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Ross, Gary,
Portrait male -- Rhodes, James A.
Occupation -- Political
Occupation -- Political
Outdoor Sculpture -- Ohio -- Columbus
Sculpture
Governor James A. Rhodes, (sculpture).
Artist:
Ross, Gary, sculptor.
Title:
Governor James A. Rhodes, (sculpture).
Dates:
Dedicated Dec. 5, 1982. Relocated ca. 1989.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: bronze; Base: stone.
Dimensions:
(700 lbs.).
Inscription:
Gary Ross sc '82 (Incised in base:) JAMES A. RHODES/HE SERVED AS GOVERNOR/FOR 16 YEARS--/LONGER THAN ANY OTHER/STATE GOVERNOR IN THE/HISTORY OF THE UNION/GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF OHIO/1975-1983/1962-1971/AUDITOR OF THE STATE OF OHIO/1953-1963/MAYOR OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS/1944-1953/AUDITOR OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS/1940-1944/MEMBER OF THE COLUMBUS BOARD/OF EDUCATION/1938-1940/DEDICATED: DECEMBER 5, 1982 signed
Description:
Full-length walking figure of James A. Rhodes wears a business suit and carries a briefcase in his proper right hand.
Subject:
Portrait male -- Rhodes, James A. -- Full length
Occupation -- Political -- Governor
Occupation -- Political -- Mayor
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Ohio -- Columbus
Sculpture
Owner:
State of Ohio, Department of Administrative Services, 30 East Broad Street, Columbus, Ohio 43062
Provenance:
Formerly located Statehouse, State & High Streets, northeast corner of lawn, Columbus, Ohio 43062 1982-1989.
Remarks:
Commissioned for $67,500 and funded by L. M. Berry and Company, the American Financial Corporation, the Dale Property Company and the Western-Southern Life Insurance Company. Sculpture was moved from its original site, the Statehouse, about 1989 to prepare for the renovation of the grounds. In January 1983 it was hit by a car and subsequently vandalized. IAS files include a related article from the Columbus Dispatch.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Ohio, Columbus survey, 1993.
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 OH000353
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Inventory of American Sculpture
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