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(Relief of James F. Cooper, Natty Bumpo, and Chief Chingachgook), (sculpture). Artist:  Janowsky, Bela, 1900- , sculptor. Title:  (Relief of James F. Cooper, Natty Bumpo, and Chief Chingachgook), (sculpture). Dates:  Commissioned 1936. 1938. Medium:  Bronze. Dimensions:  2 units. Overall approx. H. 4 ft. x W. 4 ft. Inscription:  (Lower right edge of center medallion:) BELA JANOWSKY N.Y.C. 1938 (Upper edge of center medallion:) JAMES FENIMORE COOPER (Lower bottom of center medallion:) AMERICA'S GREAT ROMANCER/AND FIRST NAVAL HISTORIAN/1789-1851 (Below figure on proper right:) NATTY BUMPO (Below figure on proper left:) CHINGACHGOOK signed Description:  Two related bas-reliefs in bronze. One is a medallion, the other, a figurative relief. The medallion is a waist-length portrait of James Fenimore Cooper. He is holding a quill pen in his proper right hand. The figurative relief is set just below the medallion and features full-length portraits of two of Cooper's literary characters. On the proper right is Natty Bumpo, dressed in buckskin and cap. He is kneeling beside a canoe, and holds a rifle in his proper left hand. Facing him, on the proper left, is Chingachgook. He kneels on the other side of the canoe and holds a tomahawk. Subject:  Portrait male -- Cooper, James Fenimore -- Waist length Literature -- Character -- Natty Bumpo Literature -- Character -- Chingachgook Literature -- Cooper -- Leatherstocking Tales Architecture -- Boat -- Canoe Object -- Weapon -- Axe Object -- Weapon -- Gun Object Type:  Relief Sculpture Owner:  United States Postal Service, Cooperstown Post Office, 28-40 Main Street, Cooperstown, New York 13326 Remarks:  Sculpture hangs on the south wall of the post office foyer. It originally hung on the east wall, but was moved when the ceiling was lowered. IAS files contain copy of related article from the Freeman's Journal (Cooperstown, N.Y.), Aug. 12, 1936; excerpt from Marlene Park and Gerald Markowitz's "New Deal for Art," (Hamilton, NY: Gallery Association of New York State, 1977, pg. 135). For related material see also Marlene Park and Gerald Markowitz, "Democratic vistas: Post Offices and Public Art in the New Deal," (Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 1984). References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York survey, 1994. 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 NY000622   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture NY000622 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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