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Marcus Whitman, (sculpture). Artist:  Fairbanks, Avard, 1897-1987, sculptor. Title:  Marcus Whitman, (sculpture). Dates:  1950. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: bronze; Base: stone. Inscription:  (On bronze, near base:) Avard Fairbanks /1950 (On front of stone base:) "MY PLANS REQUIRE TIME AND / DISTANCE" MARCUS WHITMAN (On side of stone base:) DR. MARCUS WHITMAN / MEDICAL MISSIONARY / IN THE WALLA WALLA VALLEY / 1836 - 1847 (On back of stone base:) GIVEN TO WALLA WALLA / BY THE CITIZENS OF WASHINGTON signed Description:  Portrait of Marcus Whitman wearing buckskins and holding a book in his right hand. Subject:  Portrait male -- Whitman, Marcus -- Full length Occupation -- Religion -- Missionary Occupation -- Medicine -- Doctor Object -- Written Matter -- Book Object Type:  Sculpture Outdoor Sculpture -- Washington -- Walla Walla Owner:  Administered by Whitman College, 280 Boyer Avenue, Walla Walla, Washington 99362 Located Whitman College, Corner of Boyer Avenue & Main Street, Walla Walla, Washington 99362 Remarks:  Marcus Whitman was a Christian missionary who came to the Northwest in the mid 19th century. He was later killed by the Native people. Another copy of this sculpture is Statuary Hall at the United States Capitol. References:  Gill, Ian, 2010. Righi, Amelia, 2010. 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 78640010   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 78640010 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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