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(Roger Williams and Canonicus), (sculpture). Artist:  Carbone, John, sculptor. Title:  (Roger Williams and Canonicus), (sculpture). Dates:  1940. Dedicated May 30, 1942. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Grey or Westerly granite. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 72 x 42 x 10 1/2 in.; Base: approx. 9 x 52 x 20 1/2 in. Inscription:  (On lower right of sculpture:) 1941/by John Carbone (Incised under figures:) ROGER WILLIAMS/AND/CANONICUS (Incised on back of sculpture is a lengthy explanation of the alliance between Roger Williams and Chief Canonicus) signed Description:  Incised full-length figures of Roger Williams and Chief Canonicus shaking hands. They are dressed in colonial and tribal garb respectively. Williams holds a book and Canonicus holds a peace pipe. A dove in relief appears above the inscription on the back. Subject:  History -- United States -- Rhode Island Portrait male -- Williams, Roger -- Full length Portrait male -- Canonicus -- Full length Ethnic -- Indian -- Narragansett Animal -- Bird -- Dove Object -- Other -- Pipe Object -- Written Matter -- Book Object Type:  Stele Outdoor Sculpture -- Rhode Island -- Jamestown Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Town of Jamestown, Office of the Town Administrator, 44 Southwest Avenue, Jamestown, Rhode Island 02835 Located East Ferry off East Shore Drive, Jamestown, Rhode Island Remarks:  Gift of the State of Rhode Island, Department of Agriculture & Conservation, Office of Forests & Parks to the Town of Jamestown to commemorate an alliance between Roger Williams, Rhode Island's founder and Chief Canonicus of the Narragansett tribe, against efforts by the Pequod tribe to drive out the English colonists. IAS files include Town Clerk correspondence pertaining to the presentation of the marker, and the text of the inscription found at the rear of the monument, taken from "The State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations at the End of the Century," v. 1 pg. 36. 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 RI000074   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture RI000074 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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