General Nathanael Greene, (sculpture).

General Nathanael Greene, (sculpture).

Iselin, Lewis, 1913-1990, sculptor.

Carroll, Grisdale, and Van Alen, architectural firm.

General Nathanael Greene, (sculpture).

General Nathaniel Greene, (sculpture).

Reilly Memorial, (sculpture).

ca. 1960. Installed 1961.

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Sculpture: bronze; Base: granite.

Sculpture: approx. H. 9 ft. 3 in.; Base: approx. H. 7 ft. 1 in.

(Base, front:) GENERAL NATHANAEL GREENE/1742-1786/WE FIGHT/GET BEAT/RISE/AND/FIGHT AGAIN (Base, right side:) A RHODE ISLANDER/BUSINESSMAN TURNED SOLDIER/SERVED WITH GREAT DISTINCTION/AS QUARTER MASTER GENERAL/AND ARMY COMMANDER/A TRUSTED FRIEND OF GENERAL WASHINGTON (Base, left side:) HIS QUALIFICATIONS/FOR STATESMANSHIP/WERE NOT LESS REMARKABLE/THAN HIS MILITARY ABILITY/ALEXANDER HAMILTON/SECOND TO NO ONE/IN ENTERPRISE IN RESOURCE/AND EVERY OTHER MILITARY TALENT - THOMAS JEFFERSON signed

Standing portrait of the tall and lean General Nathanael Greene dressed in his Revolutionary War uniform consisting of a long jacket with fringed epaulets, tall boots, and three-cornered hat. He holds his hat with both hands behind his back. His long hair is pulled back.

Portrait male -- Greene, Nathanael -- Full length

Occupation -- Military -- General

Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform

Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia

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

Coadministered by Reilly Trust, c/o Core States Bank, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Located Philadelphia Museum of Art, 26th Street & Benjamin Franklin Parkway, West side of building, Reilly Memorial, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19130

Nathanael Greene was a Quaker from Rhode Island who served in the battles of Trenton, Brandywine, and Germantown during the Revolutionary War. At Valley Forge he was appointed quartermaster general. Later, he became known as "the man who saved the South" when he was able to drive the British back toward the coast of Charleston.

This piece was erected through the bequest of General William F. Reilly. The Reilly Trust was initially administered by First People's Bank, but as of the 1993 SOS! survey, Core States Bank was handling the Reilly Trust. This sculpture is one of several which comprises the William M. Reilly Memorial on the west side of the museum. The memorial honors Revolutionary War heroes. The SOS! survey cover sheet notes that current conservation of the piece is the responsibility of the Reilly Trust.

Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985

City of Philadelphia, 1973.

Fairmount Park Art Assoc., "Sculpture of a City: Philadelphia's Treasures in Bronze & Stone," NY: Walker Publ., 1974, pg. 334.

Bach, Penny Balkin, "Public Art in Philadelphia," Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 1992, pg. 229.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia survey, 1993.

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. 334.

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.

Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012

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