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    		• Portrait male -- Fenton, Reuben Eaton
     
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    		• Occupation -- Political
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- Jamestown
     
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    Reuben Eaton Fenton, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Baker, Bryant, 1881-1970, sculptor.
    Title: 
    Reuben Eaton Fenton, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    1934.
    Digital Reference: 
    Image Image
    Medium: 
    Sculpture: bronze; Base: granite.
    Dimensions: 
    Sculpture: approx. 10 ft. x 34 in. x 34 in.; Base: approx. 6 ft. 3 in. x 66 in. x 66 in.
    Inscription: 
    Bryant Baker - Sculptor 1934 (On front of base:) DURING THE CIVIL WAR HE WAS/AFFECTIONATELY KNOWN AS/"THE SOLDIERS' FRIEND"/"SOLDIERS", SAID HE, "YOUR STATE THANKS YOU AND GIVES YOU PLEDGE OF HER LASTING GRATITUDE," "THE PEOPLE WILL REGARD WITH JEALOUS PRIDE YOUR WELFARE AND HONOR, NOT FORGETTING THE WIDOW, THE FATHERLESS"/GIVEN IN MEMORY OF GOVERNOR REUBEN EATON FENTON BY LILIAN HAYDEN FENTON, THE WIFE OF REUBEN EARLE FENTON signed (On right side of base:) "REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS-1853-1864" (On rear of base:) "REUBEN EATON FENTON-JULY 4th 1819-AUGUST 25th 1885" (On left side of base:) UNITED STATES SENATOR 1869-1875"
    Description: 
    A portrait of Reuben E. Fenton with proper right hand on a book that rests on a draped pedestal at his side. In his proper left hand he holds rolled up papers. Fenton is dressed in a waistcoat and jacket. The sculpture is mounted on a block base with a wider bottom tier that is tapered at the top.
    Subject: 
    Portrait male -- Fenton, Reuben Eaton -- Full length
    Occupation -- Political -- Governor
    Occupation -- Political -- Congressman
    Occupation -- Political -- Senator
    Object -- Written Matter -- Book
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- Jamestown
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Fenton Historical Society, 67 Washington Street, Jamestown, New York 14701
    Remarks: 
    The sculpture was funded by a $35,000 bequest in the will of Mrs. Lillian Hayden Fenton, widow of Fenton's son. Reuben E. Fenton was born in Chautauqua County. He was elected to Congress in 1852 and, at the request of Abraham Lincoln, accepted the Republican nomination for governor of New York in 1964. Fenton served as governor until 1969 when he was elected to the United States Senate. He served for six years. Fenton died in 1885. IAS files contain a Fenton Historical Society booklet; a pamphlet entitled, "South Side Walking Tour," Fenton Historical Center; and a booklet about Governor Reuben.
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York 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 NY001177
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