Major General Ambrose E. Burnside, (sculpture).

Major General Ambrose E. Burnside, (sculpture).

Thompson, Launt, 1833-1894, sculptor.

Walker, William R., architect.

Avery, Henry O., architect.

Henry-Bonnard Bronze Company, founder.

Major General Ambrose E. Burnside, (sculpture).

General Ambrose E. Burnside, (sculpture).

1887. Dedicated July 4, 1887. Relocated 1906.

Sculpture: bronze; Base: granite.

Sculpture: approx. H. 13 1/2 ft.; Upper base: approx. 86 in. x 89 in. x 14 ft.; Lower base: approx. 26 1/2 in. x 8 ft. x 18 ft.

(On lower proper left side of sculpture, near the back:) Launt Thompson 1887 Sculptor (On lower proper right side of sculpture, near the back:) The Henry-Bonnard Bronze Co. 1887. (On front of upper base, raised:) BURNSIDE signed Founder's mark appears.

A portrait of General Burnside mounted on his horse. Burnside wears military attire and holds binoculars in his proper right hand.

Portrait male -- Burnside, Ambrose -- Full length

Occupation -- Military -- General

Occupation -- Political -- Governor

Occupation -- Political -- Senator

Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform

Outdoor Sculpture -- Rhode Island -- Providence

Administered by City of Providence, Department of Parks, Dalrymple Boathouse, Roger Williams Park, Providence, Rhode Island 02905

Located City Hall Park, Northeast corner, Providence, Rhode Island

Funded by public subscription, the State of Rhode Island, and the City of Providence. The sculpture cost $55,000. During the Civil War, Ambrose Burnside served as commander of the Army of he Potomac before that position was held by General U.S. Grant. Later he served as governor of Rhode Island and as a United States senator. The monument was originally located at the east end of Exchange Place (Providence, Rhode Island), 1887-1906. Original base (approx. H. 28 ft.) was designed by Henry O. Avery. The design of the base was modified by William R. Walker in 1906, when the sculpture was relocated from the center of traffic to its current location, the northeast corner of City Hall Park, also known as Burnside Park. IAS files contain copy from Robert Freeman & Vivienne Lasky's "Hidden Treasure: Public Sculpture in Providence," Providence: Rhode Island Bicentennial Foundation, 1980, which discusses the dedication and provides biographical information about Burnside. IAS files also contain copy of newspaper article from Providence Journal, Feb. 17, 1980, which also discusses Burnside's life.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Rhode Island survey, 1993.

Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985.

Freeman, Robert, and Vivienne Lasky, "Hidden Treasure: Public Sculpture in Providence," Providence: Rhode Island Bicentennial Foundation, 1980, pg. 48-49.

National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, RI5017, 1989.

Monumental News (Feb. 1903).

Monumental News (Nov. 1894).

SOS Assessment Award, 2001.

Freeman, Robert, and Vivienne Lasky, "Hidden Treasure: Public Sculpture in Providence," Providence: Rhode Island Bicentennial Foundation, 1980, pg. 48.

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.

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