Detail View: The AMICA Library: Concord Minute Man of 1775
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AMICA ID:
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SAAM.1991.193
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AMICA Library Year:
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1998
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Object Type:
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Sculpture
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Creator Name:
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French, Daniel Chester
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Creator Nationality:
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North American; American
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Creator Role:
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Artist
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Creator Dates/Places:
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1850-1931
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Creator Name-CRT:
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Daniel Chester French
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Creator Name:
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Gorham Manufacturing Company
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Creator Nationality:
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North American; American
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Creator Role:
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Founder
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Creator Dates/Places:
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founded 1813
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Biography:
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In addition to plants in Rhode Island, the company was headquartered in New York City in 1905 with a retailoffice there. Initilly founded in 1813; Gorham Silver was active from 1831 to 1981. In 1967, the company mergedwith _____Textron and no longer manufactured bronze items.
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Creator Name-CRT:
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Gorham Manufacturing Company
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Title:
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Concord Minute Man of 1775
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Title Type:
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Title
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View:
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Full View
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Creation Date:
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1889, cast 1917
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Creation Start Date:
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1889
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Creation End Date:
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1917
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Materials and Techniques:
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bronze
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Dimensions:
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32 1/4 x 17 1/8 x 18 3/8 in. (81.9 x 43.5 x 46.7 cm.)
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AMICA Contributor:
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Smithsonian American Art Museum
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Owner Location:
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Washington, DC, USA
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ID Number:
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1991.193
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Credit Line:
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Museum purchase
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Inscriptions:
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base left face engraved: D.C. FRENCH Sc.base front face engraved: THE CONCORD MINUTEMAN OF 1775base right face at right end engraved: GORHAM CO. G C (founder'smark)/FOUNDERSbase top lower left engraved: "1867 July 1. 1917"/Presented to/PHILO S.HAGER,/by his associates and ...
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Copyright:
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Smithsonian American Art Museum
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Rights:
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Related Image Identifier Link:
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SAAM.1991.193.tif
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