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Grant, Our Citizen, (sculpture). Artist:  Gelert, Johannes Sophus, 1852-1923, sculptor. American Bronze Company, founder. Title:  Grant, Our Citizen, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Grant Monument, (sculpture). General Ulysses S. Grant, (sculpture). Dates:  Installed May 18, 1891. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Bronze sculpture on a marble base. Dimensions:  Approx. 8 x 2 x 2 ft. (4 tons). Inscription:  (Base front:) GRANT/OUR/CITIZEN (Base east side:) SHILOH/ VICKSBURG/CHATTANOOGA/SPOTSYLVANIA/PETERSBURG/APPOMATTOX (Base west side:) PALOALTO/MONTEREY/MOLINO DEL REY/CHAPULTEPEC/BELMONT/FORT DONELSON (Back of base:) APPOMATTOX unsigned Description:  Full length portrait of General Grant, representing "the hero of Appomattox as the simple citizen that Galena knew. The old army coat is the only indication of the military in his attire. He is represented in an easy pose with one hand carelessly thrust in the pocket of his trousers." A bas-relief is on the back base, and "represents not the citizen but the soldier, surrounded by his staff and grasping the hand of the vanquished Confederate leader." Subject:  Portrait male -- Grant, Ulysses S. -- Full length Occupation -- Military -- General Occupation -- Political -- President History -- United States -- Civil War Allegory -- Civic Allegory -- Place -- Galena Object Type:  Relief Outdoor Sculpture -- Illinois -- Galena Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Galena Park District & Historical Society, 211 South Bench Street, Galena, Illinois 61036 Located Grant Park, Off Park Avenue, Galena, Illinois Remarks:  IAS files contain typed transcription of the text from Galena Gazette articles (May 16 & 18, 1891); the articles discuss the installation, placement, and subject of the sculpture. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Illinois survey, 1992. National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, IL0088, 1989. Galena Gazette (Galena, IL), May 16, 1891. Galena Gazette (Galena, IL), May 18, 1891. Monumental News, Feb., March 1891. 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 IL000051   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture IL000051 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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