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More Smithsonian Searches     Who else has...     Aitken, Robert,     Raymond Granite Company,     Portrait male -- McKinley, William     Occupation -- Political     Figure female -- Full length     Allegory -- Civic     Dress -- Historic     Object -- Weapon     Object -- Foliage     Object -- Foliage     Outdoor Sculpture -- California -- San Francisco     Relief     Sculpture

William McKinley, (sculpture). Artist:  Aitken, Robert, 1878-1949, sculptor. Raymond Granite Company, contractor. Title:  William McKinley, (sculpture). Dates:  Installed 1904. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: bronze; Base: granite. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 15 ft. x 60 in. x 30 in.; Base: approx. 12 ft. x 60 in. x 30 in. Inscription:  (On front of base, incised letters:) WILLIAM MCKINLEY (On side of base:) GROUND FOR THIS MONUMENT WAS BRO-/KEN BY PRES ROOSEVELT MAY 13, 1903. (On other side of base:) THIS MONUMENT WAS ERECTED BY THE/PEOPLE OF SAN FRANCISCO A.D. 1904 Description:  A female figure, representing the Republic, stands dressed in a cinched tunic and outer cape with a laurel wreath adorning her head. She holds a palm leaf in her raised proper right hand while her proper left hand grasps the hilt of a broad sword that hangs downward. The figure is placed atop a base that is decorated at its front with a relief bust of William McKinley shown in profile. The figure and base surmount a circular four-stepped platform. Subject:  Portrait male -- McKinley, William -- Bust Occupation -- Political -- President Figure female -- Full length Allegory -- Civic -- Republic Dress -- Historic -- Classical Dress Object -- Weapon -- Sword Object -- Foliage -- Palm Object -- Foliage -- Laurel Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- California -- San Francisco Relief Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City and County of San Francisco, San Francisco Arts Commission, 25 Van Ness Avenue, Suite 240, San Francisco, California 94102 Located Golden Gate Park, Baker & Fell Streets, San Francisco, California Remarks:  President Roosevelt broke the ground for the monument honoring William McKinley on May 13, 1903. The monument was erected by the people of San Francisco in 1904 at a cost of $40,000. For related information see: "The Art of California: Selected Works from the Collection of the Oakland Museum" Oakland, CA: Oakland Museum, Art Dept.; San Francisco, CA: Chronicle Books, 1984, pg. 76; and California Art Research 6 (1937): pg. 60-94. References:  National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, CA2027, CA0035, 1989. Save Outdoor Sculpture, California, San Francisco survey, 1992. Monumental News, Oct. 1902, Jan. 1905. 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 CA000895   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture CA000895 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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