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    		• Huntington, Anna Vaughn Hyatt,
     
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    		• Portrait male -- Putnam, Israel
     
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    		• Occupation -- Military
     
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    		• Equestrian
     
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    		• History -- United States
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- Connecticut -- Redding
     
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    		• Sculpture
     
     
    Israel Putnam, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Huntington, Anna Vaughn Hyatt, 1876-1973, sculptor.
    Title: 
    Israel Putnam, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    1967.
    Digital Reference: 
    Image
    Medium: 
    Sculpture: bronze, painted; Base: mortared fieldstone.
    Dimensions: 
    Sculpture: approx. 10 ft. x 7 ft. 10 in. x 4 ft. 10 in.; Base: approx. 3 ft. 4 in. x 5 ft. x 7 ft. 10 in.
    Inscription: 
    (Back of sculpture base:) ANNA H. HUNTINGTON/1967/STANERIGG (Bronze plaque on base:) DONATED A.D. 1969/SCULPTRESS ANNA HYATT HUNTINGTON/ IN HER 93RD YEAR/ISRAEL PUTNAM/SENIOR MAJOR GENERAL IN THE CONTINENTAL ARMY/WHO AT GREENWICH, CONNECTICUT/IN FEBRUARY OF 1779/MADE GOOD A DRAMATIC MOUNTED ESCAPE FROM PURSING BRITISH DRAGOONS DOWN THE PERILOUS 100 STONE STEPS/CARVED INTO THE PRECIPICE AT HORSE NECK signed
    Description: 
    General Putnam is seen mounted on a horse which is descending a flight of steps. The horse's head is turned to its proper left side and has an expression of terror. The rider clutches the reins in his proper left hand, with proper right arm raised in defiance. The sculpture sits on a rectangular-shaped base of mortared fieldstone.
    Subject: 
    Portrait male -- Putnam, Israel
    Occupation -- Military -- General
    Equestrian
    History -- United States -- Connecticut
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- Connecticut -- Redding
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Administered by State of Connecticut, Department of Environmental Protection, 163 Capital Avenue, Hartford, Connecticut 06106
    Located Israel Putnam State Park, State Route 63, Entrance, Redding, Connecticut
    Remarks: 
    The sculpture commemorates the life of Israel Putnam, a Major General in the Continental Army and Connecticut hero. The state park is the location o Putnam's division of the Continental Army from November 1, 1778 to May 25, 1779.
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, Connecticut survey, 1994.
    Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985.
    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 76006475
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