Model of Flagpole Base, Alfred E. Smith Memorial

Paul Manship, Model of Flagpole Base, Alfred E. Smith Memorial, n.d., cast posthumously, bronze, height: 9 in. (22.9 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase, 1971.15

Artwork Details

Title
Model of Flagpole Base, Alfred E. Smith Memorial
Artist
Date
n.d., cast posthumously
Location
Dimensions
height: 9 in. (22.9 cm)
Credit Line
Museum purchase
Mediums
Mediums Description
bronze
Classifications
Subjects
  • Monument — memorial — Smith
  • Study — sculpture model
  • Animal — deer
  • Animal — bear
Object Number
1971.15
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1971.15

Artwork Description

This is a small model of the flagpole base in the Alfred E. Smith Memorial Park in Manhattan. As governor of New York, Alfred E. Smith (1873-1944) made many improvements to the city's Lower East Side, including the development of parkland and low-cost housing. The park was opened in 1950 and included two other monuments to the governor. The animals in this piece, native to the state before colonial settlement, symbolize Smith's love of conservation.

Works by this artist (2 items)

Lee Lawrie, Whatsoever a Man Soweth, 1932, bronze, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the heirs of Albert Laessle: Mrs. Albertine de Bempt Laessle, Mr. Albert M. Laessle and Mr. Paul Laessle, 1972.167.8
Whatsoever a Man Soweth
Artist
Date1932
bronze
Not on view
Lee Lawrie, St. John, n.d., plaster with metal wire, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Alice H. Moore, 1984.121.1
St. John
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Daten.d.
plaster with metal wire
Not on view

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