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More Smithsonian Searches     Who else has...     Bitter, Karl,     Bosworth, Willis,     Jno. Williams, Inc.,     Portrait male -- Sigel, Franz     Occupation -- Military     Equestrian     Ethnic -- German     Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- New York     Sculpture

General Franz Sigel, (sculpture). Artist:  Bitter, Karl, 1867-1915, sculptor. Bosworth, Willis, architect. Jno. Williams, Inc., founder. Title:  General Franz Sigel, (sculpture). Dates:  Commissioned 1904. Dedicated Oct. 1907. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: bronze; Base: Rockport granite. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 10 x 5 x 11 ft.; Base: approx. 6 ft. 2 in. x 5 ft. 8 in. x 10 ft. Inscription:  KARL BITTER/JNO Williams/Founder (Front of base:) FRANZ SIGEL signed Founder's mark appears. Description:  Sigel is depicted on his horse which is mounted on a rectangular base. The sculpture and base are installed at the top of a flight of stairs. Subject:  Portrait male -- Sigel, Franz -- Full length Occupation -- Military -- General Equestrian Ethnic -- German Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- New York Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of New York, Department of Parks and Recreation, The Arsenal - Central Park, New York, New York 10021 Located Riverside Park, Riverside Drive & West 106th Street, New York, New York Remarks:  Willis Bosworth designed the base. Bitter won the commission in 1904 and selected the site of the monument, at the top of a flight of stairs. Sigel was a German-American who rallied the German communities in the U.S. behind the Union during the Civil War. He contributed to the Union victory in Missouri at the Battle of Pea Ridge. The sculpture was a gift to the City of New York from the Sigel Monument Association. References:  Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985 Gayle, Margot & Michele Cohen, "Guide to Manhattan's Outdoor Sculpture," New York: Prentice Hall, 1988, pg. 286. National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, NY5139, 1989. Monumental News, Oct. 1905, pg. 717. Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York, New York survey, 1994. Illustration:  Image on file. Gayle, Margot & Michele Cohen, "Guide to Manhattan's Outdoor Sculpture," New York: Prentice Hall, 1988, pg. 286. 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 76005191   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 76005191 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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