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Hibbard, Frederick Cleveland,
Roman Bronze Works,
Portrait male -- Davis, Jefferson
Occupation -- Political
Outdoor Sculpture -- Alabama -- Montgomery
Sculpture
Jefferson
Davis
, (sculpture).
Artist:
Hibbard, Frederick Cleveland, 1881-1950, sculptor.
Roman Bronze Works, founder.
Title:
Jefferson
Davis
, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Jefferson
Davis
, 1808-1889, (sculpture).
Dates:
1940. Dedicated Nov. 19, 1940.
Medium:
Figure: gilded bronze; Base: granite.
Dimensions:
Figure: approx. 9 ft. 6 in. x 4 ft. 2 in. x 2 ft.; Base: approx. 10 ft. 1 in. x 7 ft. 9 1/2 in. x 6 ft. 8 in.
Inscription:
(South side of figure's plinth:) Frederick C. Hibbard/SC/1940 (North side of figure's plinth:) ROMAN BRONZE WKS, N.Y. (Within circular seal at top of plaque on back side of wall behind figure, raised:) THE CONFEDERATE STATES OF AMERICA: 22/February 1862/DEO VINDICE (Below Confederate Seal on plaque on back side of wall behind figure, raised:)
JEFFERSON
DAVIS
/JUNE 3, 1808-DECEMBER 6, 1889/SOLDIER SCHOLAR STATESMAN/A GRADUATE OF WEST POINT/MILITARY ACADEMY. HE SERVED/THE UNITED STATES AS COLONEL/OF MISSISSIPPI VOLUNTEERS./MEXICAN WAR: MEMBER OF HOUSE/OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATOR,/AND AS SECRETARY OF WAR./INAUGURATED PRESIDENT OF/THE PROVISIONAL GOVERNMENT,/CONFEDERATE STATES OF/AMERICA, FEBRUARY 18, 1861. (Below plaque on back side of wall behind figure, incised:) PRESENTED TO THE STATE OF ALABAMA/BY THE/UNITED DAUGHTERS OF THE CONFEDERACY/NOVEMBER 19, 1940 (Front of base, upper section:) SOUTH CAROLINA MISSISSIPPI FLORIDA ALABAMA (South side of base, upper section:) GEORGIA LOUISIANA (Back side of base, upper section:) TEXAS VIRGINIA ARKANSAS (North side of base, upper section:) NORTH CAROLINA TENNESSEE signed Founder's mark appears.
Description:
Standing figure of
Jefferson
Davis
. His suit includes pants, shirt, vest, long coat, and a cape that hangs to his calves. His feet are together. His hands rest on the top of a stone wall that stands hip-high behind him.
Subject:
Portrait male --
Davis
,
Jefferson
-- Full length
Occupation -- Political -- President
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Alabama -- Montgomery
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by State of Alabama, Alabama State Capitol, Finance Department, Service Division, Bainbridge & Dexter Avenue, Montgomery, Alabama 36104
Located Alabama State Capitol, Bainbridge & Dexter Avenue, Montgomery, Alabama
Remarks:
IAS files contain copy of newspaper article from the Montgomery Advertiser/Journal (Montgomery, Alabama), Nov. 18, 1992, which mentions sculpture as one of several on the grounds of the Alabama State Capitol.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Alabama survey, 1993.
Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985.
State of Alabama, Dept. of Archives & History, 1976.
Illustration:
Image on file.
The Montgomery Advertiser/Journal (Montgomery, Alabama), Nov. 18, 1992, pg. 13.
Related Works:
For model see: 75004112.
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 75000112
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Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
75000112
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