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More Smithsonian Searches     Who else has...     Rebisso, Louis T.,     Chicopee Bronze Works,     Portrait male -- Grant, Ulysses S.     Occupation -- Political     Occupation -- Military     Equestrian     Dress -- Uniform     Outdoor Sculpture -- Illinois -- Chicago     Sculpture

Ulysses S. Grant Memorial, (sculpture). Artist:  Rebisso, Louis T., 1837-1899, sculptor. Chicopee Bronze Works, founder. Title:  Ulysses S. Grant Memorial, (sculpture). Dates:  1981. Dedicated Oct. 7, 1891. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: bronze. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. H. 18 ft. 3 in. Inscription:  L. T. Rebisso, sculpt. 1890 (On sculpture, below horse:) GRANT signed Description:  The bronze figure of Ulysses S. Grant in full uniform sitting astride a horse. Grant, wearing a hat, hold the reins of the horse in his proper left hand, his proper right hand rests at his side. His sword extends from the side of his uniform to below the belly of the horse. This equestrian sculpture sits atop a huge two-story arched stone base. A road runs right through the base of the monument on the first level between the two sets of stairs leading to the second level enclosed area. Subject:  Portrait male -- Grant, Ulysses S. -- Full length Occupation -- Political -- President Occupation -- Military -- General Equestrian Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Illinois -- Chicago Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Chicago Park District, Preservation Planning Division, 425 East McFetridge Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60605 Located Lincoln Park, Ridge Drive, Overlooking Cannon Drive, Chicago, Illinois References:  Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985 Bach, Ira J., and Mary Lackritz Gray, "A Guide to Chicago's Public Sculpture," Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1983, pg. 132-133. National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, IL5044, 1989. Riedy, James L., "Chicago Sculpture," Chicago: University of Illinois Press, 1981, pg. 219-221. Monumental News, Aug. 1891, pg. 299. Save Outdoor Sculpture, Illinois, Chicago survey, 1992. Illustration:  Image on file. Bach, Ira J.,and Mary Lackritz Gray, "A Guide to Chicago's Public Sculpture," Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1983, pg. 133. 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 75004295   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 75004295 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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