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Statue of General Nicolas Herrhheimer, (sculpture). Artist:  Miller, Burr, 1870-1925, sculptor. A. Bingen et Costenoble, founder. Title:  Statue of General Nicolas Herrhheimer, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Statue of General Nicholas Herchheimer, (sculpture). General Herkimer, (sculpture). General Nicholas Herkimer, (sculpture). Dates:  1906. Dedicated Aug. 6, 1907. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: bronze; Base: pink granite boulder. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. H. 6 1/2 ft. x W. 8 ft. 10 in.: Base: approx. H. 57 in. x W. 5 1/2 ft. Inscription:  (On lower back of bronze sculpture, toward proper left side:) BURR C. MILLER/1906 (On back of bronze sculpture, toward proper right side:)A. BINGEN ET COSTENOBLE FONDEURS PARIS (On front:) HERRHHEIMER (On plaque on front of base:) Statue of General Nicolas Herrhheimer/GIFT OF HON. WARNER MILLER/PLACED ON THE BOULDER AND PRESENTED TO/THE VILLAGE OF HERKIMER BY/GENERAL NICHOLAS HERKIMER CHAPTER/D.A.R./IN MEMORY OF/THOSE WHO HAVE DIED FOR OUR COUNTRY signed Founder's mark appears. Description:  A portrait of General Nicolas Herrhheimer depicted with his proper right arm extended as he directs the Battle of Oriskany during the Revolutionary War. He is wounded and seated against a saddle that rests on a tree stump. He holds a pipe in his proper left arm. The sculpture is installed atop a pink granite boulder. Subject:  History -- United States -- Revolution History -- United States -- Battle of Oriskany Portrait male -- Herkimer, Nicholas -- Full length Occupation -- Military -- General Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- Herkimer Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Village of Herkimer, 120 Green Street, Herkimer, New York 13350 Located Myers Park, Herkimer, New York Remarks:  The sculpture was inspired by the painting "The Battle of Oriskany" by Frederick Yohn. As part of July 2002 conservation treatment, a missing sword was replicated based on historical photos. In 2002, a time capsule with newspaper clippings about the restoration and other town information was placed in a concrete box inside the base of the sculpture. IAS files contain related newspaper clippings, including article from The Evening Times (Herkimer County, NY), March 11, 2002 and article written by William H. Watkins "In Search of Nicholas Herkimer." Conservation:  Treated 2002 July. Coryat Casting Co., Inc. (Rhinebeck, NY). Treatment report on file with owner and conservator. References:  Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985. Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York survey, 1994. SOS Conservation Notification Report, 2002. 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 77002725   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 77002725 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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