Sculptor:

MacNeil, Hermon A. 1866-1947  Search this

Contractor:

Lord & Hewlett  Search this

Subject:

McKinley, William  Search this

Medium:

Bronze and granite

Type:

Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture

Sculptures

Owner/Location:

Ohio State Capitol Capitol grounds Columbus Ohio

Date:

Commissioned February 1903.; Installed ca. 1906

Notes:

Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985.

National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, OH5042, 1989.

Monumental News, Dec., 1902; Feb., 1903; March, June, 1905.

Summary:

A Full-length statue of McKinley stands atop a fifteen foot pedestal. Monument includes exedra with figure groups at either end, representing (on proper right side of McKinley) Peace and (on proper left side of McKinley) Trade. The figure of McKinley is patinated black. Peace and Prosperity are both patinated a red-brown.

Topic:

Portrait male--Full length  Search this

Occupation--Political--President  Search this

Allegory--Quality--Harmony  Search this

Allegory--Civic--Peace  Search this

Allegory--Other--Trade  Search this

Control number:

IAS 77003045

Data Source:

Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_ari_22080