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Major General John F. Reynolds Bronze Standing Memorial, (sculpture). Artist:  Ward, John Quincy Adams, 1830-1910, sculptor. Robert Wood & Company, founder. Title:  Major General John F. Reynolds Bronze Standing Memorial, (sculpture). Other Titles:  General John Reynolds, (sculpture). Dates:  1871. Dedicated Aug. 31, 1872. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: bronze; Base: granite. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 10 ft. 5 in. x 4 ft. x 2 ft.; Base: 10 x 7 x 7 ft. Inscription:  (On front of bronze base of sculpture:) J. Q. A. WARD./1871 (On bronze base of sculpture:) R WOOD & CO/BRONZE FOUNDERS/PHIL (On front of granite base:) MAJOR.GENERAL/JOHN.F.REYNOLDS/U.S.V. (On back of base:) TO HIS MEMORY/BY THE/FIRST/ARMY.CORPS (On left side of base:) BORN/AT/LANCASTER.PA/SEPTEMBER.XXI/MDCCCXX (On right side of base:) KILLED/AT/GETTYSBURG/JULY.I/MDCCCLXIII signed Founder's mark appears. Description:  A standing portrait of General Reynolds holding a pair of binoculars in his proper right hand and resting his proper left hand on the handle of his sword. The sculpture rests atop a tall, square base adorned on the front with a shield bearing the stars and stripes. Subject:  History -- United States -- Civil War Portrait male -- Reynolds, John -- Full length Occupation -- Military -- General Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform Dress -- Accessory -- Binoculars 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, Near Baltimore Street gates, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania 17325 Remarks:  This monument was one of the first erected in memory to an officer, and was funded with $12,200 raised by the members of his command. The monument is listed on the National Park Service, List of Classified Structures (referred to as MN 291) and is referenced in the Gettysburg National Military Park Archives, vol. 10. References:  Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985 Gettysburg Battlefield. National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, PA0290, 1989. Monumental News, June 1894, pg. 281. Sharp, Lewis I., "John Quincy Adams Ward Dean of American Sculpture," Newark: University of Delaware Press, 1985, no. 53. Save Outdoor Sculpture, Pennsylvania survey, 1995. Illustration:  Image on file. Sharp, Lewis I., "John Quincy Adams Ward Dean of American Sculpture," Newark: University of Delaware Press, 1985, pg. 182. 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 77001089   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 77001089 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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