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    		• Ward, John Quincy Adams,
     
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    		• Hunt, Richard Morris,
     
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    		• Chas. F. Heaton,
     
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    		• Portrait male -- Lafayette, Marquis de
     
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    		• Occupation -- Military
     
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    		• Ethnic -- French
     
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    		• Occupation -- Political
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- Vermont -- Burlington
     
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    		• Sculpture
     
     
    General Lafayette, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Ward, John Quincy Adams, 1830-1910, sculptor.
    Hunt, Richard Morris, 1827-1895, architect.
    Chas. F. Heaton, founder.
    Title: 
    General Lafayette, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    1883. Dedicated June, 26, 1883.
    Digital Reference: 
    Image Image
    Medium: 
    Bronze on a granite base.
    Dimensions: 
    Sculpture: approx. 8 ft. x 3 ft. 2 1/2 in. x 3 ft. 2 1/2 in.; Base: approx. H. 8 ft. x W. 6 ft.
    Inscription: 
    (Left rear base:) J. Q. A. Ward/SCULP 1883/CHAS F. HEATON/FOUNDER PHILA PA (Inscribed on base front:) LAFAYETTE (On base back:) THE GIFT OF/JOHN P. HOWARD signed Founder's mark appears.
    Description: 
    Standing figure of Lafayette with his proper right foot forward. His proper left hand is on his hip and his proper right hand is resting on a walking stick by his side. He is wearing a double breasted vest, a scarf around his neck and a long jacket which comes to his knees. He stands atop an 8 foot high base.
    Subject: 
    Portrait male -- Lafayette, Marquis de -- Full length
    Occupation -- Military -- General
    Ethnic -- French
    Occupation -- Political -- Statesman
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- Vermont -- Burlington
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    University of Vermont, Physical Plant Department, 622 Main Street, Corner of South Prospect, Colchester Ave & University Place, Burlington, Vermont 05401
    Remarks: 
    Richard Morris Hunt was the architect of the base.
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, Vermont survey, 1992.
    Sharp, Lewis I., "John Quincy Adams Ward Dean of American Sculpture," Newark: University of Delaware Press, 1985, no. 68.
    Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985.
    National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, VT0010, 1989.
    Monumental News, June 1894, pg. 281.
    Illustration: 
    Sharp, Lewis I., "John Quincy Adams Ward Dean of American Sculpture," Newark: University of Delaware Press, 1985, pl. XIV.
    Image on file.
    Related Works: 
    For model see: 88180083.
    For model see: 88180084.
    For model see: 88180085.
    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 76008179
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