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Brigadier General Samuel W. Crawford, (sculpture). Artist:  Tunison, Ron, 1946-2013, sculptor. Tallix, founder. Title:  Brigadier General Samuel W. Crawford, (sculpture). Dates:  1988. Copyrighted 1988. Medium:  Sculpture: bronze; Base: stone. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. H. 182 in.; Base: approx. 3 ft. x 60 in. x 48 in. Inscription:  Ron Tanison (sic) Cairo, N.Y. (star symbol)/(copyright symbol) 88/ (Founder's mark of a "T" atop an "X") (On plaque on base:) BRIG. GENERAL SAMUEL WILEY CRAWFORD/COMMANDER OF THE PENNSYLVANIA RESERVES/1829-1892 signed Founder's mark appears. Description:  Full-length portrait of Brig. Gen. Samuel W. Crawford stands on a rock base. He is in the uniform of his rank, including a wide-brimmed hat. A sword hangs at his proper left side. He holds a flagpole vertically in both gloved hands, braced against his proper right knee. Subject:  History -- United States -- Civil War Portrait male -- Crawford, Samuel W. -- Full length Occupation -- Military -- Brigadier General Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform Object -- Other -- Flag Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Gettysburg Sculpture Owner:  Administered by United States Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Washington, District of Columbia Administered by Gettysburg National Military Park, 97 Taneytown Road, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania 17325 Located Gettysburg National Military Park, Crawford Avenue, off Wheatfield Road, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania 17325 Remarks:  Samuel W. Crawford (1829-1892) commanded the Pennsylvania Reserve Corps in the defense of Washington in May 1863. He led the regiment at Gettysburg, where they made up the 3rd Division of Sykes' Corps and in all the operations of the Army of the Potomac until the close of the war. For related reading, see "Generals in Blue: Lives of the Union Commanders," by Ezra J. Warner, Louisiana State University, 1964, pg. 99. Though it took until 1988 to erect a monument to General Crawford, an article discussing the Gettysburg Monument Commission's original recommendation to the governor to erect a monument to General Crawford appears in Monumental News, Jan. 1913, pg. 62. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Pennsylvania survey, 1995. National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, PA5048, 1989. Monumental News, Jan. 1913, pg. 62. 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 PA000865   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture PA000865 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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