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Portrait male -- Duncan, Donald Bradley
Occupation -- Military
Dress -- Uniform
Dress -- Accessory
Outdoor Sculpture -- Florida -- Pensacola
Sculpture
Bust of Admiral Donald Bradley Duncan, (sculpture).
Artist:
Unknown, sculptor.
Title:
Bust of Admiral Donald Bradley Duncan, (sculpture).
Dates:
Cast 1979.
Medium:
Sculpture: bronze; Base: granite.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. H. 30 in. x D. 11 in.; Base: approx. 86 x 56 x 43 in.
Inscription:
(Front plaque under bust:) ADMIRAL DONALD BRADLEY DUNCAN/U. S. NAVY/BORN IN ALPENA, MICHIGAN, SEPTEMBER 1, 1986. GRADUATED U. S. NAVAL/ACADEMY1917. PIONEERED IN NAVAL AVIATION AND WAS INSTRUCTOR 1921/1938 TO 1940, EXECUTIVE OFFICER, NAS PENSACOLA. ARCHITECT OF/TOKYO RAID, DEPLOYED 2 APRIL 1942. DURING WWII, COMMANDED/THE NAVY'S FIRST ESCORT CARRIER AND PIONEERED DEVELOPMENT OF/AIRCRAFT TECHNIQUES FROM THIS NEW TYPE OF SHIP. IN 1942 COM-/MANDED U. S. ESSEX IN ENGAGEMENT AGAINST THE ENEMY WHICH/EARNED THE SHIP THE PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION. AT THE END OF/WWII WAS SERVING AS COMMANDER SECOND FLEET IN THE ATLANTIC/PRIOR TO HIS APPOINTMENT TO FULL ADMIRAL AS VICE CHIEF OF/NAVAL OPERATIONS, WHERE HE SERVED FOR SIX YEARS. ADMIRAL/DUNCAN RETIRED FROM ACTIVE DUTY IN 1957, AND RESIDED IN/PENSACOLA, FLORIDA UNTIL HIS DEATH SEPTEMBER 8, 1975/BURIED IN BARRANCAS NATIONAL CEMETERY. (Small plaque on lower, front of base:) HIGH IN THE AIR, WIDE OVER THE SEAS/STEADFAST UPON EARTH WITH FAITH IN GOD/DONALD BRADLEY DUNCAN/THIS BUST PRESENTED TO THE NAVAL AIR STATION/IN LOVING OF/MY LATE HUSBAND/JULY 28, 1979/ANIELA MATEJA DUNCAN signed Founder's mark appears.
Description:
Waist-length depiction of Admiral Donald Bradley Duncan holding binoculars in front with both hands. He is dressed in military uniform.
Subject:
Portrait male -- Duncan, Donald Bradley -- Waist length
Occupation -- Military -- Admiral
Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform
Dress -- Accessory -- Binoculars
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Florida -- Pensacola
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Naval Air Station, Facilities Management Department, 190 Radford Boulevard, Pensacola, Florida 32508
Located Naval Air Station, North end of Duncan Road, Pensacola, Florida
Remarks:
SOS! report includes citation to related newsclipping Gosport, Aug. 3, 1979.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Florida survey, 1994.
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 FL000122
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