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Lukeman, Augustus,
History -- United States
Portrait male -- Gregg, David McMurtrie
Occupation -- Military
Object -- Weapon
Equestrian
Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Reading
Sculpture
Major General David McMurtrie Gregg, (sculpture).
Artist:
Lukeman, Augustus, 1871-1935, sculptor.
Title:
Major General David McMurtrie Gregg, (sculpture).
Dates:
1922.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: bronze; Base: polished pink granite.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 11 x 4 1/2 x 11 ft.; Base: approx. 8 1/2 x 9 x 14 1/2 ft.
Inscription:
(On rear of sculpture's self base, left:) AUGUSTUS LUKEMAN 1922 (On base, bronze lettering:) MAJOR GENERAL/DAVID MCMURTRIE GREGG (On rear of base:) GETTYSBURG/1863 Erected by/The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (On bronze plaque, left rear:) State Commission/Ira Stratton, Chmn/Daniel K. Hoch, Sec/Wellington M. Bertolet/Isaac Hiester/Richmond L. Jones/Eli M. Rapp/William M. Fleckman signed
Description:
Full-length portrait of Major General David McMurtrie Gregg, seated atop his horse. He is dressed in military uniform with knee-length double-breasted buttoned coat, belted, gloves with long cuffs, boots and hat. He holds a drawn sabre in his proper right hand at his side. He holds the horse's reins in his proper left hand. The horse has all four feet on the ground. The sculpture is mounted atop a granite base with two steps and surrounding brick plaza.
Subject:
History -- United States -- Civil War
Portrait male -- Gregg, David McMurtrie -- Full length
Occupation -- Military -- Soldier
Object -- Weapon -- Sword
Equestrian
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Reading
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of Reading, Bureau of Parks and Public Property, 815 Washington Street, Reading, Pennsylvania 19601
Located 4th Street & Centre Avenue, Reading, Pennsylvania
Remarks:
David McMurtrie Gregg was born in Huntingdon, Pennsylvania in 1833 and attended West Point, graduating in 1855. He was Colonel of the 8th Pennsylvania Cavalry and rose to rank of Brigadier General by Nov. 1862. Following the Civil War, he took up permanent residence in Reading, Pennsylvania. He died August 7, 1916. IAS files contain related excerpt from Historic Preservation News, August 1995, discussing restoration plans for the memorial. For further reading, see "Echoes of Scholla," illustrated by Arthur D. Graeft and George M. Meiser, 1976.
A bronze plaque 15 feet in front of memorial reads: MAJOR GENERAL DAVID MCMURTRIE GREGG/COMMANDER UNION CAVALRY, WHOSE/ACHIEVEMENTS CONTRIBUTED SO LARGELY TO SUCCESS AND ULTIMATE/VICTORY AT GETTYSBURG JULY 1863/TURNING THE TIDE OF THE WAR./AN UPRIGHT CHRISTIAN GENTLEMAN/A LOYAL CITIZEN; A STAUNCH DEFENDER/OF THE CONSTITUTION/AN EARNEST ADVOCATE OF PEACE.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Pennsylvania survey, 1994.
National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, PA5019, 1989.
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 PA001779
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