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    		• Hoffman, Malvina,
     
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    		• Cellini Bronze Works,
     
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    		• Dress -- Historic
     
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    		• Figure male -- Full length
     
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    		• Homage -- Percy, Leroy P.
     
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    		• Object -- Weapon
     
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    		• Occupation -- Other
     
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    		• Allegory -- Civic
     
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    		• Gravestone
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- Mississippi -- Greenville
     
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    		• Sculpture
     
     
    The Patriot, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Hoffman, Malvina, 1885-1966, sculptor.
    Cellini Bronze Works, founder.
    Title: 
    The Patriot, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    1930.
    Medium: 
    Figure: bronze; Base: limestone.
    Dimensions: 
    Figure: approx. 6 ft. x 2 ft. 3 in. x 2 ft. 6 in.; Slab: H. 9 ft. x W. 5 ft. 10 in.; Base: approx. 10 in. x 5 ft. 10 in. x 4 ft. 3 in.
    Inscription: 
    Malvina Hoffman Cellini Bronze Works New York (On front of base,bottom, raised:) PATRIOT (On back of slab, incised:) LEROY PERCY/NOV 9 1860 . DEC 24 1929/(Poetic text follows) signed Founder's mark appears.
    Description: 
    Standing male figure wearing suit of chain mail, including head covering, and other protective armor on his torso, legs, and upper arms. A cape falls from his proper left shoulder to the ground, and a pouch held by a belt rests on his proper left hip. His hands are crossed in front of him and rest on the handle of a sword. The tip of the sword is embedded in the base by his proper right foot. The figure is situated in front of a slab depicting a relief of a sunburst and waves. The back of the slab is inscribed.
    Subject: 
    Dress -- Historic -- Armor
    Figure male -- Full length
    Homage -- Percy, Leroy P.
    Object -- Weapon -- Sword
    Occupation -- Other -- Knight
    Allegory -- Civic -- Patriotism
    Object Type: 
    Gravestone
    Outdoor Sculpture -- Mississippi -- Greenville
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Owned by Percy, Leroy P., family of, 135 Bayou Road, Greenville, Mississippi 38701
    Located Greenville Cemetery, Main Street, Greenville, Mississippi
    Remarks: 
    Vandals pulled the figure completely down once, detaching both arms. IAS files contain transcription of text on back of slab.
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, Mississippi 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 MS000124
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