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- Code Number:
- CNYD01_156
- Title:
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Bronze Equestrian statue of George Washington, Monument, Horse, Union Square Park, Manhattan
- This is the oldest sculpture in the New York City. It was modeled by Henry Kirke Brown (1814Ð1886) and was dedicated in 1865.
Sculptor: Henry Kirke Brown; J.Q.A. Ward. assistant
Architect: Richard Upjohn
Description: Equestrian figure on intergral plinth, pedestal on plinth
Materials: Bronze, Barre granite
Overall height: 26 feet 4 inches
Statue height: 13 feet 6 inches
Pedestal height: 12 feet 2 inches width: 7 feet 9 inches length: 15 feet
Pedestal plinth height: 10 inches width: 9 feet 9 inches length: 17 feet
Cast: 1856
Dedicated: July 4, 1856
Foundry: Ames Foundry, Chicopee, Massachusetts
Donor: Merchants of New York
- Keywords:
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New York City, NYC. History, Archives, Historical, United States of America, american, urban, cities, borough, Structure, Architecture, Travel, Scenics
- Image by:
- Wernher Krutein
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