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Lafayette Memorial, (sculpture). Artist:  Bartholdi, Frederic Auguste, 1834-1904, sculptor. DeStuckle, H. W., architect. F. Barbedienne fonderie, founder. Title:  Lafayette Memorial, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Marquis de Lafayette, (sculpture). Dates:  Cast 1873. Dedicated September 6, 1876. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Figure: bronze; Base: polished Quincy granite. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 96 x 48 x 40 in.; Base: approx. 78 x 84 x 84 in. Inscription:  (On left side of base:) TO THE CITY OF NEW YORK,/FRANCE./ IN REMEMBRANCE OF SYMPATHY/ IN TIME OF TRIAL./ 1870-1871./ (On right side of base:) "AS SOON AS I HEAR OF AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE/MY HEART WAS ENLISTED" --1776 (On sculpture, lower right:) A. Bartholdi 1873 (On sculpture, lower left:) F. Barbedienne Fondeur-Paris signed Founder's mark appears. Description:  Figure of the Marquis de Lafayette in his uniform standing with the left foot advanced on a plinth in the form of a ship's prow. The right hand holds an unsheathed sword against his breast.The stepped base is adorned with a leaf motif. Subject:  Portrait male -- Lafayette, Marquis de -- Full length Occupation -- Military -- General Occupation -- Political -- Statesman Ethnic -- French Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- York Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of New York, Department of Parks and Recreation, The Arsenal - Central Park, New York, New York 10021 Located Union Square, near 16th Street, York, New York Remarks:  Given to the city of New York by the French government in recognition of the aid provided by New Yorkers to Parisians during the Franco-Prussian War. French residents of New York paid for the base which was created by H. W. DeStuckle. References:  Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985 The City of New York, Department of Parks, 1941. Gayle, Margot & Michele Cohen, "Guide to Manhattan's Outdoor Sculpture," New York: Prentice Hall, 1988, pg. 97. Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York, New York survey, 1994. Illustration:  Image on file. Gayle, Margot & Michele Cohen, "Guide to Manhattan's Outdoor Sculpture," New York: Prentice Hall, 1988, pg. 97. 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 76003522   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 76003522 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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