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De Lue, Donald,
Modern Art Foundry,
Portrait male -- Washington, George
Occupation -- Political
Dress -- Ceremonial
Emblem -- Masonic
Outdoor Sculpture -- Massachusetts -- Lexington
Sculpture
George Washington, (sculpture).
Artist:
De Lue, Donald, 1897-1988, sculptor.
Modern Art Foundry, founder.
Title:
George Washington, (sculpture).
Dates:
1979.
Medium:
Sculpture: bronze; Base: granite.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. H. 5 ft.; Base: approx. 5 x 3 x 3 ft.
Inscription:
(Sculpture, top of bronze base, behind figure's proper left foot:) D.D. LUE (Sculpture, rear of bronze base:) Modern Art Foundry No. 7 (Base, front:) GEORGE WASHINGTON/PRESIDENT/PATRIOT/MASON (Base, left and right sides:) GIVEN IN MEMORY OF/ILL. WAYNE E. STICHTER 33 signed Founder's mark appears.
Description:
A small portrait of George Washington in full Masonic regalia stands atop a tall square base. In his proper left hand he hold his tricorn hat and in his proper right hand he holds a gavel which he rests on top of a short octagonal podium.
Subject:
Portrait male -- Washington, George -- Full length
Occupation -- Political -- President
Dress -- Ceremonial
Emblem -- Masonic
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Massachusetts -- Lexington
Sculpture
Owner:
Museum of Our National Heritage, 33 Marrett Road, Front lawn, Lexington, Massachusetts 02173
Remarks:
The sculpture was a gift of the Stichter family.
References:
Carlock, Marty, "A Guide to Public Art in Greater Boston," Boston: Harvard Common Press, 1988.
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Massachusetts survey, 1997.
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 87740207
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Inventory of American Sculpture
87740207
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