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Schweizer, J. Otto,
Bureau Brothers,
Jenny and Nelback,
Portrait male -- Steuben, Friedrich Wilhelm, Baron von
Occupation -- Military
Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- Utica
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:
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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Inventory of American Sculpture
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