James Garfield

Object Details

Exhibition Label

While serving in the Ohio infantry, James A. Garfield was elected to Congress in 1862; he represented his home state for eighteen years. Nominated by the Republican Party as its presidential candidate in 1880, he was elected president and inaugurated on March 4, 1881. Garfield had served only four months in office when, on July 2, he was shot by religious fanatic Charles J. Guiteau. Mortally wounded, Garfield died in September. His assassination led to an outpouring of national mourning, which resulted in numerous full-length paintings and sculptures. This small figure appears to be a trial casting a larger statue in Washington, D.C., completed by John Quincy Adams Ward in 1887.

Provenance

(Skinner Auctions, October 1 2005, lot 146), Boston. (Post Road Gallery), Larchmont, NY; sold to NPG 2008

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Date

c. 1883-1887

Object number

NPG.2008.3

Credit Line

National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution

Attribution

John Quincy Adams Ward, 29 Jun 1830 - 1 May 1910

Sitter

James Abram Garfield, 19 Nov 1831 - 19 Sep 1881

Topic

Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Beard

Costume\Dress Accessory\Tie\Bowtie

Costume\Dress Accessory\Button

James Abram Garfield: Male

James Abram Garfield: Law and Law Enforcement\Lawyer

James Abram Garfield: Natural Resources\Agriculturist\Farmer

James Abram Garfield: Military\Army\Officer\General

James Abram Garfield: Education\Educator\Teacher

James Abram Garfield: Education\Educator\Professor\College

James Abram Garfield: Politics and Government\President of US

James Abram Garfield: Politics and Government\US Congressman\Ohio

James Abram Garfield: Education\Administrator\College\President

James Abram Garfield: Politics and Government\State Senator\Ohio

James Abram Garfield: Military\Army\Officer\Major General

Portrait

Medium

Bronze on an integral bronze base

Dimensions

With Base: 47.6 x 14.6 x 14cm (18 3/4 x 5 3/4 x 5 1/2")

Data Source

National Portrait Gallery

Type

Sculpture

Record ID

npg_NPG.2008.3

Usage

Not determined

GUID

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm48ed7a0ec-7801-481b-9400-59560f9aca26