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    		• Saint-Gaudens, Augustus,
     
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    		• Proctor, A. Phimister,
     
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    		• McKim, Charles Follen,
     
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    		• Norcross Brothers,
     
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    		• Portrait male -- Sherman, William Tecumseh
     
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    		• Occupation -- Military
     
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    		• Allegory -- Other
     
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    		• Figure female -- Full length
     
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    		• Equestrian
     
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    		• Object -- Foliage
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- New York
     
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    		• Sculpture
     
     
    Sherman Memorial, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Saint-Gaudens, Augustus, 1848-1907, sculptor.
    Proctor, A. Phimister, 1862-1950, sculptor.
    McKim, Charles Follen, 1847-1909, architect.
    Norcross Brothers, contractor.
    Title: 
    Sherman Memorial, (sculpture).
    Other Titles: 
    William T. Sherman Memorial, (sculpture).
    General William T. Sherman Monument, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    1892-1903. Dedicated May 30, 1903.
    Digital Reference: 
    Image
    Medium: 
    Sculpture: bronze, gilded; Base: polished Stony Creek pink granite.
    Dimensions: 
    Overall including base: approx. 24 ft. 4 in. x 30 ft. 8 in. x 42 ft. 6 in.; Equestrian sculpture: approx. H. 15 ft. 6 in.; Winged female: approx. H. 10 ft. 6 in.
    Inscription: 
    Augustus Saint-Gaudens M.C.M. III. (On front of base:) TO GENERAL/WILLIAM TECUMSEH SHERMAN/BORN FEB 8 1820/DIED FEB 14 1891/ERECTED BY CITIZENS OF NEW YORK/UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE/CHAMBER OF COMMERCE/OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK signed
    Description: 
    Sherman wearing military uniform and cape is depicted on his horse, preceded by a winged female figure of Victory with a palm frond in her proper left hand. The group is mounted on an oblong base surrounded by a seat, the whole sculpture rests on a slightly raised platform.
    Subject: 
    Portrait male -- Sherman, William Tecumseh -- Full length
    Occupation -- Military -- General
    Allegory -- Other -- Triumph
    Figure female -- Full length
    Equestrian
    Object -- Foliage -- Palm
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- New York
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Administered by City of New York, Department of Parks and Recreation, The Arsenal - Central Park, New York, New York 10021
    Located Central Park, Grand Army Plaza, 5th Avenue at 59th Street, New York, New York
    Remarks: 
    Monument commission: New York Chamber of Commerce. Funded by public subscription. Cost $53,000. As of April 1913, statue was being moved 15 feet in order to give the proposed Pulitzer Fountain a proper setting. Originally the sculpture was covered with two layers of gold leaf. The sculpture was fabricated in France and gilded at Saint-Gauden's studio in Cornish, New Hampshire. Alexander Phimister Proctor created the horse. Charles Follen McKim was the architect of the base. For related information see: Art Commission of the City of New York, "Catalogue of the Works of Art Belonging to the City of New York, vol. I, pg. 163. Between 1989 and July 1991, the sculpture was treated and regilded. Work included the fabrication of a new sword and palm frond.
    References: 
    Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985
    The City of New York, Department of Parks, 1941.
    Greenthal, Kathryn, "Augustus Saint-Gaudens: Master Sculptor," New York, NY: Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1985, pg. 30, 31, 156, 159-163.
    Gayle, Margot & Michele Cohen, "Guide to Manhattan's Outdoor Sculpture," New York: Prentice Hall, 1988, pg. 190-191.
    National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, NY0264, 1989.
    Monumental News, July, Oct. 1903; April 1913.
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York, New York survey, 1992.
    Church, Phimister Proctor, 2000.
    Tolles, Thayer, "Augustus Saint-Gaudens in the Metropolitan Museum of Art," New York: NY: Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2009, pg. 45.
    Illustration: 
    Image on file.
    Greenthal, Kathryn, "Augustus Saint-Gaudens: Master Sculptor," New York, NY: Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1985, pg. 30, 31, 156, 159-163.
    Gayle, Margot & Michele Cohen, "Guide to Manhattan's Outdoor Sculpture," New York: Prentice Hall, 1988, pg. 190.
    Monumental News, Oct. 1903, pg. 587.
    Tolles, Thayer, "Augustus Saint-Gaudens in the Metropolitan Museum of Art," New York: NY: Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2009, pg. 45.
    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 76003547
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