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General Marquis de Lafayette Statue, (sculpture). Artist:  Siegel, Gary, sculptor. Title:  General Marquis de Lafayette Statue, (sculpture). Other Titles:  General de Lafayette Statue, (sculpture). Dates:  Dedicated Nov. 20, 1976. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: bronze with green patina; Base: concrete. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. H. 6 ft. (600 lbs.). Inscription:  (Bronze plaque on front of base, in raised lettering:) MAJOR GENERAL/MARQUIS DE LAFAYETTE/"CEST LE HAVRE" (Bronze plaque on rear of base, in raised lettering:) TO ALL THOSE WHO HAVE RISKED/THEIR LIVES FOR LIBERTY AND/FREEDOM THIS STATUE IS DEDICATED/ERECTED AS A BICENTENNIAL PROJECT/FOR THE CITY OF HAVRE DE GRACE BY/THE JOSEPH L. DAVIS POST NO. 47/AMERICAN LEGION AND THE HAVRE/DE GRACE BICENTENNIAL COMMISSION/NOVEMBER 1976. GARY SIEGEL, SCULPTOR (Bronze plaque on one side of base, in raised lettering:) THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS, ORGANIZATIONS, AND BUSINESSES CONTRIBUTED $100 OR/MORE TOWARD THE ERECTION OF THIS STATUE:/(list of names in two columns follows) (Bronze plaque on other side of base: list of names) unsigned Description:  A standing portrait of General Lafayette in an American uniform, with his hat held at his proper right side, and his proper left hand on the hilt of his sheathed sword. The sculpture is mounted upon a square base. Subject:  Portrait male -- Lafayette, Marquis de -- Full length Occupation -- Military -- General Occupation -- Other -- Aristocrat Occupation -- Political -- Statesman Ethnic -- French Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Maryland -- Havre de Grace Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of Havre de Grace, 400 Pennington Avenue, City Hall, Havre de Grace, Maryland 21078 Located Legion Square, Havre de Grace, Maryland 21078 Remarks:  The sculpture cost $13,500 and was erected as a Bicentennial project by the Joseph L. Davis Post No. 47 of the American Legion and the Havre de Grace Bicentennial Commission. $1,700 of cost was contributed by American Legion Post 47 and $1,000 was contributed from the publication The Aegis. The project was the idea of David Craig, a Havre de Grace resident and teacher. It is said that Lafayette gave Havre de Grace its name, finding it reminiscent of France's Port of Le Havre. IAS files contain a copy of the dedication invitation and a dedication program (with list of donors); and the following newspaper articles: The Record, Dec. 30, 1975; The Harford Democrat and Aberdeen Enterprise (Maryland), Nov. 24, 1976; The Aegis, Nov. 24, 1976, pg. A2. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Maryland survey, 1993. Illustration:  Image on file. The Aegis, Nov. 24, 1976, pg. A-2. 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 MD000461   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture MD000461 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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