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Blythe, David Gilmour,
Portrait male -- Lafayette, Marquis de
Occupation -- Military
Ethnic -- French
Sculpture
General Lafayette, (sculpture).
Artist:
Blythe
,
David
Gilmour
,
1815-1865
,
sculptor
.
Title:
General Lafayette, (sculpture).
Dates:
1847-1848. Relocated 1890.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Poplar wood, painted.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 15 x 3 x 3 ft.; Base: approx. 3 x 5 x 5 ft.
Inscription:
(On front of base:) Marquis de Lafayette/1757-1834/Carved by /
David
Gilmore
Blythe
/1847-48 (On back of base:)
David
Blythe
, an itinerant artist,/came to Uniontown in 1847 where/in the old West School house/he carved this eight foot statue/from two-inch poplar planks/pinned together/Uniontown Area Historical Society (On right side of base:) This statue stood/for some 40 years/(from 1848 until 1890)/on the tower/of the old courthouse,/some 65 feet above Main Street/Connellsville Historical Society unsigned
Description:
Standing figure of Lafayette holding a hat and cane in his proper right hand.
Subject:
Portrait male -- Lafayette, Marquis de -- Full length
Occupation -- Military -- General
Ethnic -- French
Object Type:
Sculpture
Owner:
Fayette County Courthouse, Lobby, Uniontown, Pennsylvania
Remarks:
The sculpture was commissioned for the belfry of the original Fayette County Courthouse, but when the courthouse was demolished in 1890, the sculpture was removed and later placed in the lobby of the new Fayette County Courthouse. The piece was originally painted by Joshua Speer of Uniontown in a gun-metal gray. The high hat that Lafayette holds was fashioned by local tinsmith Joseph Wylie.
References:
Evert, Marilyn, "Discovering Pittsburgh's Sculpture," Pittsburgh, PA: University of Pittsburgh Press, 1983, pg. 358-359.
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Pennsylvania survey, 1995.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Evert, Marilyn, "Discovering Pittsburgh's Sculpture," Pittsburgh, PA: University of Pittsburgh Press, 1983, pg. 385.
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 64480194
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Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum
Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
64480194
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