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Portrait male -- Heyward Jr., Thomas
Occupation -- Law
Outdoor Sculpture -- South Carolina -- Ridgeland
Gravestone
Sculpture
Monument to Thomas Heyward, Jr., (sculpture).
Artist:
Unknown, sculptor.
Title:
Monument to Thomas Heyward, Jr., (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Bust of Thomas Heyward, Jr., (sculpture).
Dates:
1920.
Medium:
Sculpture: bronze; Base: granite.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 27 x 20 x 7 in.; Base: approx. 88 x 48 x 34 in.
Inscription:
(On pedestal, front:) 1746 1809/IN MEMORY OF/THOMAS HEYWARD/JR./PATRIOT/STATESMAN/SOLDIER/JURIST/MEMBER OF THE CONTINENTAL/CONGRESS 1775/MEMBER OF THE COUNCIL/OF SAFETY OF SC 1775/SIGNER OF THE DECLARATION OF/INDEPENDENCE/JULY 4TH 1776/SIGNER OF THE ARTICLES OF AMERI-/CAN CONFEDERATION IN BEHALF/OF THE STATE SC JULY 9TH 1778/JUDGE OF THE COURT OF/COMMON PLEAS 1778/AT THE SIEGE OF CHARLESTON MAY 12, 1780/HE COMMANDED THE CHARLESTON/BATTALION OF VOLUNTEERS AND IN THE/SURRENDER OF THE CITY WAS TAKEN/PRISONER WAS CONFINED AT/ST. AUGUSTINE FLA-FOR ONE YEAR-/MEMBER OF THE CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION OF SC 1790-/HE WAS SON OF COL-DANIEL HEYWARD-/MARIA DAUGHTER OF WILLIAM MILES, ESQ-/ERECTED BY THE STATE OF SC
Description:
Bust of Thomas Heyward Jr. wears a coat with a broad collar over a vest. His hair is combed forward. The bust is placed on a tall pedestal and base.
Subject:
Portrait male -- Heyward Jr., Thomas -- Bust
Occupation -- Law -- Judge
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- South Carolina -- Ridgeland
Gravestone
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Jasper County Council, P. O. Drawer F, Ridgeland, South Carolina 29936
Located Old House, U.S. 278 & U.S. 462, Ridgeland, South Carolina
Remarks:
Erected by the State of South Carolina in memory of Thomas Heyward, Jr. (1746-1809), a South Carolina Judge and signer of the Declaration of Independence. IAS files contain text of a nearby commemorative plaque, and a reference to "Moving Finger of Jasper," by Grace Fox Perry, 1960.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, South Carolina 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 SC000215
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Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
SC000215
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