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    		• Houdon, Jean Antoine,
     
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    		• Gorham Manufacturing Company,
     
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    		• Portrait male -- Washington, George
     
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    		• Occupation -- Military
     
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    		• Occupation -- Political
     
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    		• Dress -- Accessory
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Pittsburgh
     
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    		• Sculpture
     
     
    George Washington, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Houdon, Jean Antoine, 1741-1828, sculptor.
    Gorham Manufacturing Company, founder.
    Title: 
    George Washington, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    Original 1788. Cast 1910.
    Digital Reference: 
    Image Image Image Image
    Medium: 
    Sculpture: bronze; Base: red granite (?).
    Dimensions: 
    Sculpture: approx. 6 x 5 x 3 ft.; Base: approx. 4 1/2 x 4 1/2 x 4 1/2 in.
    Inscription: 
    (Sculpture, proper right side:) par Houdon Citoyen francais 1788 (Sculpture, front near base:) GEORGE WASHINGTON (Sculpture, proper left side:) copied from the original by Houdon in the/State Capitol at Richmond by special permission/of the General Assembly of Virginia
    (Base, front plaque:) THIS STATUE OF GEORGE WASHINGTON BY JEAN ANTOINE HOUDON/WAS CREATED FROM THE ORIGINAL MARBLE STATUE OF GEORGE WASHINGTON/IN THE STATE CAPITOL OF VIRGINIA./HOUDON WAS COMMISSIONED BY THOMAS JEFFERSON AND BENJAMIN/FRANKLIN FOR THIS WORK IN 1784, AND HE ACCOMPANIED FRANKLIN TO/AMERICA TO MODEL WASHINGTON IN CLAY AND PLASTER. FOR TWO WEEKS,/AT MT. VERNON, WASHINGTON SAT FOR HIM AS HE PREPARED HIS SKETCHES, MODELED THE BUST, AND TOOK A PLASTER CAST OF THE FACE OF OUR FIRST/PRESIDENT.
    THIS REPLICA IN BRONZE IS FROM THE LIVING WASHINGTON/CREATED IN MARBLE BY HOUDON'S GENIUS. ALL WHO SEE IT SHOULD BE/INSPIRED BY THE COURAGE AND NOBILITY OF THE MAN WHO TURNED A/HOPELESS CAUSE INTO A WORLD-RESOUNDING VICTORY./IN 1853, VIRGINIA GRANTED AUTHORITY TO MAKE SIX COPIES IN/BRONZE. IN 1910, THE GORHAM COMPANY WAS AUTHORIZED TO MAKE/REPLICAS IN BRONZE FROM MOLDS TAKEN FROM THE ORIGINAL STATUE./
    THESE STATUES ARE LOCATED IN MUSEUMS AND CAPITALS OF TEN STATES/AND FOUR FOREIGN COUNTRIES, INCLUDING SUCH NOTABLE LOCATIONS AS/THE NATIONAL STATUARY HALL IN OUR NATION'S CAPITOL, VALLEY FORGE,/PA., VERSAILLES PALACE, FRANCE, AND TRAFALGAR SQUARE, LONDON,/ENGLAND. THE LAST AND FINAL STATUE, THE MOLDS NO LONGER IN/EXISTENCE, IS BEFORE YOUR HERE IN JEFFERSON MEMORIAL PARK. signed
    Description: 
    A standing portrait of George Washington holding his walking stick vertically in his proper right hand. His proper left hand rests on top of a large, draped fasces which stands by his proper left side.
    Subject: 
    Portrait male -- Washington, George -- Full length
    Occupation -- Military -- General
    Occupation -- Political -- President
    Dress -- Accessory -- Cane
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Pittsburgh
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Jefferson Memorial Park, Curry Hollow Road, P. O. Box 10898, Mausoleum courtyard, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15236
    References: 
    Evert, Marilyn, "Discovering Pittsburgh's Sculpture," Pittsburgh, PA: University of Pittsburgh Press, 1983.
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, Pennsylvania survey, 1995.
    National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, PA5096, 1989.
    Illustration: 
    Image on file.
    Evert, Marilyn, "Discovering Pittsburgh's Sculpture," Pittsburgh, PA: University of Pittsburgh Press, 1983, pg. 380.
    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 64480190
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