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    		• Homage -- Hall, Prince
     
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    		• Light fixture
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- Rhode Island -- Providence
     
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    		• Sculpture
     
     
    (Hand of Liberty), (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Unknown, sculptor.
    Title: 
    (Hand of Liberty), (sculpture).
    Medium: 
    Sculpture: metal hand and torch light fixture; Base: granite.
    Dimensions: 
    Sculpture: approx. H. 2 ft. x W. 7 in.; Base: approx. H. 6 ft. x 6 in.
    Inscription: 
    (On plaque on base:) PHA/DEDICATED TO OUR FOUNDER/PRINCE HALL/FIRST GRAND MASTER/FREE AND ACCEPTED MASON/PATRIOT SOLDIER TEACHER/SEPT. 1748-DEC. 1807 unsigned
    Description: 
    A hand holds a torch which serves as a light fixture. Sculpture stands on a tall narrow base.
    Subject: 
    Figure -- Fragment -- Hand
    Object -- Other -- Torch
    Homage -- Hall, Prince
    Object Type: 
    Light fixture
    Outdoor Sculpture -- Rhode Island -- Providence
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Administered by Prince Hall Masonic Lodge, 683 Eddy Street, Providence, Rhode Island 02903
    Located 883 Eddy Street, Providence, Rhode Island
    Remarks: 
    Given in memory of Prince Hall, founder of the Masons. The site was originally a Veterans of Foreign Wars hall.
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, Rhode Island survey, 1993.
    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 RI000051
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