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More Smithsonian Searches     Who else has...     Rhind, John Massey,     Jno. Williams, Inc.,     Worden-Gilboy Company,     Portrait male -- Doubleday, Abner     Occupation -- Military     Dress -- Uniform     Dress -- Accessory     Emblem -- Seal     Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Gettysburg     Sculpture

Maj. Gen. Abner Doubleday Statue, (sculpture). Artist:  Rhind, John Massey, 1860-1936, sculptor. Jno. Williams, Inc., founder. Worden-Gilboy Company, fabricator. Title:  Maj. Gen. Abner Doubleday Statue, (sculpture). Dates:  Dedicated Sept. 25, 1917. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: bronze; Base: granite. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. H. 9 ft.; Base: approx. 11 ft. x 11 ft. 6 in. x 11 ft. 6 in. Inscription:  MASSEY RHIND, SCULPTOR / JNO. WILLIAMS, INC. BRONZE FOUNDRY, N.Y. (On lower front of base:) NEW YORK (On plaque on front of base:) ABNER DOUBLEDAY/MAJOR-GENERAL, USV./1819-1893/COMMANDED FIRST CORPS ARMY/OF THE POTOMAC AT GETTYSBURG/JULY 1, 1863 (description of military service) signed Founder's mark appears. Description:  A standing portrait of General Doubleday holding his sword in his proper left hand and a pair of binoculars in his proper right hand. The sculpture rests atop a square base adorned with a bronze inscription plaque and a circular bronze plaque depicting the New York state seal. Subject:  Portrait male -- Doubleday, Abner -- Full length Occupation -- Military -- General Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform Dress -- Accessory -- Binoculars Emblem -- Seal 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 at Gettysburg National Military Park, McPherson Ridge, near junction of Reynolds & Meredith Avenue, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania 17325 Remarks:  The monument is placed in the center of Robinson's division line on July 1, 1863. The memorial is listed on the National Park Service, List of Classified Structures (referred to as MN 44) and is referenced in the Gettysburg National Military Park Archives, vol. 11. IAS files contain a copy of the LCS report form. References:  Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985 Gettysburg Battlefield. Save Outdoor Sculpture, Pennsylvania survey, 1995. National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, PA2068, 1989. 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 77001121   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 77001121 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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