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Peterson & Frick,
History -- United States
History -- United States
Portrait male -- Warren, Joseph
Occupation -- Military
Dress -- Uniform
Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Warren
Sculpture
Gen. Joseph Warren Monument, (sculpture).
Artist:
Unknown, sculptor.
Peterson & Frick, contractor.
Title:
Gen. Joseph Warren Monument, (sculpture).
Dates:
Installed 1910. Dedicated July 4, 1910.
Medium:
Sculpture: bronze; Base: light Barre granite.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 6 x 2 x 2 ft.; Base: approx. 9 x 9 x 9 ft.
Inscription:
(On plaque on front of base:) GEN. JOSEPH WARREN/FOR WHOM/THE TOWN AND COUNTY/WERE NAMED/BORN AT ROXBURY MASS./JUNE 11, 1741/KILLED AT THE BATTLE OF BUNKER HILL/JUNE 17, 1775 (On plaque on proper left side of base:) 1775/1783/(D.A.R. seal)/IN HONOR OF THE SOLDIERS/AND SAILORS OF THE/REVOLUTIONARY WAR WHO ARE/BURIED IN WARREN COUNTY/PENNSYLVANIA/(followed by 62 names)/ERECTED 1910/BY THE TIDIOUTE CHAPTER DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN/REVOLUTION (On proper right side of base:) 1812 1814/SOLDIERS OF THE WAR OF 1812/BURIED IN WARREN CO. PA.(followed by two columns of names)/ERECTED 1917 BY THE/TIDIOUTE CHAPTER DAUGHTERS OF THE/AMERICAN REVOLUTION unsigned
Description:
Full-length portrait of Joseph Warren. He wears a Revolutionary War military uniform including tri-corner hat, long overcoat and boots. The bronze sculpture stands atop a granite base.
Subject:
History -- United States -- Revolution
History -- United States -- War of 1812
Portrait male -- Warren, Joseph -- Full length
Occupation -- Military -- General
Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Warren
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of Warren, Parks Department, 318 West 3rd Avenue, Warren, Pennsylvania 16365
Located Joseph Warren Park, Intersection of Pennsylvania Avenue & Third Street, Warren, Pennsylvania
Remarks:
Warren was a Revolutionary War general from Massachusetts who was killed in the Battle of Bunker Hill. The sculpture was presented to the town by the Tidioute Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution. IAS files contain copies of related articles from Steppin' Out, May 1975 and W.E.T. Old Home Week Industrial Supplement, Sept. 5-11, 1920. IAS files contain transcriptions of Honor Roll names.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Pennsylvania survey, 1995.
National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, PA5156 1989.
Monumental News, Jan 1910, pg. 54.
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 PA001442
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Inventory of American Sculpture
PA001442
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