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Aitken, Robert,
O. H. Leaman, Inc.,
Gorham Manufacturing Company,
History -- United States
Portrait male -- Howard, Oliver Otis
Occupation -- Military
Dress -- Uniform
Equestrian
Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Gettysburg
Sculpture
General Oliver O. Howard
Equestrian
Statue, (sculpture).
Artist:
Aitken, Robert, 1878-1949, sculptor.
O. H. Leaman, Inc., caster.
Gorham Manufacturing Company, founder.
Title:
General Oliver O. Howard
Equestrian
Statue, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Oliver Otis Howard, (sculpture).
Dates:
Dedicated Nov. 12, 1932.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: bronze; Base: pink granite.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. H. 22 ft. 7 in.; Base; approx. H. 16 ft. 5 in. x W. 10 ft. 10 in.
Inscription:
(On right rear corner of sculpture:) GORHAM CO. FOUNDER (On left side of base:) ERECTED TO THE MEMORY OF/MAJOR GENERAL/OLIVER OTIS HOWARD/AND THE CITIZENS OF MAINE/WHO SERVED THEIR COUNTRY IN THE CIVIL WAR (On right side of base:) MAJOR GENERAL OLIVER OTIS HOWARD/UNITED STATES ARMY/BORN NOV 8 1830 DIED OCT 26 1909.
Description:
A portrait of General Howard seated on his stallion holding the horse's reins with his proper left hand. The general is depicted standing atop Cemetery Hill, the sight he selected as a rallying point for defense in case of retreat by Union forces on July 1, 1863.
Subject:
History -- United States -- Civil War
Portrait male -- Howard, Oliver Otis -- Full length
Occupation -- Military -- General
Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform
Equestrian
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Gettysburg
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by United States Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Washington, District of Columbia
Administered by Gettysburg National Military Park, 97 Taneytown Road, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania 17325
Located Gettysburg National Military Park, East Cemetery Hill, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania 17325
Remarks:
The monument is listed on the National Park Service, List of Classified Structures (referred to as MN 305) and is referenced in the Gettysburg National Military Park Archives, vol. II.
References:
Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985
Gettysburg Battlefield.
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Pennsylvania survey, 1995.
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 77001085
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Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
77001085
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