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Thaddeus Kosciuszko, (sculpture). Artist:  Trentanove, Gaetano, 1858-1937, sculptor. Fonderia Galli, founder. Milwaukee Monument Company, contractor. Ferry & Clas, architectural firm. Title:  Thaddeus Kosciuszko, (sculpture). Dates:  Commissioned July 1903. 1904. Dedicated June 18, 1905. Relocated Sept. 17, 1951. Medium:  Sculpture: bronze; Base: marble or red granite Dimensions:  Figure: approx. H. 15 ft.; Base: approx. H. 14 ft. (7 tons). Inscription:  (Inscribed on south side of base:) TADEUSZ KOSCIUSZKO 1817 1946 (Same inscription in Polish on west side of base) (North side:) 1904 (East side:) TO THE HERO OF BOTH HEMISPHERES BY THE POLES OF MILWAUKEE Description:  Equestrian portrait of Kosciuszko. He is seated on a horse, his feet in the stirrups, proper left hand holding reins, proper right arm upraised with a sword. He is dressed in uniform and hat. Horse's proper right front leg is upraised. Subject:  Portrait male -- Kosciuszko, Thaddeus -- Full Length Occupation -- Military -- General History -- United States -- Revolution Ethnic -- Polish Equestrian Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Milwaukee County, Department of Parks, Recreation and Culture, 9480 West Watertown Plank Road, Wauwatosa, Wisconsin 53226 Located Kosciuszko Park, 9th Place & Lincoln Avenue, Milwaukee, Wisconsin Provenance:  Formerly located Kosciuszko Park, Becker Street, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 1905-1951. Remarks:  The idea for the monument originated in a 1900 editorial in Kuyer Polaki (Milwaukee's Polish-American newspaper). The Polish National Alliance Committee was formed and raised $13,000 for the statue, mostly from 25 cent donations from people of Polish and Lithuianian descent. Additional funds for base and foundation raised. The statue was originally erected on a limestone base at Becker Street and Lincoln Avenue at what was then called Lincoln Avenue Park, near the center of the Polish Community in the City. Tretanove rejected the first bronze cast made from his model and this second casting was made. Ferry & Clas designed the original base. In 1951, at the request of the Polish community, the statue was relocated from the north to the south entrance of the park, for greater visibility. A new granite (or marble) base was constructed. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Wisconsin, Milwaukee survey, 1993. Palmer, Virginia A., 1989. National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, WI0045, 1989. Monumental News, Oct. 1908. Monumental News, July, 1903. Illustration:  Image on file. 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 74020058   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 74020058 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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