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John R. Monaghan Monument, (sculpture)

Smithsonian American Art Museum and its Renwick Gallery

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Object Details

sculptor
Asbjornsen, Sigvald 1867-1954
founder
American Bronze Company
fabricator
Washington Monumental Company
Subject
Monaghan, John Robert
Landsdale, Philip V
Monumental News, Nov. 1905, pg. 748.
National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, WA2004, 1989.
Heitmann, Helen M., 1989, 1993.
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Washington survey, 1994.
SOS Assessment Award, 1999.
Inventory staff, 2000.
Image on file.
(Bottom right corner of relief:) S. Asbjornsen Sculptor (Bottom left corner of relief:) Casting American Bronze Foundry Co. Chicago (Bottom middle) Death of Monaghan signed Founder's mark appears.
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
Full-length figure of Ensign John Robert Monaghan in his Naval Academy dress uniform, leaning on his sword, right foot extended. The bronze figure stands atop a stepped limestone base that features a relief depicting Ensign Monaghan standing by his wounded superior officer, Lieutenant Landsdale, and other dead soldiers, while under attack by Samoan forces.
Commissioned 1906. Dedicated Oct. 25, 1906. Relocated 1967
Control number
IAS 74070006
Type
Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture
Sculptures
Medium
Sculpture: bronze; Base: limestone
Owner/Location
Located Intersection of Monroe & Riverside Streets Spokane Washington
Title
Commemorative of John Robert Monaghan, (sculpture)
Death of Monaghan, (sculpture)
Ensign John R. Monaghan Monument, (sculpture)
Monaghan Statue, (sculpture)
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
Topic
History--United States--Spanish American War
Portrait male--Full length
Occupation--Military--Ensign
Portrait male
Occupation--Military--Lieutenant
Landscape--Samoa
Dress--Uniform--Military Uniform
Record ID
siris_ari_31407
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