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More Smithsonian Searches     Who else has...     Heber, Carl Augustus,     Dillon, McLellan & Beadel,     Booth Bros.,     Hurricane Isle Granite Co.,     Portrait male -- Champlain, Samuel de     Occupation -- Other     History -- United States     Ethnic -- French     Ethnic -- Indian     Architecture -- Boat     Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- Plattsburgh     Sculpture

Samuel Champlain Memorial, (sculpture). Artist:  Heber, Carl Augustus, 1874/75-1956, sculptor. Dillon, McLellan & Beadel, architectural firm. Booth Bros., contractor. Hurricane Isle Granite Co., contractor. Title:  Samuel Champlain Memorial, (sculpture). Dates:  Dedicated July 6, 1912. Medium:  Sculpture: bronze; Base: Massachusetts pink granite. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. H. 12 ft.; Base: approx. H. 22 ft. Inscription:  (On pedestal, front:) SAMUEL/CHAMPLAIN/1567 1635/NAVIGATOR/DISCOVERER/COLONIZER (On pedestal, rear:) ERECTED BY/THE STATE OF/NEW YORK IN/COMMEMORA-TION OF THE/DISCOVERY OF/LAKE CHAMPLAIN/1609 1909 (A plaque on the rear of the pedestal lists the members of the Lake Champlain Tercentenary Commission) Description:  Full-length figure of Samuel Champlain stands on a tapered pedestal on a terrace overlooking Lake Champlain. The figure wears a full solider's uniform whose items include a sword, arquebus, breastplate, helmet, cloak, doublet and boots. There is a crouching male Indian figure on the front of the pedestal. The figure has a bow and shield and wears a feathered headdress. He is placed at the prow of a canoe which is adorned with various trophies. The upper part of the pedestal is decorated with relief swags of Indian corn. Subject:  Portrait male -- Champlain, Samuel de -- Full length Occupation -- Other -- Explorer History -- United States -- New York Ethnic -- French Ethnic -- Indian Architecture -- Boat -- Canoe Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- Plattsburgh Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of Plattsburgh, 41 City Hall Place, City Hall, Plattsburgh, New York 12901 Located Lake Champlain, Plattsburgh, New York Remarks:  The monument, which cost an estimated $20,263.51, was commissioned by the Lake Champlain Tercentenary Commission to commemorate the 300th anniversary of the discovery of Lake Champlain by French soldier Samuel Champlain. The monument was designed by Dillon, Mclellan and Beadel. Heber sculpted the figures of Champlain and the Indian and the canoe. Booth Brothers and Hurricane Isle Granite Co. did the granite work and bronze decoration. IAS files contain an excerpt from "The Champlain Tercentenary: final report of the New York Lake Champlain Tercentenary Commission," (Albany, NY: J. B. Lyon Company, 1913). References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York survey, 1994. Illustration:  Hill, Henry Wayland, "The Champlain Tercentenary: final report of the New York Lake Champlain Tercentenary Commission," Albany, NY: J. B. Lyon Company, 1913. 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 NY001878   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture NY001878 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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