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Reverend Samuel Francis Smith Flagpole, (sculpture)

Catalog Data

Sculptor:
Cashwan, Samuel Adolph 1900-  Search this
Architect:
Kahn, Albert 1869-1942  Search this
Subject:
Smith, Samuel Francis  Search this
Medium:
White Cherokee George marble with bronze lettering
Type:
Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture
Sculptures-Flagstaff
Sculptures
Owner/Location:
Administered by City of Detroit Detroit Michigan
Located Belle Isle Vista Avenue & Strand Street island Detroit Michigan
Date:
Dedicated July 4, 1932
Notes:
Detroit Historical Museum, City of Detroit Monuments, 2004.
Summary:
A circular relief portrait of educator, pastor, and songwriter Reverend Samuel Francis Smith appears on the front of the monument below an octagonal base supporting a flagpole.
Topic:
Portrait male--Head  Search this
Occupation--Religion--Clergy  Search this
Control number:
IAS 78000004
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_362273