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    		• Waters, George Fite,
     
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    		• F. Barbedienne fonderie,
     
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    		• Portrait male -- Brown, John
     
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    		• Occupation -- Other
     
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    		• History -- United States
     
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    		• Object -- Weapon
     
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    		• Literature -- Ware
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- Kansas -- Osawatomie
     
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    		• Sculpture
     
     
    John Brown, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Waters, George Fite, 1894-1961, sculptor.
    F. Barbedienne fonderie, founder.
    Title: 
    John Brown, (sculpture).
    Other Titles: 
    John Brown Statue, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    1933. Dedicated May 9, 1935.
    Medium: 
    Sculpture: bronze; Base: lava and concrete.
    Dimensions: 
    Sculpture: approx. H. 6 ft. 6 in. x W. 19 1/2 in.; Base: approx. 33 1/2 x 99 x 33 1/2 in.
    Inscription: 
    (On proper left side of sculpture: artist's signature) (On proper right side of sculpture:) F. BARBEDIENNE (On front of sculpture base, incised letters:) CAPT JOHN BROWN 1800-1859 (On plaque on base, raised letters:) ERECTED MAY 9, 1935/BY/THE WOMAN'S/RELIEF CORPS/DEPARTMENT OF KANSAS/AUXILIARY TO THE/GRAND ARMY/"JOHN BROWN/OF KANSAS/HE DARED BEGIN/HE LOST/BUT LOSING WON"/EUGENE F. WARE signed Founder's mark appears.
    Description: 
    A portrait of John Brown seen standing with his proper left foot forward. His raised proper right hand is clutched around the strap of his Beecher rifle which is slung over his proper right shoulder. His pants are tucked into his cavalry boots below the knee. His shirt sleeves are rolled up to the elbow. His hair is combed back and is nearly shoulder-length. His beard appears to be blowing in the wind.
    Subject: 
    Portrait male -- Brown, John -- Full length
    Occupation -- Other -- Reformer
    History -- United States -- Black History
    Object -- Weapon -- Gun
    Literature -- Ware
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- Kansas -- Osawatomie
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Administered by City of Osawatomie, 5th & Main, Osawatomie, Kansas 66064
    Located John Brown Memorial State Park, 10th & Main, Osawatomie, Kansas
    Remarks: 
    The sculpture was erected by The Woman's Relief Corps of the Department of Kansas' Auxiliary to the Grand Army. Nearby plaque reads: John Brown/Statue/1935/Cast by the Borbedine (sic)/Foundry in Paris which/made the Statue of Liberty. Other nearby plaque reads: PLACED - MAY 12 - 1940/BY/DEPT. OF KANS. WOMAN'S RELIEF CORPS/HONORING TWO CIVIL WAR VETERANS/COMMANDER OF THE GRAND ARMY/T.B. WILLIAMS/AND/MEMBER OF FIRST JOHN BROWN PARK BOARD/MAJOR - J.B. REMINGTON. IAS files contain a copy of souvenir program from the sculpture's unveiling ceremony.
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, Kansas survey, 1995.
    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 KS000523
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