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Sculptor:
McKenzie  Search this
Subject:
Curtin, Andrew Gregg  Search this
Medium:
Bust: bronze; Column: grey granite
Type:
Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture
Sculptures
Owner/Location:
Administered by United States Department of the Interior National Park Service Washington District of Columbia
Administered by Vicksburg National Military Park 3201 Clay Street, Box 349 Vicksburg Mississippi 39180
Located Vicksburg National Military Park Grant Circle at Pennsylvania Memorial Vicksburg Mississippi
Date:
Dedicated Feb. 19, 1930
Notes:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Mississippi survey, 1993.
National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, MS7042, 1989.
Vicksburg National Military Park, 1988.
Image on file.
(On front of column, incised:) PENNSYLVANIA/ANDREW GREGG/CURTIN/GOVERNOR/1861.1867 signed
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.
Summary:
A bust of Pennsylvania Governor Andrew Gregg Curtin wearing an open, lapelled jacket, a vest, and a bow tie. The bust is mounted on top of tall column with an inscribed front and a wreath-like decoration around the top.
Topic:
History--United States--Civil War  Search this
Portrait male--Full length  Search this
Occupation--Political--Governor  Search this
Control number:
IAS MS000281
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_328945