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More Smithsonian Searches     Who else has...     Ward, John Quincy Adams,     Potter, Edward Clark,     Bush-Brown, Henry K.,     Clarke, Thomas Shields,     Brewster, George Thomas,     Hartley, Jonathan Scott,     Lukeman, Augustus,     Boyle, John J.,     Partridge, William Ordway,     Perry, Roland Hinton,     Konti, Isidore,     Martiny, Philip,     Bitter, Karl,     Niehaus, Charles Henry,     French, Daniel Chester,     Couper, William,     Gelert, Johannes Sophus,     Baerer, Henry,     Hamann, C. F.,     Moynihan, Frederick,     Goddard, Ralph Bartlett,     Buberl, Caspar,     Kaldenberg, F. W.,     Adams, Herbert,     Ruckstull, Frederic Wellington,     Bissell, George Edwin,     Lopez, Charles Albert,     Homage -- Dewey, George     Allegory -- Other     Portrait male -- Paul Jones,     Portrait male -- Hull,     Portrait male -- MacDonough,     Portrait male -- Decatur,     Portrait male -- Perry,     Portrait male -- Cushing,     Portrait male -- Porter,     Portrait male -- Farragut, David Glasgow     Portrait male -- Lawrence,     Portrait male -- Preble,     Portrait male -- Foote,     Portrait male -- Worden,     Portrait male -- Bainbridge,     Portrait male -- Dahlgren,     Portrait male -- Barry     Portrait male -- Davis,     Occupation -- Military     Occupation -- Military     Occupation -- Military     Occupation -- Military     Waterscape -- Sea     Waterscape -- Sea     Allegory -- Civic     Cityscape -- River     Cityscape -- River     Allegory -- Place     Allegory -- Place     History -- United States     Arch     Sculpture

The Dewey Triumphal Arch, (sculpture). Artist:  Ward, John Quincy Adams, 1830-1910, sculptor. Potter, Edward Clark, 1857-1923, sculptor. Bush-Brown, Henry K., 1857-1935, sculptor. Clarke, Thomas Shields, 1860-1920, sculptor. Brewster, George Thomas, 1862-1943, sculptor. Hartley, Jonathan Scott, 1845-1912, sculptor. Lukeman, Augustus, 1871-1935, sculptor. Boyle, John J., 1851/52-1917, sculptor. Partridge, William Ordway, 1861-1930, sculptor. Perry, Roland Hinton, 1870-1941, sculptor. Konti, Isidore, 1862-1938, sculptor. Martiny, Philip, 1858-1927, sculptor. Bitter, Karl, 1867-1915, sculptor. Niehaus, Charles Henry, 1855-1935, sculptor. French, Daniel Chester, 1850-1931, sculptor. Couper, William, 1853-1942, sculptor. Gelert, Johannes Sophus, 1852-1923, sculptor. Baerer, Henry, 1837-1908, sculptor. Hamann, C. F., d. 1927, sculptor. Moynihan, Frederick, 1843-1910, sculptor. Goddard, Ralph Bartlett, 1861-1936, sculptor. Buberl, Caspar, 1834-1899, sculptor. Kaldenberg, F. W., sculptor. Adams, Herbert, 1858-1945, sculptor. Ruckstull, Frederic Wellington, 1853-1942, sculptor. Bissell, George Edwin, 1839-1920, sculptor. Lopez, Charles Albert, 1869-1906, sculptor. Title:  The Dewey Triumphal Arch, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Dewey Arch, (sculpture). Dates:  1899. Medium:  Staff. Dimensions:  H. 85 ft. x W. 35 ft. x L. 70 ft. Inscription:  (Inscribed:) TO ADMIRAL GEORGE DEWEY/GREETING WELCOME HONOR/FROM THE PEOPLE OF NEW YORK/SEPTEMBER 20 MDCCCXCIX Description:  An arch decorated with figures and reliefs. The crowning sculpture is of Victory standing in the bow of a barge surrounded by five sea-horses ridden by Tritons and mermans. In her raised proper right hand she holds a laurel wreath, and in her lowered proper left hand she holds a branch of palm leaves. The attic of the arch has eight full length portraits including Commodore Paul Jones, Commodore Hull, Commodore Mac Donough, Commodore Decatur, Commodore Perry, Lieutenant Cushing, Admiral Porter and Admiral Farragut. There are four spandrels on the arch which depict the Atlantic and Pacific Ocean and the North and East rivers. There are two reliefs on the sides of the arch entitled "Protection of Our Country," and "Progress of Civilization." The relief entitled "Protection of our Country," depicts a woman wearing a long robe standing up in a wooden boat with a sail. Two seamen, nude from the waist up, sit on either side of her. They are looking straight ahead of them, and the rays of a large sun are visible behind the boat. The eight medallions on the sides of the arch depict Captain Lawrence, Commodore Preble, Admiral Foote, Admiral