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Historic Nathan Hale Sculpture Information
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| Nathan Hale (1755-1776), (sculpture). |
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| Dates: |
| 1913. Dedicated June 1913. |
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| Sculpture: bronze, dark brown patina; Base: granite. |
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| Dimensions: |
| Sculpture: 78 1/4 x 23 1/2 x 23 in. (198.8 x 59.7 x 58.4 cm); Base: 36 x 27 1/2 x 27 1/2 in. (91.4 x 69.9 x 69.9 cm). |
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| (Signed and dated proper left to of bronze base:) B L Pratt / 1913 (Inscribed around edge of bronze base:) I ONLY REGRET THAT I HAVE BUT ONE LIFE TO LOSE FOR MY COUNTRY (On front of granite base:) NATHAN HALE / 1755-1776 / CLASS OF 1773 (Rear:) A GIFT TO YALE COLLEGE/BY GRADUATES AND FRIENDS/ANNO DOMINI MCMXIV (Foundry mark, rear edge of bronze base:) ROMAN BRONZE WORKS N-Y- signed Founder's mark appears. |
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| References: |
| Yale University Art Gallery, 1988. |
| National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, CT0021, 1989. |
| Monumental News, Jan., 1913, pg. 39. |
| Freedman, Paula B. and Robin Jaffee Frank, "A Checklist of American Sculpture at Yale University," New Haven, CT: Yale University Art Gallery, 1992. |
| Office of Cultural Affairs, City of New Haven, 2007. |
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| Illustration: |
| Freedman, Paula B., "A Checklist of American Sculpture at Yale University," New Haven, CT: Yale University Art Gallery, 1992, pg. 130. |
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| 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. |
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| Repository: |
| Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012 |
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