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Newman, Allen George,
Jno. Williams, Inc.,
History -- United States
History -- United States
Figure male
Occupation -- Military
Object -- Weapon
Dress -- Accessory
Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- Buffalo
Sculpture
The Hiker, (sculpture).
Artist:
Newman, Allen George, 1875-1940, sculptor.
Jno. Williams, Inc., founder.
Title:
The Hiker, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Spanish-American War Monument, (sculpture).
Dates:
Dedicated 1920.
Medium:
Sculpture: bronze; Base: granite.
Dimensions:
Figure: approx. H. 6 ft.; Base: approx. 7 ft. 6 in. x 5 ft. 6 in. x 5 ft. 6 in.
Inscription:
Allen Newman JNO Williams Inc. New York (Front of base:) THE HIKER/UNITED SPANISH/WAR VETERANS/ERECTED BY/THE CITY OF BUFFALO/COMMEMORATING THE/VALOR AND PATRIOTISM/OF/THE/MEN OF THIS CITY/WHO SERVED IN/THE WAR WITH SPAIN/PHILIPPINE INSURRECTION/AND/CHINA RELIEF EXPEDITION/1898-1902/DEDICATED MAY 29, 1920/UNDER THE AUSPICES/OF THE/JOINT BUFFALO CITY BOARD/UNITED/SPANISH WAR VETERANS/COMPOSED OF/SEYBURN-LISCUM CAMP NO. 12/BUCKY O'NEILL CAMP NO. 15/MAJ. GEN. R.P. HUGHES/CAMP NO.17.
(Proper left side of base:) NAVY/THE MAINE/MANILA BAY/SANTIAGO/SAN JUAN/CIENFUEGOS/CARDENAS/MANZANILLO/TIENTSIN (Rear of base:) ARMY/CUBA: SANTIAGO/PORTO (sic) RICO/PHILIPPINE ISLANDS/MANILA, 1898/MANILA, 1899/ILOILO/MALOLOS/SAN ISIDRO/CAVITE/TARLAC/PEKING/TIENTSIN (Proper right side of base:) MARINES/GUANTANAMO/CUSCO/SANTIAGO/MANILA/NOVALETA/SAMAR/PEKING/TIENTSIN/YANGTSUN signed
Description:
Standing figure of a weary infantryman. He holds his rifle in his right hand and his hat is cocked low over his left brow.
Subject:
History -- United States -- China Relief Expedition
History -- United States -- Spanish American War
Figure male
Occupation -- Military -- Soldier
Object -- Weapon -- Gun
Dress -- Accessory -- Hat
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- Buffalo
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of Buffalo, City Arts Commission, Department of Community Development, 920 City Hall, Buffalo, New York 14202
Located Theodore Roosevelt Plaza, Main Street at Genesee Street, Buffalo, New York
References:
Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985.
Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York, Buffalo survey, 1992.
National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, NY5096, 1989.
Evert, Marilyn, "Discovering Pittsburgh's Sculpture," Pittsburgh, PA: University of Pittsburgh Press, 1983, pg. 181.
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 76008683
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