Major General Galusha Pennypacker, (sculpture).

Major General Galusha Pennypacker, (sculpture).

Laessle, Albert, 1877-1954, sculptor.

Grafly, Charles, 1862-1929, designer.

Roman Bronze Works, founder.

Major General Galusha Pennypacker, (sculpture).

General Galusha Pennypacker Memorial, (sculpture).

Installed June 1, 1934.

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Sculpture: bronze; Base: limestone.

Sculpture: approx. 13 ft. x 7 ft. 5 in. x 7 ft. 5 in.; Base: approx. 48 in. x 8 ft. 2 in. x 100 ft.

Albert Laessle / Roman Bronze Works, N.Y. (Base, front:) GALUSHA PENNYPACKER/BREVET MAJOR GENERAL/UNITED STATES ARMY/1842 - 1916 signed Founder's mark appears.

General Pennypacker is symbolized by a bare-chested, muscular male figure dressed in classical attire consisting of sandals, a helmet, and a flapped skirt belted at the waist. The figure stands atop an elaborately decorated cannon which is flanked by two roaring tigers. He strides forward taking a giant step with his proper right leg, stepping over a protruding piece of the cannon. Both hands are clenched in fists. His proper left arm is bent toward his chest and his proper right arm swings out behind him. His head is bent downward. The sculpture rest on a rectangular base.

Homage -- Pennypacker, Galusha

Figure male -- Full length

Dress -- Historic -- Classical Dress

Animal -- Tiger

Object -- Weapon -- Cannon

Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia

Administered by City of Philadelphia, Fairmount Park Commission, Memorial Hall, West Park, P. O. Box 21601, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19131

Located Logan Circle, 19th Street & Benjamin Franklin Parkway, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

At age twenty-two, Galusha Pennypacker became the youngest general to serve in the Civil War. He was originally from Chester County, Pennsylvania and later settled in Philadelphia. The memorial was commissioned by the State Art Commission and the General Pennypacker Memorial Committee. Charles Grafley was responsible for developing the basic concept of the memorial, but the sculpting was taken over by his student, Albert Laessle.

Treated 2007 June. Kreilick Conservation, LLC (Oreland, PA). Treatment report on file with owner and conservator.

Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985

City of Philadelphia, 1973.

Fairmount Park Art Assoc., "Sculpture of a City: Philadelphia's Treasures in Bronze & Stone," NY: Walker Publ., 1974, pg. 303.

American Art Review (Jan./Feb. 1976): pg. 69.

Bach, Penny Balkin, "Public Art in Philadelphia," Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 1992, pg. 226.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia survey, 1993.

SOS Conservation Notification Report, 2008.

American Art Review (Jan./Feb. 1976): pg. 69.

Fairmount Park Art Assoc., "Sculpture of a City: Philadelphia's Treasures in Bronze & Stone," NY: Walker Publ., 1974. pg. 303.

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