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Homage -- Carson, Kit
Occupation -- Other
Occupation -- Other
Occupation -- Military
Obelisk
Outdoor Sculpture -- New Mexico -- Santa Fe
Sculpture
Obelisk Memorial to Kit Carson, (sculpture).
Artist:
Unknown, sculptor.
Title:
Obelisk Memorial to Kit Carson, (sculpture).
Dates:
May 30, 1885.
Medium:
Obelisk: stone with stucco coating; Base: stone.
Dimensions:
Obelisk: approx. 20 ft. x 51 in. x 51 in.; Base: approx. 31 in. x 8 1/2 ft. x 8 1/2 ft.
Inscription:
(On base on one side:) KIT CARSON/DIED MAY 23D 1868/AGE 59 YEARS (On base on second side:) HE LED THE WAY (On base on third side:) PIONEER/PATHFINDER/SOLDIER (On base on fourth side:) ERECTED BY/COMRADES OF THE/G.A.R. unsigned
Description:
An obelisk honoring Christopher "Kit" Carson, American frontiersman (1809-1868) and Taos resident.
Subject:
Homage -- Carson, Kit
Occupation -- Other -- Pioneer
Occupation -- Other -- Explorer
Occupation -- Military -- Soldier
Object Type:
Obelisk
Outdoor Sculpture -- New Mexico -- Santa Fe
Sculpture
Owner:
United States Courthouse, Federal Place, Federal Courthouse, Federal Place at Lincoln Avenue, Santa Fe, New Mexico 87501
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, New Mexico survey, 1994.
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 NM000120
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Inventory of American Sculpture
NM000120
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