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Washington at Valley Forge, (sculpture). Artist:  Shrady, Henry Merwin, 1871-1922, sculptor. Lord & Hewlett, architectural firm. Roman Bronze Works, founder. Title:  Washington at Valley Forge, (sculpture). Dates:  Dedicated 1906. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: bronze; Base: white and pink granite. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 15 ft. x 15 ft. x 5 ft. 9 in.; Base: approx. 15 ft. x 18 ft. x 12 ft. Inscription:  (On sculpture, left side under horse's hoof:) Henry M. Shrady, Sculptor (On sculpture, right side, near front:) Roman Bronze (...illegible) (On base, left side of the first step:) Lord & Hewlett Archits signed Founder's mark appears. Description:  A depiction of George Washington, heavily draped against the winter cold of Valley Forge. Washington sits astride a horse whose head is drawn down against the cold. Sculpture rests on a tall rectangular base which sits on a low stepped base. Subject:  Equestrian Occupation -- Political -- President Portrait male -- Washington, George -- Full length Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- Brooklyn Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of New York, Department of Parks and Recreation, The Arsenal - Central Park, New York, New York 10021 Located Washington Plaza, Foot of Williamsburg Bridge, South 4th Street to Broadway, Brooklyn, New York Remarks:  Sculpture was repaired in 1935 and 1941. Sculpture is located at the entrance to the Williamsburg Bridge near a bus depot area. For related articles see Latimer, Margaret, "Brooklyn Almanac," pg. 75. Files at the Brooklyn Historical Society and the City of New York's Department of Parks and Recreation contain additional information. IAS files contain copies of Reynolds, Donald M., "Monuments and Masterpieces," pg. 128-129; and Willensky, Elliot, and Norval White, "AIA Guide to New York City," New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1988, pg. 686. References:  Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985 The City of New York, Department of Parks, 1941. Lederer, Joseph, "All Around the Town: A Walking Guide to Outdoor Sculpture in New York City," New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1975, pg. 205. Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York, New York survey, 1993. Illustration:  Image on file. Lederer, Joseph, "All Around the Town: A Walking Guide to Outdoor Sculpture in New York City," New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1975, pg. 205. 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 76003597   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 76003597 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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