Sculptor:

Calder, Alexander Milne 1846-1923  Search this

Founder:

Henry-Bonnard Bronze Company  Search this

Subject:

Meade, George Gordon  Search this

Medium:

Sculpture: bronze; Base: granite

Type:

Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture

Sculptures

Owner/Location:

Coadministered by City of Philadelphia Fairmount Park Commission Memorial Hall, West Park, P. O. Box 21601 Philadelphia Pennsylvania 19131

Coadministered by Fairmount Park Art Association 1616 Walnut Street, Suite 2012 Philadelphia Pennsylvania 19103

Located Fairmount Park West side of park, Lansdowne Drive north of Memorial Hall Philadelphia Pennsylvania

Date:

1881. Commissioned Dec. 1983. Modeled 1884-1886. Cast Dec. 1886. Dedicated Oct. 18, 1887

Notes:

Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985

City of Philadelphia, 1973.

National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, PA0128, 1989.

Fairmount Park Art Assoc., "Sculpture of a City: Philadelphia's Treasures in Bronze & Stone," NY: Walker Publ., 1974, pg. 118-122.

Bach, Penny Balkin, "Public Art in Philadelphia," Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 1992, pg. 206.

Monumental News, Nov. 1885; June 1908.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia survey, 1993.

Summary:

Equestrian portrait of General George Gordon Meade dressed in his military uniform. In his proper right hand he holds his hat down by his saddle. He holds the horse's reins with his proper left hand and a sword hangs by his proper left leg. He is depicted with a full beard and moustache.

Topic:

Portrait male--Full length  Search this

Occupation--Military--General  Search this

Equestrian  Search this

Object--Weapon--Sword  Search this

Dress--Uniform--Military Uniform  Search this

Control number:

IAS 75009300

Data Source:

Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_ari_15615