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Dallin, Cyrus Edwin,
Bureau Brothers,
Smith Granite Company,
History -- United States
History -- United States
Figure male -- Full length
Occupation -- Military
Equestrian
Dress -- Uniform
Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Hanover
Sculpture
The Pickett, (sculpture).
Artist:
Dallin, Cyrus Edwin, 1861-1944, sculptor.
Bureau Brothers, founder.
Smith Granite Company, fabricator.
Title:
The Pickett, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Cavalryman, (sculpture).
Soldiers' Monument, (sculpture).
Dates:
1904. Dedicated Sept. 28, 1905. Relocated Oct. 18, 1967.
Medium:
Sculpture: bronze; Base: granite
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 10 x 2 x 6 ft.; Base: approx. 7 ft. x 2 ft. 6 in. x 6 ft.
Inscription:
(On front of base, figure's proper right:) C. E. Dallin (On back of base, figure's proper left:) Bureau Bros. (On side of granite base:) BATTLE OF HANOVER/JUNE 30, 1863/BETWEEN BRIG. GEN. JUDSON/KILPATRICK'S 3RD. CAVALRY DIVISION/ARMY OF THE POTOMAC/AND/MAJOR GEN. J.E.B. STUART'S/CAVALRY DIVISION/ARMY OF NORTHERN VIRGINIA signed Founder's mark appears.
Description:
A Union cavalryman astride his horse looks off to his proper right in search of the enemy. He holds his rifle down at his proper right side.
Subject:
History -- United States -- Civil War
History -- United States -- Battle of Hanover
Figure male -- Full length
Occupation -- Military -- Soldier
Equestrian
Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Hanover
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of Hanover, Borough Manager, 44 Frederick Street, Hanover, Pennsylvania 17331
Located Carlisle Street & Broadway, Hanover, Pennsylvania i17331
Remarks:
The monument commemorates the Battle of Hanover in 1863. It was funded by the State of Pennsylvania. Originally the sculpture was installed in the center of the square, but was moved to its present position on the northwest corner of the square on Oct. 18, 1967. The sculpture was restored in 1987. IAS files contain an article from The Evening Sun (Hanover, PA), Oct. 12, 1984, pg. 3.
References:
Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985.
National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, PA0267, 1989.
Monumental News, Jan. and Nov. 1905.
Percoco, Jim, 1991.
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Pennsylvania survey, 1994.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Monumental News, Jan. 1905, pg. 22.
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 76005752
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