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More Smithsonian Searches     Who else has...     Bush-Brown, Henry K.,     Bureau Brothers,     History -- United States     Portrait male -- Reynolds, John F.     Equestrian     Dress -- Uniform     Occupation -- Military     Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Gettysburg     Sculpture

Maj. General John F. Reynolds Equestrian Statue, (sculpture). Artist:  Bush-Brown, Henry K., 1857-1935, sculptor. Bureau Brothers, founder. Title:  Maj. General John F. Reynolds Equestrian Statue, (sculpture). Other Titles:  General John F. Reynolds, (sculpture). Dates:  1898. Dedicated July 1, 1899. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: bronze; Base: red granite. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. H. 15 ft.; Base: approx. 20 x 21 x 13 ft. (9,000 lbs.). Description:  An equestrian portrait of General John Fulton Reynolds, commander of the First Army Corps, as he was about to rush the left wing of the Army of the Potomac. He is depicted looking out to his proper left and pulling back on his horse's reins with his proper left hand. The horse has stopped short in mid-stride with just two hoofs on the ground. The sculpture rests on a rectangular granite base adorned with bronze inscription plaques. Subject:  History -- United States -- Civil War Portrait male -- Reynolds, John F. -- Full length Equestrian Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform Occupation -- Military -- General 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 at Gettysburg National Military Park, North of Chambersburg Pike, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania 17325 Remarks:  The monument cost $27,666. General Reynolds was one of the first to die at Gettysburg and his monument is installed within 400 yards of the spot where he fell. The sculpture is uniquely designed so that its 9,000 pounds of bronze is balanced to stand on just two of the horse's hoofs. IAS files contain an excerpt from Frederick W. Hawthorne's "Gettysburg: Stories of Men and Monuments," Association of Licensed Battlefield Guides, 1988, pg. 19. The monument is listed on the National Park Service, List of Classified Structures (referred to as MN 28) and is referenced in the Gettysburg National Military Park Archives, vol. II. IAS files contain a copy of the LCS report form. References:  Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985 Gettysburg Battlefield. Save Outdoor Sculpture, Pennsylvania survey, 1995. National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, PA2017, 1989. 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 77001082   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 77001082 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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