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General James Shields, (sculpture). Artist:  Hibbard, Frederick Cleveland, 1881-1950, sculptor. Florentine Brotherhood Foundry, founder. Title:  General James Shields, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Brigadier General James Shields Memorial, (sculpture). Dates:  Dedicated Nov. 12, 1910. Medium:  Sculpture: bronze; Base: Missouri pink granite. Dimensions:  General Shields: approx. 7 ft. 6 in. x 3 ft. 3 in. x 3 ft. 3 in.; Base: approx. 8 ft. 6 in. x 8 ft. 5 in. x 5 ft. Side figures, each: approx. 4 x 2 1/2 x 2 1/2 ft.; Base: approx. 3 x 2 ft. 8 in. x 2 ft. 8 in. Inscription:  Frederick G. Hibbard/Sculptor Florentine Brotherhood FDY/Chicago IL (Bottom back of base:) ACT MO. GEN'L. ASSEMBLY 1913/SENATOR WM. G. BUSBY, AUTHOR/COMMISSION/EDWARD A. DICKONSON/HARRY C. BROWN/HIRAM J. WILCOXSON signed Founder's mark appears. Description:  Full-length portrait of General Shields, seen in full dress uniform, with his proper left hand on his hip; his proper right hand holding a cavalry hat at his side. He stands atop a base, flanked by two side figures and a fountain basin. The proper right figure is a young boy kneeling with a flagstaff resting on his proper left shoulder and flag draped behind his shoulder. The proper left figure is of a young boy with oak or acanthus plant growing behind him and extending over his lap. He holds a torch in his proper left hand; a scroll in his proper right hand. Subject:  Portrait male -- Shields, James -- Full length Occupation -- Military -- General Object -- Other -- Flag Object -- Foliage -- Oak Object -- Foliage -- Acanthus Object -- Other -- Lantern Object -- Written Matter -- Scroll Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Missouri -- Carrollton Sculpture Owner:  City of Carrollton, Carrol County Courthouse, Carrollton, Missouri 64633 Remarks:  IAS files contain copy of Monument Commission Record Specifications for the $9,000 memorial; and excerpt from Sarah Guitar's Missouri Historical Review, 1924-1925, pg. 565-566 (from the Courthouse archives). For additional reading, see American Legion Magazine, March 1977, pg. 18-19, 35. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Missouri survey, 1995. Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985. Illustration:  Image on file. Guitar, Sarah, "Missouri Historical Review," 1924-1925, pg. 566. 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 76006355   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 76006355 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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