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Marquis de La Fayette, (sculpture). Artist:  Foerster, Arnold, sculptor. Title:  Marquis de La Fayette, (sculpture). Dates:  1937. Dedicated March 30, 1937. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: plaster over concrete; Base: concrete. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 11 x 5 x 5 ft.; Base: approx. 11 x 5 x 5 ft. (1 1/2 tons). Inscription:  (Front of sculpture:) VOLCI MON EPEE (Front of base:) LA FAYETTE Description:  General La Fayette stands with his proper right arm reaching across his chest for a sword which he grasps in his proper right hand. He is dressed in military attire with a long cape hanging from his proper left shoulder The statue is atop a tiered base. Subject:  Portrait male -- Lafayette, Marquis de -- Full length Occupation -- Military -- General Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform Object -- Weapon -- Sword Ethnic -- French Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- California -- Los Angeles Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of Los Angeles, Cultural Affairs Department, Public Art Division, 433 South Spring Street, 10th floor, Los Angeles, California 90013 Located La Fayette Park, Wilshire Boulevard and La Fayette Street, Los Angeles, California Remarks:  The sculpture commemorates General La Fayette, who assisted the American army during the Revolutionary War. The work was funded through Works Progress Administration. IAS files contain related newsclippings from Hollywood Citizen-News (March 23, 1937); Herald and Express (March 27, 1937); and the Los Angeles Examiner (March 31, 1937). References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, California survey, 1995. 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 CA000395   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture CA000395 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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