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    		• French, Daniel Chester,
     
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    		• Potter, Edward Clark,
     
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    		• Henry-Bonnard Bronze 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 -- Uniform
     
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    		• Object -- Weapon
     
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    		• Equestrian
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- Illinois -- Chicago
     
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    George Washington Memorial, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    French, Daniel Chester, 1850-1931, sculptor.
    Potter, Edward Clark, 1857-1923, sculptor.
    Henry-Bonnard Bronze Company, founder.
    Title: 
    George Washington Memorial, (sculpture).
    Other Titles: 
    General George Washington, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    Modeled 1900. Cast 1903. Dedicated June 6, 1904.
    Digital Reference: 
    Image
    Medium: 
    Sculpture: bronze; Base: granite.
    Inscription: 
    (On left rear of base:) Henry-Bonnard Bronze Co., Founders N.Y. 1903 Founder's mark appears.
    Description: 
    Equestrian statue of Washington as he took command of the American Revolutionary War forces at Cambridge, Massachusetts, on July 3, 1775. He sits straight upon his horse and holds his sword straight up in the air with his proper right hand. Sculpture rests on a rectangular base with a bench around its perimeter and two low steps to the ground.
    Subject: 
    Portrait male -- Washington, George -- Full length
    Occupation -- Political -- President
    Occupation -- Military -- General
    Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform
    Object -- Weapon -- Sword
    Equestrian
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- Illinois -- Chicago
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Administered by Chicago Park District, Preservation Planning Division, 425 East McFetridge Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60605
    Located Washington Park, 51st Street & Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive, Chicago, Illinois
    Remarks: 
    Edward Potter created the horse and Daniel Chester French created the figure of Washington. French modeled Washington's head after a bust done from life by Jean Antoine Houdon. The original of this statue is in Paris at the place d'Ilena, near the Trocadero and was dedicated on July 4, 1900 during the Paris Exposition. Monument committee: Commissioners of the South Parks of Chicago. Cost twenty-six thousand dollars. The Chicago Park District Monument and Sculpture Photographic Archives contain black and white photographs of the sculpture taken from the 1920s to the 1940s. The Chicago Park District Monument and Sculpture Preservation Files contain miscellaneous memos, news articles, photographs, and proposals for relocating the monument. The Chicago Park Districts Monument and Sculpture Original Coorespondence Files contain letters from Charles Jutchinson regarding the proposal of the fountain.
    References: 
    Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985
    Richman, Michael, "Daniel Chester French: An American Sculptor," New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art for the National Trust for Historic Preservation, 1976, pg. 29.
    Bach, Ira J., and Mary Lackritz Gray, "A Guide to Chicago's Public Sculpture," Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1983, pg. 284-285.
    Riedy, James L., "Chicago Sculpture," Chicago: University of Illinois Press, pg. 212.
    National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, IL0046, 1989.
    Monumental News, Oct. 1902, pg. 592.
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, Illinois, Chicago survey, 1992.
    Illustration: 
    Image on file.
    Bach, Ira J., and Mary Lackritz Gray, "A Guide to Chicago's Public Sculpture," Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1983, pg. 285.
    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 75004359
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