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More Smithsonian Searches     Who else has...     Bush-Brown, Henry K.,     Bureau Brothers,     History -- United States     Portrait male -- Meade, George Gordon     Occupation -- Military     Dress -- Uniform     Equestrian     Dress -- Accessory     Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Gettysburg     Sculpture

George Gordon Meade Equestrian, (sculpture). Artist:  Bush-Brown, Henry K., 1857-1935, sculptor. Bureau Brothers, founder. Title:  George Gordon Meade Equestrian, (sculpture). Other Titles:  General George Gordon Meade, (sculpture). Dates:  1895. Dedicated June 5, 1896. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: bronze; Base: granite. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. W. 4 ft. 3 in. x 11 ft. 4 in.; Base: approx. 9 ft. 7 in. x 7 ft. 10 in. x 14 ft. 2 1/2 in. Inscription:  H K Bush-Brown 1895 / Bureau Bros. (On bronze plaque, front of base: Pennsylvania state seal) (On bronze plaque, right side of base: description of Meade's military history) (On bronze plaque, left side of base:) MAJOR GENERAL GEORGE GORDON MEADE/UNITED STATES ARMY/COMMANDER OF THE ARMY OF THE POTOMAC/BORN DECEMBER 31 1815 DIED NOVEMBER 6 1872 signed Founder's mark appears. Description:  An equestrian portrait of General Meade looking out over the battlefield where the Union army under his direction won one of its greatest battles. He holds a pair of binoculars in his proper right hand and his hat in his proper left hand. A sword hangs from the left side of his saddle. Subject:  History -- United States -- Civil War Portrait male -- Meade, George Gordon -- Full length Occupation -- Military -- General Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform Equestrian Dress -- Accessory -- Binoculars Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Gettysburg Sculpture Owner:  Administered by United States Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Washington, District of Columbia Administered by Gettysburg National Military Park, 97 Taneytown Road, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania 17325 Located Gettysburg National Military Park, Cemetery Ridge, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania 17325 Remarks:  The monument cost $37,500. IAS files contain an excerpt from Frederick W. Hawthorne's "Gettysburg: Stories of Men and Monuments," Association of Licensed Battlefield Guides, 1988, pg. 125. The monument is listed on the National Park Service, List of Classified Structures (referred to as MN 275a) and is referenced in the Gettysburg National Military Park Archives. References:  Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985 Gettysburg Battlefield. National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, PA0121, 1989. Monumental News, July 1895; Jan. 1913. Save Outdoor Sculpture, Pennsylvania survey, 1995. Dupre, Judith, "Monuments: America's History in Art and Memory," New York, NY: Random House, Inc., 2007, pg. 37. Illustration:  Image on file. Dupre, Judith, "Monuments: America's History in Art and Memory," New York, NY: Random House, Inc., 2007, pg. 37. Related Works:  For study see: 76005383. 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 77001081   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 77001081 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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