William Tecumseh Sherman Monument
Item
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Title
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William Tecumseh Sherman Monument
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Model
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Anderson, Hettie
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Johnson, Davida
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Date
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1903 (began in 1891)
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Description
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This gilded-bronze equestrian group statue depicts one of the United States’ best-known generals, William Tecumseh Sherman (1820 – 1891). Dedicated in 1903, it was master sculptor Augustus Saint-Gaudens’s (1848 – 1907) last major work. It is located in Grand Army Plaza in Manhattan on Central Park's southeast corner, where Fifth Avenue meets 59th Street.
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On View
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Located on the southeast corner of Central Park at 59th Street & 5th Avenue
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Measurements
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Horse figure H: 14'6"; equestrian figure total H: 15'6"; Genius of Victory figure H: 10'6"; pedestal L: 42'6" W: 30'8"; total H: 24'4"; plaque L: 2'1" W: 10"
