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Huff, William Gordon,
History -- United States
History -- United States
Portrait male -- Allen, Thomas
Portrait male -- Stafford, Joab
Portrait male -- Simonds, Benjamin
Portrait male -- Rossiter, David
Occupation -- Military
Occupation -- Military
Occupation -- Religion
Dress -- Uniform
Ethnic -- Indian
Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- Wallomsac
Relief
Sculpture
Berkshire Volunteer Patriots in Bennington Battle, (
sculpture
).
Artist:
Huff, William Gordon, 1903- , sculptor.
Title:
Berkshire Volunteer Patriots in Bennington Battle, (
sculpture
).
Dates:
Dedicated 1931.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture
: bronze; Base: granite.
Dimensions:
Sculpture
: approx. 35 x 47.5 x 1.5 in.; Base: approx. 66 x 59 x 21 in.
Inscription:
W. G. Huff (On lower horizontal frame of relief:) PARSON THOS. ALLEN, COL. JOAB STAFFORD, COL. BENJ. SIMONDS, COL. DAVID ROSSITER, STOCKBRIDGE INDIANS signed
Description:
Bas-relief depicts American patriots participating in the Battle of Bennington. The principal figures are in the foreground above the incised inscriptions of their names. The remaining soldiers march with their rifles on their proper right shoulders toward a wooded area. A pair of Indians and another soldier are seen running on the far right of the relief.
Subject:
History
--
United States
--
Revolution
History
--
United States
--
Battle of Bennington
Portrait male
--
Allen, Thomas
--
Full length
Portrait male
--
Stafford, Joab
--
Full length
Portrait male
--
Simonds, Benjamin
--
Full length
Portrait male
--
Rossiter, David
--
Full length
Occupation
--
Military
--
Soldier
Occupation
--
Military
--
Colonel
Occupation
--
Religion
--
Clergy
Dress
--
Uniform
--
Military Uniform
Ethnic
--
Indian
--
Stockbridge Indians
Object Type:
Outdoor
Sculpture
--
New
York
--
Wallomsac
Relief
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by State of
New
York
,
New
York
State Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation, Saratoga Springs State Park, Box W, Saratoga,
New
York
12866
Located Bennington Battlefield,
Wallomsac
,
New
York
Remarks:
For related reading, see the
New
York
State Museum Bulletin, no. 473, 1989. IAS files contain the text of nearby associated plaques.
References:
Save
Outdoor
Sculpture
,
New
York
survey, 1994.
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 NY001655
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Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
NY001655
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