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Nastos, Christopher,
Portrait male -- Ypsilanti, Demetrius
Occupation -- Military
Dress -- Uniform
Ethnic -- Greek
Outdoor Sculpture -- Michigan -- Ypsilanti
Sculpture
General Demetrius Ypsilanti, (sculpture).
Artist:
Nastos, Christopher, sculptor.
Title:
General Demetrius Ypsilanti, (sculpture).
Dates:
1928. Dedicated Aug. 28, 1928.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: marble; Base: marble.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 28 x 28 x 20 in.; Base: approx. 128 in. x 9 ft. x 9 ft.
Inscription:
(Incised on base, front:) DEDICATED TO THE CITY OF/YPSILANTI/BY THE ORDER OF/AHEPA/SEPTEMBER 1928 (Artist's signature appears in Greek characters on the right side of the plinth) signed
Description:
Bust of General Demetrius Ypsilanti stands on a tall pedestal and tiered base. The figure wears a military uniform with epaulets and has a moustache. There is a skull and cross bones emblem on his sash.
Subject:
Portrait male -- Ypsilanti, Demetrius -- Bust
Occupation -- Military -- General
Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform
Ethnic -- Greek
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Michigan -- Ypsilanti
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of Ypsilanti, Parks & Recreation, Huron & Michigan Avenue, Ypsilanti, Michigan
Located Intersection of West Cross Avenue & Washtenaw, Ypsilanti, Michigan
Remarks:
Gift of the Order of Ahepa, a society of Greek Americans, as part of their national convention held in Detroit in Aug. 1928. Demetrius Ypsilanti, for whom the town is named, was a general in the Greek army who fought against the Turkish Empire in 1823. IAS files contain an unpublished excerpt from Einar Kvaran's "Annotated Inventory of Outdoor Sculpture in Washtenaw County," 1989. For related reading, see "Ypsilanti" by Harvey Colburn, Michigan History Magazine, vol. 14, pg. 23 and the Ypsilanti Press, Aug. 29, 1928 and May 8, 1940.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Michigan survey, 1993.
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 MI000697
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