General Frederich Von Steuben, (sculpture).

General Frederich Von Steuben, (sculpture).

Wheelock, Warren, 1880-1960, sculptor.

General Frederich Von Steuben, (sculpture).

Reilly Memorial, (sculpture).

1947. Installed 1947.

Sculpture: bronze; Base: granite.

Sculpture: approx. H. 114 in.; Base: approx. H. 91 in.

Standing portrait of General Von Steuben dressed in his Revolutionary War uniform consisting of a jacket with fringed epaulets and long tails, a long flowing cape, buttoned vest, ruffle-necked shirt, and slim pants tucked into tall boots. On his head he wears a three-cornered hat. A sword hangs from his proper left side. He steps forward with his proper right foot and points out into the distance with his proper right hand.

Portrait male -- Steuben, Friedrich Wilhelm, Baron von -- Full length

Occupation -- Military -- General

Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform

Dress -- Accessory -- Hat

Ethnic -- Prussian

Object -- Weapon -- Sword

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

Frederich von Steuben was a Prussian military expert who joined the American fight for independence as inspector general in 1778. After his successful reorganization of the troops at Valley Forge, he went on to lead his own troops in the siege of Yorktown. After the Revolutionary War, he moved to upstate New York.

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. 306.

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. 306.

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