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George Washington, (sculpture). Artist:  Park, Richard Henry, 1832-1902, sculptor. Royal Foundry of Florence, founder. Fonderia Galli, founder. Title:  George Washington, (sculpture). Dates:  1885. Dedicated Nov. 7, 1885. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: bronze; Base: Mt. Desert grey granite; Steps: concrete. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 110 x 41 x 41 in.; Base: approx. 145 x 166 x 166 in. Inscription:  (Proper left lower side of sculpture:) RH PARK SC (Foundry mark) (Proper right lower side of sculpture:) F.GALLI FUSERO (Front of base:) WASHINGTON (Back of base:) The Gift of/Elizabeth A. Plankinton/To the/City of Milwaukee/1885 signed Founder's mark appears. Description:  Full-length portrait of George Washington at the age of 43, dressed in the uniform of the Continental Army. He wears a hat with flower, cape, boots, jacket, vest and pants. He holds a sword with both hands in front of him. Below him, on the lower base a woman and child are standing, symbolic of History or Education. The woman is pointing upward at the statue of Washington, with her proper left arm. The child gazes upward and holds an open book at his side in his proper right hand. Subject:  Portrait male -- Washington, George -- Full length Occupation -- Military -- General Occupation -- Political -- President Figure group -- Female & Child Allegory -- Arts & Sciences -- Education Allegory -- Arts & Sciences -- History Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of Milwaukee, Bureau of Bridges & Public Buildings, 841 North Broadway, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202 Located Court of Honor, West Wisconsin Avenue at North 10th & North 9th streets, Milwaukee, Wisconsin Remarks:  This was the first civic statue presented to the City of Milwaukee and reportedly the first public monument of Washington erected west of the state of Virginia. It was a gift of Miss Elizabeth Plankinton and cost approximately $20,000. IAS files contain photocopy of 1909 postcard of sculpture. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Wisconsin, Milwaukee survey, 1994. Palmer, Virginia A., 1991. National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, WI0033, 1989. Monumental News, Jan., 1895, pg. 23. Illustration:  Image on file. Monumental News, Jan., 1895, pg. 23. 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 74020050   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 74020050 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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