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More Smithsonian Searches     Who else has...     Albright, Henry James,     History -- United States     Portrait male -- Knox, Henry     Occupation -- Military     Dress -- Uniform     Animal -- Cattle     Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- Ticonderoga     Relief     Sculpture

(Knox Trail Marker Relief), (sculpture). Artist:  Albright, Henry James, 1887-1951, sculptor. Title:  (Knox Trail Marker Relief), (sculpture). Dates:  ca. 1926. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Relief: bronze; Base: granite. Dimensions:  Relief: approx. 30.125 x 22.125 x 1 in.; Base: approx. 48 x 30 x 13 in. Inscription:  (At lower right:) H.J. ALBRIGHT Sculpt (On plaque:) FROM THIS FORTRESS WENT/GEN. HENRY KNOX/IN THE WINTER OF 1775-1776/TO DELIVER TO/GEN. GEORGE WASHINGTON/AT CAMBRIDGE/THE TRAIN OF ARTILLERY/FROM FORT TICONDEROGA/USED TO FORCE THE BRITISH/ARMY TO EVACUATE BOSTON/ERECTED BY/THE STATE OF NEW YORK/DURING THE SESQUICENTENNIAL/OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION signed Description:  A relief plaque attached to a granite marker commemorates General Henry Knox's delivery of artillery from Fort Ticonderoga to General George Washington at Cambridge, Massachusetts in the winter of 1775-1776. The image on the right side of the plaque depicts a young male figure driving a team of oxen. A uniformed soldier, probably General Knox, stands to the far right. The left side of the plaque contains a map that traces Knox's route from Fort Ticonderoga to Cambridge. Subject:  History -- United States -- Revolution Portrait male -- Knox, Henry -- Full length Occupation -- Military -- General Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform Animal -- Cattle Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- Ticonderoga Relief Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Fort Ticonderoga Museum, Box 390, Ticonderoga, New York 12883 Located Fort Ticonderoga, Parade ground, Ticonderoga, New York Remarks:  The monument commemorates the route take by General Henry Knox in the winter 1775-1776 to deliver artillery from Fort Ticonderoga to Cambridge, Massachusetts for George Washington's assault on the British in Boston. Erected by the State of New York during the sesquicentennial of the American Revolution. 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 NY001271   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture NY001271 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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