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Zachary Taylor, (sculpture). Artist:  Unknown, sculptor. Title:  Zachary Taylor, (sculpture). Dates:  1883. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: marble; Shaft: granite; Relief: bronze. Dimensions:  Sculpture: life-size; Shaft: approx. 34 ft. x 7 ft. 6 in. x 7 ft. 6 in. Inscription:  (On front of base:) "I HAVE ENDEAVORED TO DO MY DUTY. I AM READY TO DIE. MY/ONLY REGRET IS FOR THE/FRIENDS I LEAVE BEHIND ME."/(Z over T symbol)/MAJ. GENL. ZACHARY TAYLOR/12TH PRESIDENT/OF THE/UNITED STATES/BORN NOV. 24 1784/DIED JULY 9, 1850 (On east side of base:) FORT HARRISON./BLACK HAWKE./OKEECHOBEE. (On west side of base:) PALO ALTO./RESACCA./DELA PALMA./MONTEREY./BEUNA VISTA. Description:  A marble figure of Zachary Taylor, dressed in uniform, standing with a sword at his side in his proper left hand, and his proper right hand resting on his hip. The full-length statue of Taylor is installed atop a tall granite shaft that features a bronze relief portrait of Zachory Taylor's head turned in profile to the left. Subject:  Portrait male -- Taylor, Zachary -- Full length Portrait male -- Taylor, Zachary -- Head Occupation -- Political -- President Occupation -- Military -- General Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Kentucky -- Louisville Relief Sculpture Owner:  Administered by United States Department of Veterans Affairs, National Cemetery Administration, 810 Vermont Avenue, N.W., Washington, District of Columbia 20420 Located Zachary Taylor National Cemetery, 4701 Brownsboro Road, Louisville, Kentucky 40207 Remarks:  The memorial was funded and erected by the state of Kentucky in 1883. IAS files contain excerpt from Samuel W. Thomas text "Views of Louisville Since 1776," Louisville, KY: Courier-Journal & Louisville Times, 1971, no. 146. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Kentucky survey, 1995. National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, KY0053, 1989. Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985. Altrusa Club of Louisville, "Cut, Cast, Carved," Louisville, KY: Chamber of Commerce, 1974. National Cemetery Administration Memorials Inventory Project, 2002-2005. Illustration:  Image on file. Thomas, Samuel W., "Views of Louisville Since 1766," Louisville, KY: Courier Journal & Louisville Times, 1971, no. 146. 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 75005258   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 75005258 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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