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Huntington, Anna Vaughn Hyatt,
Portrait male -- Putnam, Israel
Occupation -- Military
Equestrian
History -- United States
Outdoor Sculpture -- Connecticut -- Redding
Sculpture
Israel
Putnam
, (sculpture).
Artist:
Huntington, Anna Vaughn Hyatt, 1876-1973, sculptor.
Title:
Israel
Putnam
, (sculpture).
Dates:
1967.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: bronze, painted; Base: mortared fieldstone.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 10 ft. x 7 ft. 10 in. x 4 ft. 10 in.; Base: approx. 3 ft. 4 in. x 5 ft. x 7 ft. 10 in.
Inscription:
(Back of sculpture base:) ANNA H. HUNTINGTON/1967/STANERIGG (Bronze plaque on base:) DONATED A.D. 1969/SCULPTRESS ANNA HYATT HUNTINGTON/ IN HER 93RD YEAR/
ISRAEL
PUTNAM
/SENIOR MAJOR GENERAL IN THE CONTINENTAL ARMY/WHO AT GREENWICH, CONNECTICUT/IN FEBRUARY OF 1779/MADE GOOD A DRAMATIC MOUNTED ESCAPE FROM PURSING BRITISH DRAGOONS DOWN THE PERILOUS 100 STONE STEPS/CARVED INTO THE PRECIPICE AT HORSE NECK signed
Description:
General
Putnam
is seen mounted on a horse which is descending a flight of steps. The horse's head is turned to its proper left side and has an expression of terror. The rider clutches the reins in his proper left hand, with proper right arm raised in defiance. The sculpture sits on a rectangular-shaped base of mortared fieldstone.
Subject:
Portrait
male
--
Putnam
,
Israel
Occupation
--
Military
--
General
Equestrian
History
--
United States
--
Connecticut
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture
--
Connecticut
--
Redding
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by State of Connecticut, Department of Environmental Protection, 163 Capital Avenue, Hartford, Connecticut 06106
Located
Israel
Putnam
State Park, State Route 63, Entrance, Redding, Connecticut
Remarks:
The sculpture commemorates the life of
Israel
Putnam
, a Major General in the Continental Army and Connecticut hero. The state park is the location o
Putnam
's division of the Continental Army from November 1, 1778 to May 25, 1779.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Connecticut survey, 1994.
Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985.
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 76006475
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Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
76006475
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