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A 1926–27 statue of [[George Washington]] by [[Italian American]] artist [[Pompeo Coppini]], sometimes called '''''George Washington''''', is installed in northeast [[Portland, Oregon]], United States.<ref name=SI>{{cite web|title=George Washington, (sculpture).|url=http://siris-artinventories.si.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?&profile=all&source=~!siartinventories&uri=full=3100001~!13620~!0#focus|publisher=[[Smithsonian Institution]]|accessdate=November 8, 2014}}</ref> The [[bronze sculpture]] is the second of three statues of Washington by the artist,<ref>{{cite book |title=A Marmac Guide to San Antonio |publisher=Pelican Publishing |page=204 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=d9gEs9sLv1gC&pg=PA204&lpg=PA204&dq#v=onepage&q&f=false |accessdate=May 21, 2020}}</ref> following [[Statue of George Washington (Mexico City)|one]] installed in [[Mexico City]] in 1912 and preceding [[Statue of George Washington (Austin, Texas)|another]] installed on the [[University of Texas at Austin]] campus in February 1955. The Portland statue was created to commemorate the 1926 sesquicentennial of the [[United States Declaration of Independence|Declaration of Independence]] and dedicated in 1927. It is part of the City of Portland and Multnomah County Public Art Collection courtesy of the [[Regional Arts & Culture Council]].
A 1926–27 statue of [[George Washington]] by [[Italian American]] artist [[Pompeo Coppini]], sometimes called '''''George Washington''''', is installed in northeast [[Portland, Oregon]], United States.<ref name=SI>{{cite web|title=George Washington, (sculpture).|url=http://siris-artinventories.si.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?&profile=all&source=~!siartinventories&uri=full=3100001~!13620~!0#focus|publisher=[[Smithsonian Institution]]|accessdate=November 8, 2014}}</ref> The [[bronze sculpture]] is the second of three statues of Washington by the artist,<ref>{{cite book |title=A Marmac Guide to San Antonio |publisher=Pelican Publishing |page=204 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=d9gEs9sLv1gC&pg=PA204&lpg=PA204&dq#v=onepage&q&f=false |accessdate=May 21, 2020}}</ref> following [[Statue of George Washington (Mexico City)|one]] installed in [[Mexico City]] in 1912 and preceding [[Statue of George Washington (Austin, Texas)|another]] installed on the [[University of Texas at Austin]] campus in February 1955. The Portland statue was created to commemorate the 1926 sesquicentennial of the [[United States Declaration of Independence|Declaration of Independence]] and dedicated in 1927. It is part of the City of Portland and Multnomah County Public Art Collection courtesy of the [[Regional Arts & Culture Council]]. It was defaced and toppled by protestors on June 19, 2020. <ref>{{Cite web|title=https://twitter.com/hungrybowtie/status/1273859657447006208|url=https://twitter.com/hungrybowtie/status/1273859657447006208|access-date=2020-06-19|website=Twitter|language=en}}</ref>


==Description==
==Description==

Revision as of 07:04, 19 June 2020

Statue of George Washington
The current state of the statue
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ArtistPompeo Coppini
Year1926–1927 (1926–1927)
Medium
SubjectGeorge Washington
Dimensions2.4 m × 1.2 m × 1.2 m (8 ft × 4 ft × 4 ft)
LocationPortland, Oregon, United States
Coordinates45°32′32″N 122°36′18″W / 45.542235°N 122.605054°W / 45.542235; -122.605054
OwnerCity of Portland and Multnomah County Public Art Collection courtesy of the Regional Arts & Culture Council
Websitehttps://pbs.twimg.com/media/Ea2qZ7mU0AEYnMc?format=jpg&name=large

A 1926–27 statue of George Washington by Italian American artist Pompeo Coppini, sometimes called George Washington, is installed in northeast Portland, Oregon, United States.[1] The bronze sculpture is the second of three statues of Washington by the artist,[2] following one installed in Mexico City in 1912 and preceding another installed on the University of Texas at Austin campus in February 1955. The Portland statue was created to commemorate the 1926 sesquicentennial of the Declaration of Independence and dedicated in 1927. It is part of the City of Portland and Multnomah County Public Art Collection courtesy of the Regional Arts & Culture Council. It was defaced and toppled by protestors on June 19, 2020. [3]

Description

The statue is installed at the intersection of Northeast 57th Avenue and Northeast Sandy Boulevard, outside the German American Society (or Friendship Masonic Building), in northeast Portland's Rose City Park neighborhood. It depicts a standing Washington with a cane in his proper right hand and a coat and hat under his opposite arm, with his proper left hand on his hip.[1] The bronze sculpture measures approximately 95 x 48 x 48 in., and rests on a granite base measuring approximately 95 x 84 x 84 in. An inscription on the front of the plinth reads: "GEORGE WASHINGTON / PRESENTED TO / THE CITY OF PORTLAND / BY / HENRY WALDO COE / 1927".[1] The back of the plinth has the inscription "GIFT FROM DR. HENRY WALDO COE 1926", and inscriptions on the side of the plinth read "P. COPPINI SC" and "CAST BY ROMAN BRONZE WORKS N.Y."[1]

History

Creation and dedication

The Portland statue was created by Coppini in his New York studio in 1926,[4] and cast by Roman Bronze Works.[1] It was donated by Henry Waldo Coe, who commissioned a series of statues for the City of Portland which included Theodore Roosevelt, Rough Rider (1922), the equestrian statue of Joan of Arc, and those depicting Washington and Abraham Lincoln (1928). The latter two were dedicated after Coe's death in February 1927.[5] The memorial's base was funded by the George Washington Memorial Association.[1]

The memorial was dedicated on July 4, 1927. Reverend Youngson presented the statue on the Coe family's behalf.[1]

Subsequent history and maintenance

The statue outside the German American Society, 2015

The artwork was surveyed by the Smithsonian Institution's "Save Outdoor Sculpture!" program in 1993.[1] It is part of the City of Portland and Multnomah County Public Art Collection courtesy of the Regional Arts & Culture Council.[6]

In 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, a face mask was affixed to the statue as well as other local artworks.[7]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "George Washington, (sculpture)". Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved November 8, 2014.
  2. ^ A Marmac Guide to San Antonio. Pelican Publishing. p. 204. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
  3. ^ "https://twitter.com/hungrybowtie/status/1273859657447006208". Twitter. Retrieved 2020-06-19. {{cite web}}: External link in |title= (help)
  4. ^ Little, Carol Morris (January 1, 1996). A Comprehensive Guide to Outdoor Sculpture in Texas. University of Texas Press. p. 9. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
  5. ^ Engeman, Richard H. (September 1, 2009). The Oregon Companion: An Historical Gazetteer of the Useful, the Curious, and the Arcane. Timber Press. p. 90. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
  6. ^ "George Washington, 1926". cultureNOW. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
  7. ^ Meagher, Sean (April 13, 2020). "PHOTOS: Portlanders find creative ways to put masks on statues and other things across the city". The Oregonian. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
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