First Defenders, (sculpture).

First Defenders, (sculpture).

Brewster, George Thomas, 1862-1943, sculptor.

Gorham Manufacturing Company, founder.

First Defenders, (sculpture).

Dedicated June 14, 1917.

Digital Reference:

Sculpture: bronze; Base: brick and granite.

8 x 3 x 2 ft.; Base: 3 x 3 x 3 ft.

(On back of bronze base of sculpture:) GEO. T. BREWSTER/SC / GORHAM Co. FOUNDERS (On bronze plaque on brick base:) ROLL OF ALLEN INFANTRY/(list of names) (On two bronze plaques on sides of brick base: descriptions of battles of the First Defenders of the Union) (On plaque on the base:) Erected 1917 for Allen Infantry who with four other companies of PA militia on April 18, 1861 rushed to the defense of the national capitol and became the First Defenders"

(On bronze plaque on front of granite base:) THIS PLAQUE IN MEMORY OF/IGNATZ GRESSER/CPL. COMPANY D, 128TH PENNA. INFANTRY/LEHIGH COUNTY RECIPIPENTS/OF THE MEDAL OF HONOR FOR HEROISM UNDER FIRE,/SEPTEMBER 17, 1862/DEDICATED APRIL 18, 1986 signed Founder's mark appears.

A standing figure of a Civil War soldier holding his rifle in front of him with his hands laced together around the barrel. He is dressed in his military uniform and his hat rests on the ground behind his proper right foot. The sculpture is mounted on a circular granite base which rests on a circular brick base. The brick portion of the base is adorned with bronze inscription plaques shaped like shields. Below the brick base is a granite base adorned with a rectangular inscription plaque.

History -- United States -- Civil War

Figure male -- Full length

Occupation -- Military -- Soldier

Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform

Object -- Weapon -- Gun

Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Allentown

Administered by City of Allentown, Parks Department, 2700 Parkway Boulevard, Allentown, Pennsylvania 18104

Located West Park, 16th & Turner Street, Allentown, Pennsylvania

Rubertelli, Thomas, 1991.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Pennsylvania survey, 1994.

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.

Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012

Control Number:

Horizon Information Portal 3.0

Powered by SirsiDynix

About | © 2020 Smithsonian | Terms of Use | Privacy | Contact

SIRIS - Smithsonian Institution Research Information System