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General John Summerfield Griffith, (sculpture). Artist:  Teich, Frank, 1856-1939, sculptor. Title:  General John Summerfield Griffith, (sculpture). Dates:  ca. 1901. Medium:  Sculpture: marble; Base: granite. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 6 x 3 x 2 ft.; Base: approx. 9 x 5 x 5 ft. Inscription:  (On bottom of statue, proper left:) F. Teich/San Antonio, Texas (On front of base:) Genl. John Summerfield Griffith/Born/June 17, 1829/Died/Aug. 6, 1901/"Who brought me hither/Will bring me hence./No other guide I seek."//Griffith signed Description:  Full-length figure of John Summerfield Griffith stands atop a rectangular tiered base. The figure is bearded, wears a suit, and holds a hat in his proper left hand. His proper right hand is in his pocket. Subject:  Portrait male -- Griffith, John Summerfield -- Full length Occupation -- Political -- State Congressman Occupation -- Military -- General Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Texas -- Dallas Gravestone Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Oakland Memorial Park Association, Box 345, Kemp, Texas 75143 Located Oakland Memorial Park Cemetery, U.S. 80 West, Corner of Bradshaw Street & Moore Avenue, Dallas, Texas Remarks:  General John S. Griffith (1829-1901) served in the Confederate army as Brigadier General of the Texas State Troops. He was later elected to the state legislature. IAS files include a brief biographical passage of the sitter from "Handbook of Texas," vol. 1, edited by Walter Prescott Webb, (Austin: Texas State Historical Association, 1952). References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Texas, Dallas survey, 1992. 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 TX000299   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture TX000299 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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