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More Smithsonian Searches     Who else has...     Zin, Victor,     Portrait male -- Kosciuszko, Thaddeus     Equestrian     Occupation -- Military     Object -- Weapon     Ethnic -- Polish     Copy     Outdoor Sculpture -- Michigan -- Detroit     Sculpture

General Thaddeus Kosciuszko, (sculpture). Artist:  Zin, Victor, sculptor. Title:  General Thaddeus Kosciuszko, (sculpture). Dates:  1978. Dedicated August 13, 1978. Medium:  Sculpture: bronze; Base: Vermont granite. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 10 1/2 x 6 1/2 x 10 ft.; Base: approx. 11 1/2 x 8 1/2 x 12 ft. (15 tons). Inscription:  (On back of bronze base:) KRAKOW 1978 (Signed on back of bronze base) (On two sides of granite base:) GEN. THADDEUS KOSCIUSZKO signed Description:  Equestrian figure of man seated on horse. Horse is leaning back with proper left front leg raised. Man is dressed in long coat, vest, sash, and ruffled shirt. His body is turned to proper right and he holds hat in outstretched proper right arm. Sword hangs from proper left leg of figure. Eagle emblem on corner of saddle blanket. Sculpture set on rough textured granite base with polished top. Subject:  Portrait male -- Kosciuszko, Thaddeus -- Full Length Equestrian Occupation -- Military -- General Object -- Weapon -- Sword Ethnic -- Polish Object Type:  Copy Outdoor Sculpture -- Michigan -- Detroit Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of Detroit, Parks and Recreation Department, Landscape Division, 2008 Water Board Building, 735 Randolph Street, Detroit, Michigan 48226 Located Michigan Avenue at Third Street, Detroit, Michigan Remarks:  Sculpture is a copy of original in Krakow, Poland. Gift from the people of Krakow. Sculpture cost $640,000. Base cost $79,000, which was funded by the City of Detroit. IAS files contain related article from Detroit News, April 12, 1978, and photograph and transcription of nearby plaque. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Michigan survey, 1993. 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 MI000027   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture MI000027 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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