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History -- United States
Homage -- Whittemore, Samuel
Outdoor Sculpture -- Massachusetts -- Arlington
Stele
Sculpture
(Samuel Whittemore Monument), (sculpture).
Artist:
Unknown, sculptor.
Title:
(Samuel Whittemore Monument), (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Samuel Whittemore Memorial Tablet, (sculpture).
Medium:
Sculpture: granite; Base: granite.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 4 x 3 x 1 ft.; Base: approx. 8 in. x 3.5 ft. x 1.5 ft.
Inscription:
(On front:) NEAR THIS SPOT/SAMUEL WHITTEMORE,/THEN 80 YEARS OLD,/KILLED THREE BRITISH SOLDIERS/APRIL 19, 1775./HE WAS SHOT, BAYONETED/BEATEN AND LEFT FOR DEAD,/BUT RECOVERED AND LIVED/TO BE 98 YEARS OF AGE unsigned
Description:
A rectangular marker bearing an inscription describing the life-threatening injuries sustained by Samuel Whittemore at the hands of British soldiers during the Revolutionary War.
Subject:
History -- United States -- Revolution
Homage -- Whittemore, Samuel
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Massachusetts -- Arlington
Stele
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Town of Arlington, Arlington Historical Commission, 730 Massachusetts Avenue, Arlington, Massachusetts 02174
Located Russell Park, Massachusetts Avenue, Arlington, Massachusetts
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Massachusetts survey, 1997.
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 MA000272
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Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
MA000272
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