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Routes of the Armies of General John Sullivan and General James Clinton, (sculpture). Artist:  Unknown, sculptor. Title:  Routes of the Armies of General John Sullivan and General James Clinton, (sculpture). Dates:  Installed 1929. Medium:  Relief plaque: bronze; Stele: pink stone. Dimensions:  Relief plaque: approx. 38 1/2 x 26 1/2 x 1 in.; Stele: approx. 67 x 39 x 17 in. Inscription:  (On relief plaque below map, raised:) ROUTES OF THE ARMIES OF/GENERAL JOHN SULLIVAN/AND/GENERAL JAMES CLINTON/1779/AN EXPEDITION AGAINST THE HOSTILE INDIAN/NATION WHICH CHECKED THE AGGRESSIONS OF/THE ENGLISH AND INDIANS ON THE FRONTIERS/OF NEW YORK AND PENNSYLVANIA, EXTENDING/WESTWARD THE DOMINIONS OF THE UNITED STATES/ERECTED BY THE/STATE OF NEW YORK/1929 (On the back of stele is another plaque with text related to Battle of Chemung in 1779) unsigned Description:  Relief busts of General John Sullivan and General James Clinton, encircled with wreaths on a plaque. Between the wreaths is an eagle with wings outspread and crossed flags on triangle-tipped flag sticks held in its claws. Below the wreaths is a relief map of the area now known as New York State and Pennsylvania extending as far north as Forts Oswego and Stanwix, west to Fort Niagra and south to Wyoming and Easton. Map figures include foot soldiers, Indians and mounted troops. The plaque is attached to a stele. Subject:  Portrait male -- Sullivan, John -- Bust Portrait male -- Clinton, James -- Bust History -- United States -- Westward Expansion History -- United States -- New York History -- United States -- Pennsylvania Object -- Written Matter -- Map Occupation -- Military -- General Animal -- Bird -- Eagle Object -- Other -- Flag Ethnic -- Indian Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- Chemung Relief Stele Sculpture Owner:  Located Adjacent to Route 17, approximately 4.9 miles west of Exit 59, Chemung, New York Remarks:  Installed by the State of New York. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York survey, 1994. 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 NY000263   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture NY000263 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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