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More Smithsonian Searches     Who else has...     Dutcher, Lawrence Allen,     Pesavento and Sons,     Portrait male -- Kosciuszko, Thaddeus     Ethnic -- Polish     Occupation -- Military     Dress -- Uniform     Animal -- Bird     Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Scranton     Sculpture

Thaddeus Kosciuszko, (sculpture). Artist:  Dutcher, Lawrence Allen, sculptor. Pesavento and Sons, designer. Title:  Thaddeus Kosciuszko, (sculpture). Dates:  Copyrighted 1998. Dedicated Oct. 15, 1998. Medium:  Sculpture: bronze; Base: Barre granite. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. H. 7 ft. Inscription:  (On front and back of base:) KOSCIUSZKO (On front of base:) GENERAL THADDEUS KOSCIUSZKO/BORN FEB. 4, 1746 DIED OCT. 15, 1817/American Revolutionary War Hero, lover of freedom, son of Poland, the first foreign officer to come to the aid of the American cause, recruited by the Continental Congress for his military brilliance and engineering skill to fight for American freedom and independence./Planned and directed the artillery fire in the Battle of Saratoga, the first American victory over the British, considered the turning point of the American Revolutionary War. Designed and helped to erect the fortifications at West Point, where the first monument was erected by the cadets in his honor. Led the famous attack against James Island in the Battle of Charleston where the last shot of the Revolutionary War was fired. Called the Father of the American Artillery./Awarded American citizenship by the Continental Congress. Thomas Jefferson said of him, "He is as pure a son of liberty as I have ever known, and of that liberty which is to go to all, and not to the few and rich alone." (On back of base:) ERECTED BY THE GENERAL PULASKI MEMORIAL COMMITTEE OF LACKAWANNA COUNTY/OFFICERS/(list of names)/TRUSTEES/(list of names)/DIRECTORS/(list of names) signed Description:  A bronze portrait of Thaddeus Kosciuszko stands atop a square base that features a sand engraved falcon on the front. Subject:  Portrait male -- Kosciuszko, Thaddeus -- Full Length Ethnic -- Polish Occupation -- Military -- General Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform Animal -- Bird -- Falcon Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Scranton Sculpture Owner:  Administered by General Pulaski Memorial Committee of Lackawanna County, c/o George Yavorek, Bank Towers Building, Scranton, Pennsylvania 18501 Located Courthouse Square, Spruce Street, Scranton, Pennsylvania References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Pennsylvania survey, 1998. 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 PA001844   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture PA001844 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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