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More Smithsonian Searches     Who else has...     Potter, Edward Clark,     Gorham Manufacturing Company,     Portrait male -- Kearny, Philip     Occupation -- Military     Dress -- Uniform     State of Being -- Disabled     Equestrian     Outdoor Sculpture -- Virginia -- Arlington     Sculpture

Major General Philip Kearny (1814-1862), (sculpture). Artist:  Potter, Edward Clark, 1857-1923, sculptor. Gorham Manufacturing Company, founder. Title:  Major General Philip Kearny (1814-1862), (sculpture). Other Titles:  Kearny Monument, (sculpture). Dates:  1914. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: bronze; Base: granite. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 8 x 10 x 3 ft.; Base: approx. 10 x 12 x 5 ft. Inscription:  E. C. Potter, Sc. 1914 Gorham Co, Founder/New York (On front of base, incised:) NEW JERSEY/HONORS HER MOST/DISTINGUISHED SOLDIER/ERECTED 1914 (On side of base, incised:) MAJOR GENERAL PHILIP KEARNY/BORN JUNE 1, 1814 (On other side of base, incised:) KEARNY signed Founder's mark appears. Description:  This sculpture depicts Kearny on horseback, head turned to the proper right, his proper right arm is down, proper right hand holding the reins of his horse. He wears a Union Civil War uniform. Kearny was an amputee, and thus the cuff of his proper left sleeve is buttoned to the proper left front of his jacket. He wears a cap and has a goatee. His horse appears to be in mid-stride, with proper right front hoof and proper left rear hoof raised. Subject:  Portrait male -- Kearny, Philip -- Full length Occupation -- Military -- Major General Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform State of Being -- Disabled Equestrian Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Virginia -- Arlington Sculpture Owner:  Administered by United States Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Washington, District of Columbia Located Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia Remarks:  Philip Kearny (1814-1862) was born in New York City. He lost his left arm while serving in the Mexican War in 1846. He served with the French army in Italy (1859), and was awarded the cross of the French Legion of Honor. Finally, he served in the Union Army in the Civil War, leading the 1st New Jersey Brigade until he was killed on a reconnoitering expedition. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Virginia survey, 1995. Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985. Goode, James M., "The Outdoor Sculpture of Washington, D.C., A Comprehensive Historical Guide," Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1974. Michael Richman, SAAM curatorial assistant, 1967-1969. Illustration:  Image on file. Goode, James M., "The Outdoor Sculpture of Washington, D.C., A Comprehensive Historical Guide," Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1974, E-13. 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 76007483   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 76007483 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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