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George Washington, (sculpture). Artist:  Brown, Henry Kirke, 1814-1886, sculptor. Ward, John Quincy Adams, 1830-1910, assistant. Ames Manufacturing Company, founder. Title:  George Washington, (sculpture). Dates:  1853-1856. Medium:  Sculpture: bronze; Pedestal: granite. Dimensions:  H. 14 ft. Inscription:  H.K. Brown/Sculptor/J.Q.A. Ward Assistant signed Subject:  Portrait male -- Washington, George -- Full length Occupation -- Political -- President Occupation -- Military -- General Equestrian Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- New York Sculpture Owner:  Union Square, Center of terrace, facing 14th, New York, New York Remarks:  This piece was funded by a group of New York businessmen, each of whom subscribed 500 dollars. An article in the The Home Journal (New York), Dec 9, 1854, 2:3-5, notes that H. K. Brown has nearly completed the model for the equestrian statue of Washington to be cast at Ames in Chicopee, Massachusetts and installed in Union Square. Tthe likeness of Washington was modeled from Houdon's bust of Washington. References:  Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985 National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, NY0218, 1989. Gayle, Margot & Michele Cohen, "Guide to Manhattan's Outdoor Sculpture," New York; Prentice Hall, 1988. Lederer, Joseph, "All Around the Town: A Walking Guide to Outdoor Sculpture in New York City," New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1975. Monumental News, June, 1894, pg. 281. Moore, Merl M., Jr., 1994. The Home Journal (New York), Dec 9, 1854, 2:3-5. Illustration:  Gayle, Margot & Michele Cohen, "Guide to Manhattan's Outdoor Sculpture," New York: Prentice Hall, 1988, pg. 91. 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 76005357   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 76005357 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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