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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 -- Political
     
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  • Occupation -- Military
     
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  • Dress -- Accessory
     
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  • Outdoor Sculpture -- Wisconsin -- Oshkosh
     
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  • Sculpture
     
     
    George Washington, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Unknown, sculptor.
    Houdon, Jean Antoine, 1741-1828, sculptor. (copy after)
    Gorham Manufacturing Company, founder.
    Title: 
    George Washington, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    Dedicated 1911 (?).
    Medium: 
    Sculpture: bronze; Upper base: pink granite; Lower base: concrete.
    Dimensions: 
    Sculpture: approx. H. 6 ft. x W. 4 ft.; Base: approx. 7 x 5 x 5 ft.
    Inscription: 
    (Back right of plinth, incised lettering:) GORHAM.CO.FOUNDERS (Front of granite base, incised lettering:) WASHINGTON (Lower corner of granite base, incised lettering:) PRESENTED TO THE CITY OF OSHKOSK/BY JOHN HICKS 1911 unsigned
    Description: 
    Standing portrait of George Washington, depicted in Revolutionary War uniform with overcoat, vest, and boots. His proper left hand rests at shoulder height on top of a fasces, holding either a coat or cape that is draped over it. His proper right hand holds the handle of a cane. The sculpture is mounted upon a multitiered base with a lower tier with triangular corners.
    Subject: 
    Portrait male -- Washington, George -- Full length
    Occupation -- Political -- President
    Occupation -- Military -- General
    Dress -- Accessory -- Cane
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- Wisconsin -- Oshkosh
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Administered by City of Oshkosh, Parks Department, 215 Church Avenue, Oshkosh, Wisconsin 54901
    Located Corner of New York & Menominee, Oshkosh, Wisconsin
    Remarks: 
    Monument was presented by John Hicks in 1911. It has been frequently vandalized.
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, Wisconsin survey, 1995.
    Illustration: 
    Image on file.
    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 WI000444
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