General Casimir Pulaski, (sculpture).

General Casimir Pulaski, (sculpture).

Waugh, Sidney, 1904-1963, sculptor.

Borie, C. Louis, designer.

General Casimir Pulaski, (sculpture).

Reilly Memorial, (sculpture).

Sculpture: bronze; Base: granite.

Sculpture: approx. H. 112 in.; Base: approx. H. 90 in.

Standing portrait of General Pulaski dressed in his Revolutionary War uniform consisting of a waist-length jacket with fringed epaulets and large buttoned lapels, slim pants, tall boots, and a belt at his waist. He stands with his head turned to his proper right. His feet are spread apart and his proper left hand is on his left hip. In his proper right hand he brandishes a large sword. At his feet is a tree branch. The sculpture rests on a square base.

Portrait male -- Pulaski, Casimir -- Full length

Occupation -- Military -- General

Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform

Object -- Weapon -- Sword

Ethnic -- Polish

Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia

Coadministered by City of Philadelphia, Fairmount Park Commission, Memorial Hall, West Park, P. O. Box 21601, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19131

Coadministered by Reilly Trust, c/o Core States Bank, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Located Philadelphia Museum of Art, 26th Street & Benjamin Franklin Parkway, West side of building, Reilly Memorial, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19130

General Pulaski was a Polish nobleman who served under Washington during the American Revolution. After his successful battle at the Brandywine, he formed his own cavalry group named Pulaski's Legion. Pulaski's Legion was sent to the South to fight and it was during the siege of Savannah that Pulaski lost his life.

This piece was erected through the bequest of General William F. Reilly. The Reilly Trust was initially administered by First People's Bank, but as of the 1993 SOS! survey, Core States Bank was handling the Reilly Trust. This sculpture is one of several which comprises the William M. Reilly Memorial on the west side of the museum. The memorial honors Revolutionary War heroes. The SOS! survey cover sheet notes that current conservation of the piece is the responsibility of the Reilly Trust. C. Louis Borie was the architect of the base.

Fairmount Park Art Assoc., "Sculpture of a City: Philadelphia's Treasures in Bronze & Stone," NY: Walker Publ., 1974, pg. 293.

Bach, Penny Balkin, "Public Art in Philadelphia," Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 1992, pg. 228.

Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985.

City of Philadelphia, 1973.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia survey, 1993.

Fairmount Park Art Assoc., "Sculpture of a City: Philadelphia's Treasures in Bronze & Stone," NY: Walker Publ., 1974, pg. 293.

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