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Potter, Edward Clark,
Zabriskie, A. J.,
Gorham Manufacturing Company,
C. E. Tayntor & Company,
History -- United States
Portrait male -- Slocum, Henry Warner
Occupation -- Military
Dress -- Uniform
Equestrian
Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Gettysburg
Sculpture
Major General Henry Slocum Equestrian Statue, (sculpture).
Artist:
Potter, Edward Clark, 1857-1923, sculptor.
Zabriskie, A. J., designer.
Gorham Manufacturing
Company
, founder.
C
.
E
.
Tayntor
&
Company
,
fabricator
.
Title:
Major General Henry Slocum Equestrian Statue, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Henry Warner Slocum, (sculpture).
Dates:
Dedicated Sept. 19, 1902.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: bronze; Base: Barre granite; Foundation: concrete and Gettysburg granite.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. H. 15 ft. 6in.; Base: approx. L. 11 ft. 9 3/4 in. x W. 4 ft.
Inscription:
unsigned
Description:
An equestrian portrait of General Slocum standing on the knoll where he directed the movements of his soldiers in the XII Corps. The general is depicted holding his hat in his proper right hand and holding the horse's reins in his proper left hand. The sculpture is mounted on a rectangular base adorned with two bronze inscription plaques.
Subject:
History -- United States -- Civil War
Portrait male -- Slocum, Henry Warner
Occupation -- Military -- General
Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform
Equestrian
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Gettysburg
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by United States Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Washington, District of Columbia
Administered by Gettysburg National Military Park, 97 Taneytown Road, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania 17325
Located Gettysburg National Military Park, Steven's Knoll near Culp's Hill, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania 17325
Remarks:
The monument is listed on the National Park Service, List of Classified Structures (referred to as MN 312) and is referenced in the Gettysburg National Military Park Archives, vol. II. The granite base was designed by A. J. Zabriskie and was constructed
Tayntor
&
Company
.
References:
Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985
Gettysburg Battlefield.
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Pennsylvania survey, 1995.
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 77001084
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