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Kitson, Theo Alice Ruggles,
Henry-Bonnard Bronze Company,
Portrait male -- Hopkins, Esek
Occupation -- Military
Outdoor Sculpture -- Rhode Island -- Providence
Sculpture
Esek Hopkins, (sculpture).
Artist:
Kitson, Theo Alice Ruggles, 1871-1932, sculptor.
Henry-Bonnard Bronze Company, founder.
Title:
Esek Hopkins, (sculpture).
Dates:
ca. 1893 or 1897.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Figure: bronze; Base: granite.
Dimensions:
Figure: approx. 7 ft. x 2 ft. 6 in. x 2 ft. 6 in.; Base: approx. 12 ft. x 6 ft. 4 in. x 6 ft. 4 in.
Inscription:
HENRY BONNARD BRONZE (Front of base:) ESEK HOPKINS/COMMANDER IN CHIEF/OF THE/CONTINENTAL NAVY/DURING THE/AMERICAN REVOLUTION/FROM DECEMBER 22, 1975 TO JANUARY 2, 1778/BORN APRIL 26, 1718/DIED FEBRUARY 26, 1802 (Back of base:) ERECTED THROUGH THE LIBERTY/OF A DESCENDANT/HARRIET HOPKINS COGGESHALL/AND THE/CITY OF PROVIDENCE (Lower bae rear:) HERE LIE BURIED/SOPHIA C. H. WEST ANNA C. WEST/1810-1873 1835-1893/DESCENDANTS OF ESEK HOPKINS Founder's mark appears.
Description:
Full-length portrait of Hopkins, dressed in late 18th century military/naval attire. Coat open, waistcoat beneath. He is seen striding forward and holds what appears to be a telescope in his upraised proper right hand.
Subject:
Portrait male -- Hopkins, Esek -- Full length
Occupation -- Military -- Admiral
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Rhode Island -- Providence
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of Providence, Department of Parks, Roger Williams Park, Dalrymple Boathouse, Providence, Rhode Island 02905
Located Admiral Hopkins Square, Branch Avenue, Providence, Rhode Island
Remarks:
Plans for a park and monument to Admiral Esek Hopkins originated in 1891, when the city condemned the Hopkin's family burial ground at the corner of Charles Street and Branch Avenue. Hopkins was the first commander in chief of the Continental navy duriing the American revolution. Funds for the momument were provided by Harriet N. H. Coggeshall, who specified in her will that a memorial be erected to her great-grandfather. Sources differ on the statue's execution date, either ca. 1893 or 1897.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Rhode Island survey, 1994.
Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985.
National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, RI5007, 1989.
Monumental News, April, 1895, pg. 246.
Freeman, Robert, and Vivienne Lasky, "Hidden Treasure: Public Sculpture in Providence," Providence: Rhode Island Bicentennial Foundation, 1980, pg. 55.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Freeman, Robert, and Vivienne Lasky, "Hidden Treasure: Public Sculpture in Providence," Providence: Rhode Island Bicentennial Foundation, 1980, pg. 55.
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 77001752
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