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Story, William Wetmore,
Fonderia Nelli,
Portrait male -- Prescott, William
Occupation -- Military
Object -- Weapon
Dress -- Accessory
Outdoor Sculpture -- Massachusetts -- Boston
Sculpture
Bunker Hill Monument: Statue of Colonel Prescott, (sculpture).
Artist:
Story, William Wetmore, 1819-1895, sculptor.
Fonderia Nelli, founder.
Title:
Bunker Hill Monument: Statue of Colonel Prescott, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Statue of Colonel Prescott, (sculpture).
William Prescott, (sculpture).
Colonel William Prescott, (sculpture).
Dates:
Cast 1880. Dedicated 1881.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: bronze; Base: red and grey Quincy granite.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 8 ft. x 4 ft. x 5 ft. 10 in.; Base: approx. 6 ft. 2 in. x 5 ft. 4 in. x 5 ft. 10 in.
Inscription:
(On proper left side of bronze base:) W.W.STORY ROMA 1880 (On proper right side of bronze base:) Adro cav. Nelli fuse Roma 1880 (On front of base:) COLONEL/WILLIAM PRESCOTT/JUNE 17, 1775 signed Founder's mark appears.
Description:
A standing portrait of Colonel William Prescott extending a sword with his proper right hand and raising his proper left hand behind him. On the ground by his proper right foot is his heavy military uniform and tricorn hat that he shed during the Battle of Bunker Hill. He is dressed in a long light-weight coat and a broad-brimmed hat.
Subject:
Portrait male -- Prescott, William -- Full length
Occupation -- Military -- Colonel
Object -- Weapon -- Sword
Dress -- Accessory -- Hat
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Massachusetts -- Boston
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by United States Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Washington, District of Columbia
Located Bunker Hill Monument, Monument Avenue & High Street, Boston, Massachusetts
Remarks:
The monument was commissioned by the Bunker Hill Monument Association. In August 1987, the sword held in the figure's proper right hand was broken off by vandals for the second time, but was repaired in November 1987. IAS files contain an article from The Charlestown Patriot, Aug. 6, 1987 describing the vandalism; conservation treatment reports dated July 1996, Sept. 1991, Nov. 1987 (detailing sword replacement), and June 1987; and treatment proposals dated May 1984, August 1981, and Nov. 1979.
References:
Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985
Carlock, Marty, "A Guide to Public Art in Greater Boston," Boston: Harvard Common Press, 1988, pg. 6.
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Massachusetts survey, 1994.
National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, MA5103, 1989.
Monumental News, Oct. 1894, pg. 484.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Carlock, Marty, "A Guide to Public Art in Greater Boston," Boston: Harvard Common Press, 1988, pg. 6.
Monumental News, Oct. 1894, pg. 484.
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 76007967
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Inventory of American Sculpture
76007967
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