obelisk is fenced in by a low iron rod and granite fence.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Rhode Island 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 RI000073
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Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
RI000073
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