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Kitson, Theo Alice Ruggles,
Gorham Manufacturing Company,
Portrait male -- Kosciuszko, Thaddeus
Occupation -- Military
Ethnic -- Polish
Outdoor Sculpture -- Massachusetts -- Boston
Sculpture
Tadeusz Kosciuszko, (sculpture).
Artist:
Kitson, Theo Alice Ruggles, 1871-1932, sculptor.
Gorham Manufacturing Company, founder.
Title:
Tadeusz Kosciuszko, (sculpture).
Dates:
Commissioned Sept. 28, 1922. Cast 1927. Dedicated Sept. 28, 1927.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: bronze; Base: granite.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 10 ft. x 32 in. x 27 in.; Base: approx. 6 ft. x 6 ft. x 5 ft. 7 in.
Inscription:
(On proper left side of bronze base:) Gorham Foundry (On proper right side of bronze base:) THEO A.R. KITSON Sc (On front of granite base, incised letters:) KOSCIUSZKO (On plaque, rear of granite base:) GENERAL TADEUSZ KOSCIUSZKO/CHAMPION OF LIBERTY AND THE RIGHTS/OF MAN, ERECTED BY THE POLISH PEOPLE/OF NEW ENGLAND TO COMMEMORATE/THE 150TH ANNIVERSARY OF HIS ARRIVAL/IN AMERICA TO ENLIST IN THE CAUSE/OF LIBERTY signed Founder's mark appears.
Description:
A standing portrait of Tadeusz Kosciuszko holding his tricorn hat behind his back with his proper left hand and clutching a publication from West Point in front of him with his proper right hand. He is dressed in his military uniform and his coat is blown back by the wind, exposing a sword hanging on his proper left side. At his feet is a small pile of oak leave. The sculpture rests atop a square base surrounded by a low chain fence.
Subject:
Portrait male -- Kosciuszko, Thaddeus -- Full Length
Occupation -- Military -- General
Ethnic -- Polish
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Massachusetts -- Boston
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of Boston, Boston Art Commission, Office of Cultural Affairs, Boston City Hall, Room 716, Boston, Massachusetts 02201
Located Boston Public Garden, Boylston Street Mall, Boston, Massachusetts
Remarks:
The sculpture was commissioned by the Polish people of New England to commemorate the 150th anniversary of Kosciuszko's enlistment in the Continental Army. IAS files contain excerpts from: Allan Forbes and Ralph M. Eastman's "Other Statues of Boston," Boston, MA: State Street Trust Co., 1947, pg. 48-49; Walter Muir Whitehill's "Boston Statues," Barre, MA: Barre Publishers, 1970, pg. 116; and a Condition Survey of Boston Sculpture form dated Nov. 2, 1979.
References:
Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985
Zoukee, Sophye M., "Adopt-A-Statue Casebook," Boston: City of Boston, 1990, pg. 46.
Boston Art Commission, 1991.
Carlock, Marty, "A Guide to Public Art in Greater Boston," Boston: Harvard Common Press, 1988.
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Massachusetts survey, 1993.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Zoukee, Sophye M., "Adopt-A-Statue Casebook," Boston: City of Boston, 1990, pg. 46.
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 76008592
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Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
76008592
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