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More Smithsonian Searches     Who else has...     Haseltine, Herbert,     White, Lawrence G.,     Bosworth, Willis,     Decoene/Ruisbroek,     Portrait Male -- Dill, John Greer, Sir,     Occupation -- Military     Ethnic -- British     Dress -- Uniform     Equestrian     Outdoor Sculpture -- Virginia -- Arlington     Gravestone     Sculpture

Field Marshal Sir John Dill, (sculpture). Artist:  Haseltine, Herbert, 1877-1962, sculptor. White, Lawrence G., architect. Bosworth, Willis, architect. Decoene/Ruisbroek, founder. Title:  Field Marshal Sir John Dill, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Inscription on Sir John Dill, (sculpture). Dates:  Dedicated 1950. Medium:  Sculpture: bronze; Base: red granite. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 118 in. x 32 in. x 12 ft.; Base: approx. 48 x 101 x 167 in. Inscription:  HERBERT HESALTINE (sic) SC. FOUNDRY - DECOENE/RUISBROEK - BELGIUM (On front of base:) FIELD MARSHAL/SIR JOHN DILL/G.C.B. C.M.G. D.S.O. D.S.M. L.L.D./ 1881-1944 (On back of base:) ERECTED TO/A GREAT SOLDIER-STATESMAN/BY HIS AMERICAN/FRIENDS AND ASSOCIATES signed Founder's mark appears. Description:  Figure of British Field Marshal Sir John Dill on horseback. Dill is wearing a military uniform. Subject:  Portrait Male -- Dill, John Greer, Sir, -- Full length Occupation -- Military -- Field Marshal Ethnic -- British Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform Equestrian Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Virginia -- Arlington Gravestone Sculpture Owner:  Arlington National Cemetery, Grant & Roosevelt Avenues, Arlington, Virginia Remarks:  Sir John Dill (1881-1944), a prominent British general of World War II, was promoted to field marshal when the United States entered the war in December 1941. At that time he was sent to Washington, D.C., where he served as the chief British representative on the combined British and American Chiefs of Staff until his death in November 1944. Dill was known for his involvement in war planning conferences in Washington, Casablanca, Quebec, Cairo, and Teheran; and in plans to form the United Nations. Dill was awarded the Distinguished Service Medal posthumously by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, and was buried at Arlington National Cemetery through a special act of Congress. This sculpture was erected by Dill's American friends and associates. IAS files contain transcriptions of nearby plaques dedicated to Dill's service. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Virginia survey, 1995. Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985. Goode, James M., "The Outdoor Sculpture of Washington, D.C., A Comprehensive Historical Guide," Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1974. Michael Richman, SAAM curatorial assistant, 1967-1969. Illustration:  Image on file. Goode, James M., "The Outdoor Sculpture of Washington, D.C., A Comprehensive Historical Guide," Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1974, E-16. 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 77002109   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 77002109 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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