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More Smithsonian Searches     Who else has...     French, Daniel Chester,     Potter, Edward Clark,     Day, Frank Miles,     Bureau Brothers,     Portrait male -- Grant, Ulysses S.     Occupation -- Military     Occupation -- Political     Equestrian     Dress -- Accessory     Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia     Sculpture

General Ulysses S. Grant, (sculpture). Artist:  French, Daniel Chester, 1850-1931, sculptor. Potter, Edward Clark, 1857-1923, sculptor. Day, Frank Miles, 1861-1918, architect. Bureau Brothers, founder. Title:  General Ulysses S. Grant, (sculpture). Dates:  Modeled 1893-1895. Cast 1896-1897. Installed May 17, 1898. Dedicated April 27, 1899. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: bronze; Base: granite. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. H. 174 in.; Base: approx. 196 in. x 8 ft. x 15 ft. Inscription:  (Center front base:) GRANT Description:  Figure of a bearded General Grant seated on his horse surveying the battlefield before him. He is dressed in his military uniform with a brimmed hat and long cape. His hands rest on the reins, his feet are in the stirrups. Subject:  Portrait male -- Grant, Ulysses S. -- Full length Occupation -- Military -- General Occupation -- Political -- President Equestrian Dress -- Accessory -- Hat Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of Philadelphia, Fairmount Park Commission, Memorial Hall, West Park, P. O. Box 21601, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19131 Located Fairmount Park, East side, Kelly Drive & Fountain Green Drive, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Remarks:  The Fairmount Park Art Association formed the Grant Memorial Committee four days after Grant's death. By 1896, nearly $13,000 was raised and a competition between seven artist was held. French won and asked Potter to model the horse. In 1893, a small-scale model for the memorial was finished. The enlargement took place at Potter's studio in Enfield, Massachusetts. By 1895, the plaster model was ready. Bureau Brothers began the casting in 1896 and completed it by April 1897. The creation of the base was delayed due to funding for the contract and work did not begin until July 1897. Later, the dedication of the piece was delayed by the Spanish American War. The dedication finally took place on the seventy-seventh anniversary of General Grant's birthday in coordination with a victory celebration for the war. References:  Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985 City of Philadelphia, 1973. Fairmount Park Art Assoc., "Sculpture of a City: Philadelphia's Treasures in Bronze & Stone," NY: Walker Publ., 1974, pg. 188-195. Bach, Penny Balkin, "Public Art in Philadelphia," Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 1992, pg. 208. Save Outdoor Sculpture, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia survey, 1993. Illustration:  Image on file. Fairmount Park Art Assoc., "Sculpture of a City: Philadelphia's Treasures in Bronze & Stone," NY: Walker Publ., 1974, 188-195. Note:  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. Repository:  Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012 Control Number:  IAS 75009285   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 75009285 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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