Who Was The Sculptor For This Statue?

Fredski: That shows the statue as modified when it was moved to Lehman High School circa 1923--sword broken off and shield removed. It also wonders about the reasons for the moves. but it doesn't provide the name of the sculptor of the original work.

Wasn't it "kidnapped" several times from the Lehman High School by the Lions of Minerva High School during the early '30's? It was part of the football rivalry where the looser of the game had to defend it from kidnapping and the winners were expected to take it and make some sort of minor change to it (sword gone, shield removed, etc.). Sort of like the Canton McKinley Bull Dogs vs. Massillon Tigers rivalry.

TV ain't seen not'in like a good ol' Stark County rivalry!!!!

Good Luck, Old Salt

Old Salt: Slow replying because of several "I don't knows." I don't remember hearing the kidnapped story, but haven't checked with Minerva or anyplace else yet--friends from there weren't in Church Sunday. Either statue would be a bit heavy to be part of a kidnapping prank; they were bigger than life size and probably stone. Also they were mounted on pedestals well above ground level, and the urns above them would interfere with lifting equipment. Also want to check football records in that era; may have to hit the Stark County library unless a Facebook alumni page person remembers.

Now off topic: Had you heard that Timken was "adsorbed" by McKinley starting this year? By decree by the BoE, even the elementary schools will now be Bulldogs. Even Fawcett Stadium was renamed because someone from AL had a bunch of money to donate to a rebuilding for the Football Hall of Fame--by name of Tom Benson.

..."18 ft high statue of Achilles by the sculptor Richard Westmacott, produced from melted-down captured enemy cannon. Based on the poses of the Borghese Gladiator and more particularly the Quirinal Horse Tamers, it shows the Greek mythological hero as a muscular, nude young man, raising his shield with his left hand and his short sword in his right hand, with his armour standing by his right thigh and his cloak draped over his left shoulder. "
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wellington_Monument,_London
This looks like a copy of the statue noted above as Achilles originally done by sculptor Richard Westmacott in 1822....these copies are sold from different locations probably in Italy originally....You can commission statues for a few thousand $$ life size from locations in Italy that sell all and any statue you want....they are unsigned as they are copies....

Too many differences in proportion and detail, but one could wonder if this same sculptor produced the OP's specimen. I wondered about Rodin and Saint Gaudens, but couldn't find any matching images. This guy carries the weaponry of a hoplite, in which capacity Socrates served.

....or it could be a copy of this gladiator at Castle Howard in Yorkshire....

....or possibly a combination of the two....or possibly this Borghese gladiator in the Louvre...

"The sculpture is signed on the pedestal by Agasias, son of Dositheus, who is otherwise unknown. It is not quite clear whether the Agasias who is mentioned as the father of Heraclides is the same person. Agasias, son of Menophilus may have been a cousin.^[2]"

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Borghese_Gladiator

This looks like a copy with the sword and shield added.....

Here's a copy under construction of this figure the Borghese gladiator by Abigail McLellan.....

http://www.abigailmclellan.com/work/

This does seem to match the original...

Thanks SE for all that information.

I can't determine if Abigail McClellan made the statue or just adorned an existing statue with canvas and nails. If it is the latter it would seem that these statues are common place. I can't read the plaque on the plinth of Abigails' art. It might answer some of the questions if it can be seen.

Jim

Possibly the work of Ohio sculptor John Quincy Adams Ward, but provenance is way outside my comfort zone. Probably not a copy but an original piece commissioned specifically for the Dueber-Hampden Watch Company in Canton, OH.

Was going to say the same!

Not sure why Fred's good answer was voted OT. It's by far the best answer given yet.

Here's a bit more info, which I didn't include before in hopes of getting a better identification--which I did thanks to Solar Eagle. Lehman High School (I did a history on it, which is why I am glad to get the info) had 2 statues, one at each end of the football field. I think they first were at Dueber's watch case factory in Newport, KY, in 1878 (hope I've got that right.) Dueber combined with Hampden and built a new factory in Canton, OH; the statues were moved there. There is a photo above which is part of the Dueber-Hampden factory; the statue in question is very small and fuzzy on the front of the building above all the workers. Both statues were moved to Lehman HS in 1923 when LHS was being built. Both have disappeared, and we don't know where they are (or maybe destroyed.) The east statue, copied after the Discus Thrower by Myron, disappeared circa 1938 when Lehman became a high school. The west statue, this one, The Warrior, disappeared circa 1949.

Don't know, but I sure would like having one of those frisbees!

Thanks so much for the post. I signed in here, overly optimistic about solving the problem, but the others were too good for me! Well done to all concerned, esp SE.