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Hiker, (sculpture). Artist:  Kitson, Theo Alice Ruggles, 1871-1932, sculptor. Gorham Manufacturing Company, founder. Title:  Hiker, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Spanish American War Memorial, (sculpture). Dates:  Dedicated Sept. 19, 1925. Medium:  Sculpture: cast bronze; Base: granite. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 110 x 67 x 32 in.; Base: approx. 81 x 73.75 x 74 in. Inscription:  (On left side of bronze base:) THEO. KITSON (On front right side of bronze base:) GORHAM CO. FOUNDRY (On bronze plaque on front of base:) FREEDOM PATRIOTISM HUMANITY/ERECTED BY THE/COUNTY OF RENSSELAER/COMMEMORATING THE VALOR/AND PATRIOTISM/OF THE MEN OF THIS COUNTRY/WHO SERVED IN THE WAR WITH SPAIN/PHILIPPINE INSURRECTIONS/IN CHINA RELIEF EXPEDITION/1898-1902/DEDICATED SPETEMBER 19, 1925/UNDER THE AUSPICES ARE/MARGUS D. RUSSELL CAMP NO. 2/UNITED SPANISH AMERICAN WAR VETERANS/AND THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF/RENSSELAER COUNTY (Carved on granite base:) 1898-1902 (On bronze plaque on bottom of granite base:) DEDICATION COMMITTEE/(list of names) signed Founder's mark appears. Description:  A standing figure of a Spanish American War soldier holding his rifle horizontally in front of him. Over his proper right shoulder he carries a canteen and over his proper left shoulder he carries a knapsack. The sculpture rests atop a rough-cut granite base. Subject:  History -- United States -- Spanish American War History -- United States -- China Relief Expedition History -- United States -- Philippine Insurrection Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform Figure male -- Full length Occupation -- Military -- Soldier Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- Troy Sculpture Owner:  On loan to Russell Sage College, Congress Street, Troy, New York 12180 Lent by City of Troy, City Manager, Troy City Hall, Monument Square, Troy, New York 12180 Remarks:  IAS files contain a newspaper article from the Troy Record, Sept. 21, 1925. For additional information see the Troy Record, May 2, 1925; May 14, 1925; June 10, 1925; June 17, 1925; Aug. 31, 1925; and Sept. 19, 1925. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York survey, 1994. SOS Assessment Award, 2000. Illustration:  Troy Record, Sept. 21, 1925. 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 NY001918   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture NY001918 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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