Worden, Commodore Bainbridge, Admiral Dahlgren, Commodore Barry and Admiral Davis. Eight double columns flanking the north and south sides of the arch depict the repeating figure of Winged Victory. Four sculpture groups on the four triple columns flanking the north and south ends of the colonnade leading to the arch depict, the Army, the Navy, the East Indies and the West Indies. Four sculpture groups are on the piers of the arch. The group entitled "Peace," depicts a man and a woman holding a baby standing in the center of a figure group. A man in a black-smith's apron is sitting on the proper right edge, with a standing boy and a sitting woman on the proper left edge. An angel is standing on a tall pedestal above them all. The other three depictions are entitled, "The Call to Arms," "The Combat," and "The Triumphal Return." Subject:  Homage -- Dewey, George Allegory -- Other -- Triumph Portrait male -- Paul Jones, -- Full length Portrait male -- Hull, -- Full length Portrait male -- MacDonough, -- Full length Portrait male -- Decatur, -- Full length Portrait male -- Perry, -- Full length Portrait male -- Cushing, -- Full length Portrait male -- Porter, -- Full length Portrait male -- Farragut, David Glasgow -- Full length Portrait male -- Lawrence, Portrait male -- Preble, Portrait male -- Foote, Portrait male -- Worden, Portrait male -- Bainbridge, Portrait male -- Dahlgren, Portrait male -- Barry Portrait male -- Davis, Occupation -- Military -- Commodore Occupation -- Military -- Lieutenant Occupation -- Military -- Admiral Occupation -- Military -- Captain Waterscape -- Sea -- Atlantic Ocean Waterscape -- Sea -- Pacific Ocean Allegory -- Civic -- Peace Cityscape -- River -- East River Cityscape -- River -- North River Allegory -- Place -- West Indies Allegory -- Place -- East Indies History -- United States -- Spanish American War Object Type:  Arch Sculpture Owner:  Destroyed. Provenance:  Formerly located at Madison Square, Fifth Avenue & 23rd Street, New York, New York 1899-1900. Remarks:  This arch was erected by the National Sculpture Society in celebration of Dewey's victory at Manila Bay in 1898. The city appropriated thirty thousand dollars for the project, and the members of the society agreed to contribute the sculpture without reimbursement. The arch was completed for Dewey's visit to New York from September 28-30 in 1899. The arch was constructed of staff and was to be replaced with a more permanent material. The funds to replace the work were never raised so on November 13, 1900 the memorial was destroyed. Victory Upon the Sea by Ward; Jones by Potter; Hill by Bush-Brown, MacDonough by Clarke; Decatur by Brewster; Perry by Hartley; Porter by Boyle; Farragut by Partridge; Atlantic & Pacific Oceans by Perry; North & East Rivers, West Indies by Konti; Call to Arms by Martiny; Combat by Bitter; Triumphal Return by Niehaus; Peace by French; Protection of Country by Couper; Progress of Civilization by Gelert; Lawrence by Baerer; Preble by Hamann; Foote & Worden by Moynihan; Bainbridge by Goddard; Dahlgren by Buberl; Victory figures by Adams; Army by Ruckstull; Navy by Bissell; and East Indies by Lopez. References:  Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985. Couper, Greta Elena, "An American Sculptor on the Grand Tour," Los Angeles, CA: TreCavalli Press, 1988. Bogart, Michele H., "Public Sculpture & the Civic Ideal in New York City, 1890-1930," Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1989. Sharp, Lewis I., "John Quincy Adams Ward Dean of American Sculpture," Newark: University of Delaware Press, 1985, no. 108. Berns, Inez Martiny, 1996. Illustration:  Armstrong, Tom, "200 Years of American Sculpture," Boston: D. R. Godine, in association with the Whitney Museum of American Art, c1976, pg. 116. Bogart, Michele H., "Public Sculpture & the Civic Ideal in New York City, 1890-1930," Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1989, pg. 98. Couper, Greta Elena, "An American Sculptor on the Grand Tour," Los Angeles, CA: TreCavalli Press, 1988, pl. 77. 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 77003073   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 77003073 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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