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Hope, (sculpture). Artist:  St. Johnsbury Granite Works, fabricator. (possibly by) Title:  Hope, (sculpture). Digital Reference:  Medium:  Stone on a granite base. Dimensions:  Approx. H. 3 1/2 ft. Description:  Standing female figure wearing a crown with a star on it. Her proper right arm is raised with her index finger pointing up. Her proper left arm is lowered and is resting on an anchor by her side. The statue is located in a niche on the second floor facade of the building. Subject:  Homage -- Mitchell, James Disaster -- Fire Figure female -- Full length Allegory -- Quality -- Hope Architecture -- Boat -- Detail Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Vermont -- St. Johnsbury Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Phelps Enterprises, 65 Railroad Street, St. Johnsbury, Vermont 05819 Located 77-79 Railroad Street, St. Johnsbury, Vermont 05819 Remarks:  IAS files contain article from the Caledonian Record (St. Johnsbury, VT), Oct. 27, 1992. IAS files contain an article from the Caledonian Record (St. Johnsbury, VT), Oct. 27, 1992, pg. 1, which gives details about a disastrous town fire which occurred Oct. 27, 1892, resulting in $152,000 of property damage, two lives lost, and 16 businesses along Raildroad street burned. The statue was erected by Matthew Caldbeck shortly after the blaze in memory of James Mitchell who perished in the fire. It is likely the statue was done by local granite company St. Johnsbury Granite Works, known to have produced two "Hope" statues. The statue was in place by Feb. 9, 1893, per a Caledonian news account. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Vermont survey 1992. Caledonian Record (St. Johnsbury, VT), Oct. 27, 1992, Vol. 155, No. 68, pg. 1. Illustration:  Caledonian Record (St. Johnsbury, VT), Oct., 27, 1992. 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 VT000090   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture VT000090 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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