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    		• W. F. Pietch,
     
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    		• Van Brunt, Henry,
     
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    		• Howe, Frank M.,
     
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    		• Homage -- Gordon, William Washington
     
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    		• Occupation -- Transportation
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- Georgia -- Savannah
     
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    		• Sculpture
     
     
    Gordon Monument, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    W. F. Pietch, fabricator.
    Van Brunt, Henry, 1862-1903, architect.
    Howe, Frank M., architect.
    Title: 
    Gordon Monument, (sculpture).
    Other Titles: 
    General W. W. Gordon Monument, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    1882.
    Medium: 
    Monument: red and gray granite, concrete; Base: concrete and brick.
    Dimensions: 
    Monument: approx. 45 ft. x 15 ft. 11 in. x 1 ft. 4 in.
    Inscription: 
    (Lower back of base:) W. F. PIETCH/NEW YORK (On monument face:) WILLIAM WASHINGTON GORDON/BORN JUNE 17, 1796 DIED MARCH 20, 1842. THE PIONEER OF WORKS OF INTERNATIONAL IMPROVEMENT IN HIS NATIVE STATE AND FIRST PRESIDENT OF THE CENTRAL RAILROAD AND BANKING COMPANY OF GEORGIA TO WHICH HE GAVE HIS TALENTS AND FINALLY HIS LIFE. (On monument face:) ERECTED A.D. 1882 BY THE CENTRAL RAILROAD AND BANKING COMPANY OF GEORGIA IN HONOR OF A BRAVE MAN A FAITHFUL AND DEVOTED OFFICER AND TO PRESERVE HIS NAME IN GRATEFUL REMEMBRANCE OF HIS FELLOW CITIZENS Founder's mark appears.
    Description: 
    A tall monument of red and gray granite. The monument is topped by an orb which is supported on the backs of cherubs. The cherubs sit on an ornate tiered cap which rests on the top of four high columns. At the base of the columns and centered amidst them is an ornate urn. The columns rest on a multi-tiered pedestal, on the faces of which are carved text and decorative reliefs. The monument sits in the middle of a fenced, planted square.
    Subject: 
    Homage -- Gordon, William Washington
    Occupation -- Transportation -- Railroad
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- Georgia -- Savannah
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Administered by City of Savannah, Park & Tree Department, P.O. Box 1027, Savannah, Georgia 31401
    Located Wright Square, Savannah, Georgia
    Remarks: 
    William Washington Gordon was the founder of Georgia's earliest railroad, the Central Railroad and Banking Company.
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, Georgia survey, 1994.
    National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, GA0065, 1989.
    Monumental News, Oct. 1910, pg. 745.
    SOS Achievement Award, 1997.
    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 GA000405
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