Administered by City of Baltimore Recreation and Parks 2600 Madison Avenue Baltimore Maryland 21217
Located Federal Hill Baltimore Maryland
Date:
1917. Dedicated July 4, 1918. Relocated 1953. Relocated 1970
Notes:
Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985
The Peale Museum.
National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, MD0021, 1989.
Monumental News, July 1918, pg. 292.
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Maryland, Baltimore survey, 1992.
Image on file.
The Evening Sun (Baltimore, MD), April 18, 1972.
(Sculpture, proper right rear of figure's base:) ROMAN BRONZE WORKS NY (Sculpture, proper left rear of figure's base:) SCHULER/1917 (Base, front:) MAJOR-GENERAL/SAMUEL SMITH/1752-1839 (Base, right side:) UNDER HIS COMMAND/THE ATTACK OF THE/BRITISH UPON BALTIMORE/WAS REPULSED BY LAND AND SEA/SEPTEMBER 12-14, 1814/MEMBER OF CONGRESS FORTY SUCCESSIVE YEARS/PRESIDENT U.S. SENATE/SECRETARY OF THE NAVY/MAYOR OF BALTIMORE (Base, left side:) HERO OF BOTH WARS FOR/AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE/LONG ISLAND/WHITE PLAINS/BRANDYWINE/DEFENDER OF/FORT MIFFLIN/VALLEY FORGE/MONMOUTH/BALTIMORE (Base, rear:) ERECTED BY THE NATIONAL/STAR-SPANGLED BANNER CENTENNIAL COMMISSION/JAMES H. PRESTON, MAYOR/PRESIDENT ARTHUR B. BIBBONS, CHAIRMAN ROBERT C. LEE, SECRETARY/JEROME H. JOYCE/JOHN M. DEPONAI/FRED K. H. GOTTLIEB/MANAGING DIRECTORS/1917 (Lower base, front:) PATRIOT (Lower base, left side:) SOLDIER (Lower base, right side:) STATESMAN signed Founder's mark appears.
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Summary:
The monument depicts a standing portrait of Samuel Smith dressed in his military uniform from the War of 1812. He stands with his weight on his right leg and left leg extended forward. He wears a long cape over his uniform and holds a sword vertically in his proper left hand. His proper right arm is bent at his waist and he carries his gloves in his proper right hand. The sculpture rests on a square base adorned with inscription panels on each side. Three small, rectangular reliefs depicting foliage and a banner inscribed with Soldier, Statesman, and Patriot appear on three sides of the lower portion of the base.
