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O'Donovan, William Rudolf,
Bauer, Theo,
M. J. Power Bronze Founder,
History -- United States
Portrait male -- Paulding, John
Occupation -- Military
State of Being -- Other
Portrait male -- Williams, John
Portrait male -- Van Wart, Isaac
Portrait male -- Andre, John
Occupation -- Crime
Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- Tarrytown
Sculpture
Captors' Monument, (sculpture).
Artist:
O'Donovan, William Rudolf, 1844-1920,
sculptor
.
Bauer
,
Theo
,
sculptor
.
M. J. Power Bronze Founder, founder.
Title:
Captors' Monument, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Andre Captured, (sculpture).
Andre Monument, (sculpture).
Dates:
Lower base installed 1853. Sculpture, upper base, and relief plaque installed 1880. Dedicated Sept. 23, 1880.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: bronze; Lower base: Sing Sing marble.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: 6 x 3 x 3 ft.; Base: 12 x 6 x 8 ft.
Inscription:
(On sculpture:) W.R.O'Donavan (On sculpture, lower right corner:) M. J. Power/Founder NY (On relief plaque:)
Theo
Bauer-/(sculp) 1880
(On marble base, barely readable:) ON THIS SPOT/THE 23RD OF SEPTEMBER 1780/THE SPY/MAJOR JOHN ANDRES/ADJUTANT GENERAL OF THE BRITISH ARMY/WAS CAPTURED BY/JOHN PAUDING/DAVID WILLIAMS/AND ISAAC VAN WART/ALL NATIVES OF THIS COUNTY/HISTORY HAS TOLD THE REST/THE PEOPLE OF WESTCHESTER COUNTY HAVE ERECTED THIS MONUMENT AS WELL AS TO COMMEMORATE A GREAT EVENT AS TO TESTIFY THEIR HIGH ESTIMATION OF THAT INTEGRITY AND PATRIOTISM WHICH REJECTING EVERY TEMPTATION RESCUED THE U.S. FROM MOST IMMINENT PERIL BY BAFFLING THE ARTS OF A SPY AND THE PLOTS OF A TRAITOR. DEDICATED OCT. 7, 1853
(On plaque, lower front of marble base, below relief:) ON THIS SPOT/THE 23RD OF SEPTEMBER 1780/THE SPY/MAJOR JOHN ANDRES/ADJUTANT GENERAL OF THE BRITISH ARMY/WAS CAPTURED BY/JOHN PAULDING/DAVID WILLIAMS/AND ISAAC VAN WART/ALL NATIVES OF THIS COUNTY/HISTORY HAS TOLD THE REST/THE PEOPLE OF WESTCHESTER COUNTY HAVE ERECTED THIS MONUMENT AS WELL AS TO COMMEMORATE A GREAT EVENT AS TO TESTIFY THEIR HIGH ESTIMATION OF THAT INTEGRITY AND PATRIOTISM WHICH REJECTING EVERY TEMPTATION RESCUED THE U.S. FROM MOST IMMINENT PERIL BY BAFFLING THE ARTS OF A SPY AND THE PLOTS OF A TRAITOR. DEDICATED OCT. 7, 1853
Description:
A bronze portrait of John Paulding holding a rifle in his proper right hand stands atop a tall marble base adorned with a relief plaque illustrating the heroic capture of British spy, Major John Andre, by three Tarrytown militiamen --John Paulding, David Williams, and Isaac Van Wart.
Subject:
History -- United States -- Revolution
Portrait male -- Paulding, John -- Full length
Occupation -- Military -- Soldier
State of Being -- Other -- Imprisonment
Portrait male -- Williams, John -- Full length
Portrait male -- Van Wart, Isaac -- Full length
Portrait male -- Andre, John -- Full length
Occupation -- Crime -- Spy
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- Tarrytown
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Village Tarrytown, Park Department, 21 Wildey Street, Tarrytown, New York 10591
Located Patriots Park, Albany Post Road, Tarrytown, New York
Remarks:
The monument marks the approximate spot where British Major John Andre was captured by three local residents (John Paulding, David Williams, and Isaac Van Wart), foiling his and Benedict Arnold's attempt to betray West Point to the enemy in 1780. The monument consists of a Sing Sing marble base which was installed in 1853 and is inscribed with a now barely legible inscription describing Andre's capture. In 1880, during the centennial celebration of the capture, a bronze relief plaque illustrating the event was added to the base, and the monument was topped with a second base and bronze sculpture of John Paulding. The bronze relief plaque is by
Theo
Bauer
and the bronze sculpture is by W. R. O'Donovan. IAS files contain a newspaper article from the Westchester Daily News, April 2, 1983.
The inscription on a plaque on the front of the wrought iron fence surrounding the sculpture reads: This tablet is placed/by the/Westchester County Federation/Colored Women's Clubs/as a tribute to the memory of/Mrs. Mary Taylor/who gave this ground on which the present monument now stands/Erected September 26, 1930. The inscription on a nearby plaque reads: Here in 1780 three honest/militiamen arrested Major John Andre Adjt-Gen. British/Army, disguised, preventing/disaster to the American cause./Historical Society of the Tarrytowns.
References:
Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985.
Historical Society of the Tarrytowns, Inc., 1977.
Percoco, Jim, 1991.
Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York survey, 1994.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Westchester Daily News, April 2, 1983.
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 76004523
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Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum
Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
76004523
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