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Bureau, Albert George,
Bureau Brothers,
Portrait male -- Burns, John
Object -- Weapon
Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Gettysburg
Sculpture
John Burns, (sculpture).
Artist:
Bureau, Albert George, b. 1871, sculptor.
Bureau Brothers, founder.
Title:
John Burns, (sculpture).
Dates:
Dedicated July 1, 1903.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: bronze; Base: granite.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. H. 6 ft. 1 in. x W. 2 ft. 8 in.; Base: approx. 3 ft. 8 in. x 3 ft 8 in. x 8 in.
Inscription:
Bureau Bros Bronze Founders Phila (On bronze plaque on front of base: description of the services of the Iron Brigade on the first day of battle as taken from the Gettysburg report of Major General Doubleday) Founder's mark appears.
Description:
A portrait of Gettysburg resident John Burns standing on the skirmish line on First Day's Field. He is dressed in civilian clothes and carries his musket in his proper right hand. The sculpture is mounted on a square granite boulder adorned with a bronze Pennsylvania state seal on the side and an inscription plaque on the front.
Subject:
Portrait male -- Burns, John -- Full length
Object -- Weapon -- Gun
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, Stone Avenue, near McPherson Quarry, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania 17325
Remarks:
On July 1, 1863, John Burns joined Col. Owen Wister's 150 Pennsylvania Infantry on the skirmish line near where the sculpture is installed. The monument is listed on the National Park Service, List of Classified Structures (referred to as MN 33) and is referenced in the Gettysburg National Military Park Archives, vol. II. IAS files contain a copy of the LCS report form. The granite boulder was selected and cut by Col. E. B. Cope.
References:
Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985
Gettysburg Battlefield.
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Pennsylvania survey, 1995.
National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, PA2067, 1989.
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 77001087
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Inventory of American Sculpture
77001087
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