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The Signing of the Treaty, (sculpture). Artist:  Bitter, Karl, 1867-1915, sculptor. Weinman, Adolph A., 1870-1952, sculptor. Roman Bronze Works, founder. Title:  The Signing of the Treaty, (sculpture). Dates:  Original 1904. Installed before 1929. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: bronze; Base: granite. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 12 ft. x 9 ft. x 2 in.; Base: approx. 4 ft. 5 in. x 9 ft.; Back approx. 21 x 17 x 1 ft. Inscription:  Karl Bitter.SC. Cast by Roman Bronze Works N.Y. (On front of sculpture:) MONROE LIVINGSTON/MARBOIS/1803 (Center base of sculpture:) Signing of the Treaty signed Founder's mark appears. Description:  A relief sculpture of three figures depicted in the act of signing of the treaty by which the United States acquired the Louisiana Purchase. The seated figure in the foreground is James Monroe. Standing behind him is Robert Livingston, U. S. Ambassador to France. Marbois, Napoleon's treasurer, is leaning over the table signing the treaty. Subject:  History -- United States -- Missouri History -- United States -- Westward Expansion Portrait male -- Monroe, James -- Full length Portrait male -- Livingston, Robert -- Full length Portrait male -- Marbois -- Full length History -- France -- Napoleon Object Type:  Fountain Relief Outdoor Sculpture -- Missouri -- Jefferson City Sculpture Owner:  Administered by State of Missouri, Office of Administration, Division of Facilities Management, 301 West High Street, Jefferson City, Missouri 65101 Located Missouri State Capitol, Grounds, Jefferson City, Missouri 65101 Exhibitions:  Louisiana Purchase International Exhibition, St. Louis, 1904. Remarks:  The artist originally designed the sculpture in staff for the Louisiana Purchase Exposition in St. Louis. His widow approved transforming it into bronze and bringing it from the St. Louis World's Fair to Jefferson City. The casting of the piece and the granite setting for the relief was overseen by Adolph Alexander Weinman, who also designed The Fountain of Centaurs in front of the relief. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Missouri survey, 1994. Missouri Capitol Commission Board, "The Missouri State Capitol," 1983 rev. ed. Illustration:  Image on file. Missouri Capitol Commission Board, "The Missouri State Capitol," 1983 rev. ed., (Pickard: Report of the Capitol Decoration Commission: pg. 32, 148). 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 27620002   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 27620002 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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