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Grant's Tomb: Victory and Peace, (sculpture). Artist:  Rhind, John Massey, 1860-1936, sculptor. Duncan, John Hemingway, 1855-1929, architect. Title:  Grant's Tomb: Victory and Peace, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Victory and Peace, (sculpture). Dates:  1897. Dedicated April 27, 1897. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: white granite. Dimensions:  H. 150 ft. Inscription:  (On plaque between Victory and Peace:) LET/US HAVE/PEACE Description:  Two seated allegorical female figures representing Victory and Peace, rest against either side of an inscription plaque installed above the entrance to Grant's tomb. One figure holds a sheaf of leaves over her proper right shoulder and the other holds a sword over her proper left shoulder. Subject:  Allegory -- Other -- Triumph Allegory -- Civic -- Peace Figure -- Full length Object Type:  Gravestone Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- New York Sculpture Owner:  Administered by United States Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Washington, District of Columbia Located Riverside Drive & West 122nd Street, New York, New York Remarks:  Funds for sculpture were raised through public subscription. John Hemingway Duncan designed the tomb and J. Massey Rhind's figures adorn it. The plaque is inscribed with Grant's famous wordds "Let us have peace." References:  Gayle, Margot & Michele Cohen, "Guide to Manhattan's Outdoor Sculpture," New York: Prentice Hall, 1988, pg. 291-292. Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York, New York survey, 1993. Illustration:  Image on file. Gayle, Margot & Michele Cohen, "Guide to Manhattan's Outdoor Sculpture," New York: Prentice Hall, 1988, pg. 291. 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 87870197   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 87870197 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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