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    		• Uphues, J.,
     
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    		• A-G. Schaeffer & Walcker,
     
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    		• Portrait male -- Frederick the Great
     
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    		• Ethnic -- German
     
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    		• Occupation -- Other
     
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    		• Object -- Weapon
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Carlisle
     
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    		• Sculpture
     
     
    Friedrich Der Grosze 1740-1786, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Uphues, J., sculptor.
    A-G. Schaeffer & Walcker, founder.
    Title: 
    Friedrich Der Grosze 1740-1786, (sculpture).
    Other Titles: 
    Frederick the Great, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    Dedicated Nov. 19, 1904. Relocated April 15, 1918; Reinstalled Nov. 29, 1927. Relocated March 30, 1954.
    Medium: 
    Sculpture: bronze; Base: marble.
    Dimensions: 
    Sculpture: approx. 9 x 4 x 4 ft.; Base: approx. 4 x 5 x 5 ft.
    Inscription: 
    J. Uphues Sec. A-G SCHAEFFER & WALCKER (Bronze plaque on front of base:) FRIEDRICH/DER/GROSZE/1740-1786 (On front of base, raised letters:) DEDICATED/NOVEMBER 19 1904 signed Founder's mark appears.
    Description: 
    A portrait of Frederick the Great standing with his proper left hand behind his back and his proper right hand resting on the handle of a sword, the tip of which is on the ground. He wears a tricorn hat, a knee-length coat, a vest with a sash around the waist, and boots. The sheath of his sword hangs from his proper left side. The sculpture is mounted on a square stone base adorned with bronze garlands.
    Subject: 
    Portrait male -- Frederick the Great -- Full length
    Ethnic -- German
    Occupation -- Other -- Aristocrat
    Object -- Weapon -- Sword
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Carlisle
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Administered by United States Army War College, Carlisle Barracks, Carlisle, Pennsylvania 17013
    Located United States Army War College, Old Parade Grounds, Carlisle, Pennsylvania 17013
    Provenance: 
    Formerly located National Defense University, Fort Lesley J. McNair, 4th & P Streets, S.W., Terrace, Washington, District of Columbia, 20319
    Remarks: 
    A nearby bronze plaque reads: FREDERICK THE GREAT/THIS BRONZE STATUE OF FREDERICK THE/GREAT, PRUSSIAN EMPEROR OF 18TH CENTURY,/WAS PRESENTED TO THE UNITED STATES BY/KAISER WILHELM II OF GERMANY AS A GESTURE/OF GOOD-WILL. THE STATUE WAS FIRST UNVEILED/19 NOVEMBER 1904, BY PRESIDENT THEODORE/ROOSEVELT AT THE ARMY WAR COLLEGE, IN/WASHINGTON, D.C. THE STATUE WAS MOVED/TO CARLISLE BARRACKS, ON 31 MARCH 1954.
    This sculpture of Frederick the Great (1740-1786), Emperor of Prussia, is a bronze replica of a marble sculpture in Berlin. The sculpture was presented to President Theodore Roosevelt in 1904 as a personal gift from Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany. The sculpture was originally unveiled at the Army War College in Washington D.C. (now known as Fort McNair). During World War I, the sculpture was removed from public view (April 15, 1918) in response to congressional and public comments, as well as threats to destroy it. The sculpture returned to it base on Nov. 29, 1927, but was removed again during World War II. It remained in storage until March 1954 when it was relocated to the old parade grounds at Carlisle Barracks. The sculpture was restored in 1981 by Eleftherios Karkadoulias.
    For related information see John Sewell's Jan. 10, 1905 correspondence to BG A. Mackenzie; D. W. Ketcham's Memo for Chief of Staff Concerning Removal of the Statue, April 3, 1918, pg. 4; P. J. Lloyd's April 15, 1941 correspondence to William Skaggs; the Times Herald, July 23, 1942; the Philadelphia Evening Bulletin, July 22, 1953; "Statue of Frederick the Great" Fact sheets from the Public Information Office, Military District of Washington, July 29, 1953; Geo S. Pappas' "Prudens Futuri: The US Army War College, 1901-1967," Carlisle Books: Alumni Association AWC, 1968, pg. 45-46, 303; and Harry P. Ball's "Of Responsible Command: A History of the U.S. Army War College," Carlisle Books: Alumni Association AWC, 1983, pg. 124, 324-325.
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, Pennsylvania 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 PA000965
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