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More Smithsonian Searches     Who else has...     Rebisso, Louis T.,     Barnhorn, Clement John,     Chicopee Bronze Works,     Legner & Quaing,     Jones Brothers Company,     Bentley Meisner Associates,     Portrait male -- Harrison, William Henry     Occupation -- Military     Occupation -- Political     Occupation -- Political     Occupation -- Political     Dress -- Uniform     Equestrian     Outdoor Sculpture -- Ohio -- Cincinnati     Sculpture

William Henry Harrison, (sculpture). Artist:  Rebisso, Louis T., 1837-1899, sculptor. Barnhorn, Clement John, 1857-1935, assistant. Chicopee Bronze Works, founder. Legner & Quaing, contractor. Jones Brothers Company, contractor. Bentley Meisner Associates, landscape architect. Title:  William Henry Harrison, (sculpture). Other Titles:  General William Henry Harrison Monument, (sculpture). Dates:  ca. 1892. Dedicated 1896. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: bronze; Base: Barre granite on cement footer. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 12 x 4 x 7 ft.; Base: approx. 12 ft. x 9 ft. x 14 ft. 4 in. Inscription:  (On proper right side of sculpture:) L. T. Rebisso. Sculptor. (On proper left side of sculpture:) M. H. Mosman Founder Chicopee, Mass. (On proper right side of granite base:) WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON (On proper left side of granite base:) OHIO'S FIRST PRESIDENT signed Founder's mark appears. Description:  Figure of William Henry Harrison seated on a horse. Harrison is dressed in military uniform with plumed hat. He holds the reins of the horse in his proper left hand. He originally held a sword in his proper right hand, but the sword is missing. The sculpture faces west, and Harrison is looking northwest. The horse has its proper left front leg raised slightly. Subject:  Portrait male -- Harrison, William Henry -- Full length Occupation -- Military -- General Occupation -- Political -- President Occupation -- Political -- Senator Occupation -- Political -- Diplomat Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform Equestrian Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Ohio -- Cincinnati Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of Cincinnati, Cincinnati Park Board, 950 Eden Park Drive, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202 Located Piatt Park, West End of Park at Garfield Place & Elm Street, Cincinnati, Ohio Provenance:  Formerly located Piatt Park, East End of Park at Vine Street Entrance, Cincinnati, Ohio until 1988. Garfield Place Cincinnati, Ohio Remarks:  Funded by public taxes. Cost $30,000. Legner & Quaing designed and executed base. According to Robert C. Vitz in his book "The Queen and the Arts: Cultural Life in Nineteenth Century Cincinnati," Clement John Barnhorn studied under Louis T. Rebisso and assisted him in sculpting the William Henry Harrison monument. Piatt Park was formerly known as Garfield Place. When Piatt Park was renovated in 1988, the sculpture was moved to its present location. Bentley Meisner Associates were the landscape architects responsible for the design for the 1988 park renovation. IAS files contain copies of newspaper photographs and captions from Cincinnati Post, Sept. 3, 1936, which shows workers cleaning the base of the monument; Cincinnati Enquirer, Oct. 7, 1962, which shows the monument in its original location at the Vine Street end of Piatt Park; Cincinnati Enquirer, Aug. 11, 1988, which shows the sculpture about to be removed for cleaning and relocation; and Cincinnati Post, Nov. 8, 1988, which shows the sculpture being moved to its new location. IAS files also contain copies of articles from Cincinnati Enquirer, April 26, 1980, which discusses the creation, funding, and dedication of the sculpture, and controversy over its location; Cincinnati Enquirer, Nov. 8, 1988, which discusses conservation treatment and relocation of the sculpture; and Cincinnati Post, Nov. 27, 1965, which discounts the theory of horse hoof symbolism in this particular sculpture and others. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Ohio, Cincinnati survey, 1992. National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, OH5015, 1989. Vitz, Robert C., "The Queen and the Arts: Cultural Life in Nineteenth Century Cincinnati," Ohio: Kent State University Press, 1989, pg. 252. Cincinnati Post, Nov. 8, 1988. Cincinnati Enquirer, Nov. 8, 1988. Cincinnati Enquirer, Aug. 11, 1988. Cincinnati Enquirer, April 26, 1980. Campen, Richard N., "Outdoor Sculpture in Ohio," Chagrin Falls, Ohio: West Summit Press, 1980. Cincinnati Post, Nov. 27, 1965. Cincinnati Enquirer, Oct. 7, 1962. Cincinnati Post, Sept. 3, 1936. Monumental News (Dec. 1895). Monumental News (Sept. 1895). Monumental News (Dec. 1891). Illustration:  Image on file. Campen, Richard N., "Outdoor Sculpture in Ohio," Chagrin Falls, Ohio: West Summit Press, 1980, pg. 37. Monumental News (Sept. 1895): pg. 562. 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 87830019   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 87830019 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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