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Thomas Jefferson, (sculpture). Artist:  Bitter, Karl, 1867-1915, sculptor. Title:  Thomas Jefferson, (sculpture). Dates:  1915. Dedicated April 13, 1915. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Figure: bronze; Upper base: stone; Lower base: stone. Dimensions:  Figure: approx. 50 x 32 x 49 1/2 in.; Upper base: approx. 49 1/2 x 34 1/2 x 54 1/2 in.; Lower base: approx. 3 1/2 x 84 x 101 in. Inscription:  Roman Bronze Works, N.Y. (On front of plinth, incised:) The Gift of Charles Richard Crane/The Work of Karl L. Bitter/MCMXV (Front of base, incised:) THOMAS JEFFERSON/I AM CLOSING THE LAST/SCENE OF MY LIFE BY FASHION/ING AND FOSTERING AN ESTAB/LISHMENT FOR THE INSTRUCTION/OF THOSE WHO COME AFTER US./I HOPE THAT ITS INFLUENCE ON/THEIR VIRTUE, FREEDOM, FAME/AND HAPPINESS WILL BE SALU/TORY AND PERMANENT. signed Founder's mark appears. Description:  Seated figure of Thomas Jefferson in a low-backed chair. His proper left arm rests on the back of the chair at wrist level. His proper right hand rests on his proper right thigh. He is clad in colonial costume, legs apart and feet flat. A cloak covers the seat of the chair. Subject:  Portrait male -- Jefferson, Thomas -- Full length Occupation -- Political -- President Occupation -- Political -- Statesman Occupation -- Political -- Diplomat Occupation -- Law -- Lawyer Occupation -- Education Occupation -- Writer -- Author Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Virginia -- Charlottesville Sculpture Owner:  Administered by University of Virginia, Department of Facilities Management, 575 Alderman Road, Charlottesville, Virginia 22903 Located University of Virginia, West Lawn, south of Pavilion IX, Charlottesville, Virginia Remarks:  Gift of Charles Richard Crane. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Virginia survey, 1994. Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985. 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 76005195   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 76005195 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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