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  • Schweizer, J. Otto,
     
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  • Portrait male -- Steuben, Friedrich Wilhelm, Baron von
     
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  • Occupation -- Military
     
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  • Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- Utica
     
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  • Sculpture
     
     
    Major General Friedrich Wilhelm Baron Von Steuben, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Schweizer, J. Otto, 1863-1955, sculptor.
    Bureau Brothers, founder.
    Jenny and Nelback, fabricator.
    Title: 
    Major General Friedrich Wilhelm Baron Von Steuben, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    Dedicated Aug. 3, 1914.
    Digital Reference: 
    Image Image
    Medium: 
    Sculpture: bronze; Base: granite.
    Dimensions: 
    Sculpture: approx. 104 x 54 x 50 in.; Base: approx. 110 1/2 in. x 103 x 103 in.
    Inscription: 
    (On front of base:) MAJOR GENERAL/FRIEDRICH WILHELM/BARON VON STEUBEN/ERECTED AND PRESENTED TO THE CITY OF UTICA/BY THE/UTICA GERMAN AMERICAN ALLIANCE 1914 (On back of base:) ORGANIZER OF THE AMERICAN ARMY/HE GAVE HIS SWORD/HIS SERVICES AND HIS FORTUNE/TO THE CAUSE OF LIBERTY unsigned
    Description: 
    A portrait of Baron von Steuben standing with is proper right hand placed on his chest and his proper left hand placed on the handle of his sword. He is dressed in a long military cape.
    Subject: 
    Portrait male -- Steuben, Friedrich Wilhelm, Baron von -- Full length
    Occupation -- Military -- General
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- Utica
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Administered by City of Utica, Parks Department, 1 Kennedy Plaza, Utica, New York 13502
    Located Intersection of Genesee Street, Memorial Parkway & Pleasant Street, Utica, New York
    Remarks: 
    For additional information see the Utica Daily Press, Aug. 1, 1914, pg. 5-15.
    References: 
    Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985
    Oneida Historical Society, 1977.
    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 76004644
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