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More Smithsonian Searches     Who else has...     MacMonnies, Frederick William,     Crocroft, James,     Gruet,     Portrait male -- McClellan, George Brinton     Occupation -- Military     Object -- Weapon     Object -- Weapon     Equestrian     Animal -- Bird     Object -- Other     Outdoor Sculpture -- District of Columbia -- Washington     Sculpture

Major General George B. McClellan, (sculpture). Artist:  MacMonnies, Frederick William, 1863-1937, sculptor. Crocroft, James, architect. Gruet, founder. Title:  Major General George B. McClellan, (sculpture). Dates:  Dedicated May 2, 1907. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: bronze; Base: Maine pink granite. Dimensions:  Sculpture: 13 ft. 6 in.; Pedestal: 18 x 9 1/2 ft.; Base: 44 x 30 ft. Inscription:  MAC MONNIES / E. GRUET JNE FONDEUR (Base, front:) MAJOR GENERAL GEORGE BRINTON MCCLELLAN 1826-1885 (Base, rear:) ERECTED BY THE/GRAND ARMY OF THE POTOMAC/AND THE/CONGRESS OF THE VNITED STATES/1907 (On relief on base on proper left side:) MacMonnies signed Founder's mark appears. Description:  McClellan, dressed in his military uniform of the Union Army, is seated on his horse, his right hand on his hip and his left hand holding the reins. The sculpture rests atop a tall base adorned along the top with eight shield-shaped emblems which note McClellan's battles. On either side of the base is a bronze relief of composed of cannons, flags, swords, and eagles. Garlands of oak and laurel are draped between four eagles that stand on each of the four corners of the base. Subject:  Portrait male -- McClellan, George Brinton -- Full length Occupation -- Military -- Major General Object -- Weapon -- Cannon Object -- Weapon -- Sword Equestrian Animal -- Bird -- Eagle Object -- Other -- Flag Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- District of Columbia -- Washington Sculpture Owner:  Administered by United States Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Washington, District of Columbia Located Connecticut Avenue & Columbia Road, N.W., Washington, District of Columbia Exhibitions:  Paris Salon of 1906, Paris, 1906. Remarks:  McClellan was the commander of the Army of the Potomac during the Civil War. In 1862 he led his army to victory over Lee's army at Antietam. The memorial was approved by an act of Congress on March 3, 1901. The sculpture was the result of a competition which took place in April and May of 1902. Twenty-eight designs were submitted, and in 1903 a contract was signed with the artist. The sculpture was exhibited at the Paris Salon of 1906 before being shipped to the United States for its dedication in May 1907. The sculpture was erected at a cost of $50,000, funded by the Government and by contributions by the Society of the Army of the Potomac, References:  Smart, Mary, "A Flight with Fame: the life and art of Frederick MacMonnies, with a Catalogue Raisonne of Sculpture and a Checklist of Paintings by E. Adina Gordon," Madison, CT: Sound View Press, 1996, no. 78. Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985 Goode, James M., "The Outdoor Sculpture of Washington, D.C., A Comprehensive Historical Guide," Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1974, pg. 106. Save Outdoor Sculpture, District of Columbia survey, 1993. Michael Richman, SAAM curatorial assistant, 1967-1969. Goode, James M., "Washington Sculpture: A Cultural History of Outdoor Sculpture in the Nation's Capitol," Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2008, no. 2.9 Illustration:  Image on file. Goode, James M., "The Outdoor Sculpture of Washington, D.C., A Comprehensive Historical Guide," Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1974, B-6. Smart, Mary, "A Flight with Fame: the life and art of Frederick MacMonnies, with a Catalogue Raisonne of Sculpture and a Checklist of Paintings by E. Adina Gordon," Madison, CT: Sound View Press, 1996, pg. 303. Goode, James M., "Washington Sculpture: A Cultural History of Outdoor Sculpture in the Nation's Capitol," Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2008, no. 2.9 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 76007044   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 76007044 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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