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Brigadier General John Gibbon, (sculpture). Artist:  Jones, T., sculptor. Laran Bronze, Inc., founder. Title:  Brigadier General John Gibbon, (sculpture). Dates:  1988. Copyrighted 1988. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: bronze; Base: marble. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. H. 210 in.; Base: approx. 118 x 64 x 64 in. Inscription:  (On plinth, right:) (copyright symbol) T. Jones 1988 (On plinth, rear:) LARAN BRONZE, CHESTER, PA. (Founder's mark of two vertical parallel lines which form a circle in the middle precedes text) (On plaque on lower front:) GIBBON/1827-1896 (Plaques with extended inscriptions are on the front and back of the base) signed Founder's mark appears. Description:  Portrait of Brig. Gen. John Gibbon stands on a columnic, castellated pedestal and a tiered base. He is dressed in uniform, with a wide-brimmed hat. He holds his sword and scabbard in his proper left hand. He holds field glasses in the proper right hand which is extended back, as the figure is in mid-stride. Subject:  History -- United States -- Civil War Portrait male -- Gibbon, John -- Full length Occupation -- Military -- Brigadier General Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform 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, Hancock Avenue, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania 17325 Remarks:  John Gibbon (1827-1896) commanded the 2nd Division of Winfield S. Hancock's 2nd Corps of the Army of the Potomac. For related reading, see "Generals in Blue: Lives of the Union Commanders," by Ezra J. Warner, Louisiana State University, 1964, pg. 171-172. Though it took until 1988 to erect a monument to General Gibbon, an article discussing the Gettysburg Monument Commission's original recommendation to the governor to erect a monument to General Gibbon appears in Monumental News, Jan. 1913, pg. 62. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Pennsylvania survey, 1995. National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, PA5045, 1989. Monumental News, Jan. 1913, pg. 62. 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 PA000866   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture PA000866 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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