Anthony Wayne, (sculpture).

Anthony Wayne, (sculpture).

Gregory, John, 1879-1958, sculptor.

Cret, Paul Philippe, 1876-1945, architect.

Ketterer, Gustav, 1870-1953, craftsman.

Roman Bronze Works, founder.

Anthony Wayne, (sculpture).

General Anthony Wayne, (sculpture).

Dedicated Sept. 17, 1937.

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Sculpture: gilded bronze; Base: cold spring rainbow granite.

Sculpture: approx. 130 1/2 x 54 x 46 in.; Base: 174 x 78 x 148 in.

Roman Bronze Works, NY (Base, plaques on both north and south sides:) Sons of the Revolution/Exegi Monumentum Aere Perennius 1776-1883 (Base, north side above plaque, in raised letters:) Anthony Wayne/1745-1796 unsigned Founder's mark appears.

Portrait of General Wayne astride his horse. He is dress in his military uniform consisting of a long double-breasted jacket with fringed epaulets, a high-necked shirt, a three-cornered hat, knee britches, and boots. He holds the reins in his proper left hand and a riding crop in his proper right hand. The horse's right front leg is raised. The sculpture rests atop a tall rectangular base.

Portrait male -- Wayne, Anthony -- Full length

Occupation -- Military -- General

History -- United States -- Revolution

Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform

Dress -- Accessory -- Hat

Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia

Administered by City of Philadelphia, Fairmount Park Commission, Memorial Hall, West Park, P. O. Box 21601, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19131

Located Philadelphia Museum of Art, 26th Street & Benjamin Franklin Parkway, East Terrace, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19130

A fund was established in 1893 by the Sons of the Revolution to honor Pennsylvania's most famous Revolutionary War officer, Major General Anthony Wayne. By 1934, 30,000 dollars had been raised, but it was not until 1937 that a full-sized clay model was finished. Inscription located at the foot of the base reads: Anthony Wayne/A memorial of his valour(sic)/a tribute to his achievements/in the War of Independence/The Pennsylvania Society/Sons of the Revolution/Here inscribe his name/in honor/1937. The gold leaf was applied by Gustave Ketterer. The base was a collaborative effort between the artist and architect, Paul Cret.

Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985.

City of Philadelphia, 1973.

Gregory, John D. (son of artist), 1995.

Fairmount Park Art Assoc., "Sculpture of a City: Philadelphia's Treasures in Bronze & Stone," NY: Walker Publ., 1974, pg. 288.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia survey, 1993.

Fairmount Park Art Assoc., "Sculpture of a City: Philadelphia's Treasures in Bronze & Stone," NY: Walker Publ., 1974, pg. 288.

For model see: 74460024.

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