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Portrait male -- Wooding, Harry
Occupation -- Political
Outdoor Sculpture -- Virginia -- Danville
Sculpture
Harry Wooding Memorial, (sculpture).
Artist:
Unknown, sculptor.
Title:
Harry Wooding Memorial, (sculpture).
Dates:
Installed June 1942.
Medium:
Figure: marble; Base: marble.
Dimensions:
Figure: approx. H. 8 ft. x D. 2 ft.; Base: approx. 5 x 3 x 4 ft.
Inscription:
(On front of base, incised:) HARRY WOODING/MAYOR OF DANVILLE/AUGUST 15, 1892/NOVEMBER 16, 1938/BORN: APRIL 27, 1844/DIED: NOVEMBER 16, 1938 (Side of base:) CAPTAIN WOODING WAS THE HONORED/AND BELOVED MAYOR OF DANVILLE FOR 46 CONSECUTIVE YEARS. THE LONGEST MAYORALTY TENURE IN THE UNITED STATES (lengthy commemoration follows) (On back of base, incised:) TO A CHRISTIAN GENTLEMAN/OF THE OLD SOUTH/WHO WALKED HUMBLY BEFORE GOD/AND A FAITHFUL AND REVERED/CHIEF EXECUTIVE/THIS MEMORIAL WAS ERECTED/AS A SPONTANEOUS TESTIMONIAL/BY A CONSTITUENCY/WHICH HELD HIM IN AFFECTION/SPONSORED BY/THE EXCHANGE CLUB OF DANVILLE/JUNE 1942 unsigned
Description:
A standing figure of Harry Wooding as an older man. He has short hair, a Vandyke beard, and wears a lapelled suit jacket with cuffed trousers, a vest, and shirt and bow tie. He stands atop a plinth which is mounted upon a base with inscriptions on three sides.
Subject:
Portrait male -- Wooding, Harry -- Full length
Occupation -- Political -- Mayor
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Virginia -- Danville
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of Danville, Department of Public Works, P. O. Box 3300, Danville, Virginia 24543
Located Municipal Building, Patton Street, Danville, Virginia
Remarks:
Harry Wooding, 1844-1938, was the Mayor of Danville for forty-six consecutive years, the longest mayoralty tenure in the United States. Sponsored by the Exchange Club of Danville. IAS files contain complete transcription of inscription on side of base.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Virginia 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 VA000208
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Inventory of American Sculpture
VA000208
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