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More Smithsonian Searches     Who else has...     Bailly, Joseph Alexis,     Roman Bronze Works,     P. Reinhalter & Company,     Portrait male -- Washington, George     Occupation -- Political     Object -- Written Matter     Object -- Weapon     Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia     Sculpture

George Washington, (sculpture). Artist:  Bailly, Joseph Alexis, 1825-1883, sculptor. Roman Bronze Works, founder. P. Reinhalter & Company, fabricator. Title:  George Washington, (sculpture). Dates:  Original marble 1869. Cast ca. 1910. Dedicated Oct. 1910. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: bronze: Base: marble and granite. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 8 ft. 6 in. x 31 in. x 31in.; Base: approx. 6 ft. 8 in. x 49 in. x 49 in. Inscription:  A Bailly/Sculptor/Philad,a 1869 / Roman Bronze Works N-Y- (Base:) Richmond Granite Co. (Base, front:) WASHINGTON signed Founder's mark appears. Description:  Standing portrait of George Washington dressed in a long coat with buttons down the right side, a long vest, and a ruffle-necked shirt. A short draped podium with a book on top is to his proper right. He rests his proper right hand on top of the book. His proper left hand rests at the top of a sword which he holds vertically at his side. The sculpture rests atop a square marble base on top of a low granite base. Subject:  Portrait male -- Washington, George -- Full length Occupation -- Political -- President Object -- Written Matter -- Book Object -- Weapon -- Sword Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia Sculpture Owner:  Administered by United States Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Washington, District of Columbia Located Independence National Historical Park, 313 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19106 Accession Number: 17.020 Located Chestnut Street between 5th & 6th Streets, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Remarks:  This sculpture is a bronze cast of the original marble made in 1869 by Joseph Bailly. The marble original (IAS 75009346) was formerly located in front of Independence Hall, but in 1908 it was moved inside City Hall to protect it from the weather, and this bronze cast was then made and installed in front of Independence Hall in its place. The sculpture cost $14,000. The monument committee was the Junior Order of the United American Mechanics. References:  Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985 City of Philadelphia, 1973. Independence National Historical Park, 1972, 1988. Fairmount Park Art Assoc., "Sculpture of a City: Philadelphia's Treasures in Bronze & Stone," NY: Walker Publ., 1974, pg. 74. Save Outdoor Sculpture, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia survey, 1993. National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, PA0283, PA0316, 1989. Monumental News, Sept. 1894; Aug. 1910. Illustration:  Image on file. Fairmount Park Art Assoc., "Sculpture of a City: Philadelphia's Treasures in Bronze & Stone," NY: Walker Publ., 1974, pg. 74. 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 75009321   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 75009321 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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