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Nathan Hale, (sculpture). Artist:  Partridge, William Ordway, 1861-1930, sculptor. Aubry Brothers & Company, founder. Title:  Nathan Hale, (sculpture). Dates:  Dedicated July 10, 1907. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Figure: bronze; Base: Mt. Airy granite. Dimensions:  Figure: approx. H. 7 ft.; Base: approx. 86 x 65 x 65 in. Inscription:  (On side of plinth, incised:) WM ORDWAY PARTRIDGE/Sc (On other side of plinth, incised:) AUBRY BRO'S/FOUNDERS.N.Y. (On front of base, incised:) NATHAN HALE/1755-1776/I ONLY REGRET/THAT I HAVE BUT ONE LIFE TO/LOSE FOR MY COUNTRY (On back of base:) ERECTED BY THE/NATHAN HALE CHAPTER D.A.R./1907 signed Founder's mark appears. Description:  Standing figure of Nathan Hale with his hands tied behind his back. He is dressed in simple period attire. The figure is mounted atop a tapered base that features a laurel wreath relief on its front and inscriptions on front and back. Subject:  Portrait male -- Hale, Nathan -- Full length State of Being -- Other -- Imprisonment History -- United States -- Revolution Occupation -- Military -- Captain Occupation -- Political -- Statesman Occupation -- Education -- Teacher Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Minnesota -- St. Paul Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of St. Paul, St. Paul, Minnesota Located Summit & Portland Avenues, St. Paul, Minnesota Remarks:  Nathan Hale (1755-1776), an American Revolutionary hero, was a Continental army captain who spied on the British on Long Island. He was captured and hanged by the British. The monument was the gift of the Nathan Hale Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution. IAS files contain copies from the Saint Paul Pioneer Press (St. Paul, MN), July 11, 1907, pg. 3, discussing the dedication. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Minnesota, Minneapolis - St. Paul survey, 1993. Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985. Minnesota Historical Society, 1976. Illustration:  Image on file. The Saint Paul Pioneer Press (St. Paul, MN), July 11, 1907, pg. 3. 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 76000144   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 76000144 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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