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Bush-Brown, Henry K.,
History -- United States
Portrait male -- Harmar, Josiah
Portrait male -- Mifflin, Thomas
Portrait male -- Irvine, William
Portrait male -- Reed, Joseph
Portrait male -- St. Clair, Arthur
Portrait male -- Cadwalader, John
Portrait male -- Armstrong, John, Jr.
Portrait male -- Muhlenberg, John Peter Gabriel
Occupation -- Military
Occupation -- Military
Occupation -- Military
Occupation -- Military
Occupation -- Military
Animal -- Bird
Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Valley Forge
Sculpture
Pennsylvania Columns, (sculpture).
Artist:
Bush-Brown, Henry K., 1857-1935, sculptor.
Title:
Pennsylvania Columns, (sculpture).
Dates:
1912.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Columns: granite and bronze; Plaques: bronze; Base: stone.
Dimensions:
2 columns. Columns: each approx. 32 x 15 x 7.5 ft.
Inscription:
(On all plaques:) H.K. Bush-Brown 1912 (On relief plaques on columns, under each bust, raised:) (Plaque #1:) (left) WILLIAM/IRVINE/COLONEL/5TH PENNA BATTALION/(right) JOSEPH/REED/
ADJUTANT
/GENERAL (Plaque #2:) (left) ARTHUR/ST. CLAIR/MAJOR/
GENERAL
/(right) JOHN/CADWALADER/BRIGADIER/
GENERAL
(Plaque #3:) (left) JOHN/ARMSTRONG/BRIGADIER/
GENERAL
/(right) J. PETER G./MUHLENBERG/BRIGADIER/
GENERAL
(Plaque #4:) (left) JOSIAH/HARMAR/LIEUTENANT/COLONEL/(right) THOMAS/MIFFLIN/MAJOR/
GENERAL
signed
Description:
Two tall granite columns flank a roadway. At the base of each column there are two bronze plaques, each plaque contains the bas-relief busts of two
military
officers, some in profile, with their name and rank listed at the bottom. These include: Colonel William Irvine and
Adjutant
General
Joseph Reed; Major
General
Arthur St. Clair and Brigadier
General
John Cadwalader; Brigadier
General
John Armstrong and Brigadier
General
J. Peter G. Muhlenberg; Lieutenant Colonel Josiah Harman and Major
General
Thomas Mifflin. One bronze plaque on each base is located on the east side and one on the west. On the top of each column there is a bronze eagle with outspread wings, standing on a granite ball.
Subject:
History
--
United States
--
Revolution
Portrait male
--
Harmar, Josiah
--
Bust
Portrait male
--
Mifflin, Thomas
--
Bust
Portrait male
--
Irvine, William
--
Bust
Portrait male
--
Reed, Joseph
--
Bust
Portrait male
--
St. Clair, Arthur
--
Bust
Portrait male
--
Cadwalader, John
--
Bust
Portrait male
--
Armstrong, John, Jr.
--
Bust
Portrait male
--
Muhlenberg, John Peter Gabriel
--
Bust
Occupation
--
Military
--
Colonel
Occupation
--
Military
--
Adjutant
General
Occupation
--
Military
--
Major
General
Occupation
--
Military
--
Brigadier
General
Occupation
--
Military
--
Lieutenant Colonel
Animal
--
Bird
--
Eagle
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture
--
Pennsylvania
--
Valley Forge
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by United States Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Washington, District of Columbia
Located Valley Forge National Park P. O. Box 953, Valley Forge, Pennsylvania 19481
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia survey, 1993.
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 PA000494
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