Administered by United States Department of the Interior National Park Service Washington District of Columbia
Located Independence National Historical Park 313 Walnut Street Philadelphia Pennsylvania 19106 Accession Number: 17.020
Located Chestnut Street between 5th & 6th Streets Philadelphia Pennsylvania
Date:
Original marble 1869. Cast ca. 1910. Dedicated Oct. 1910
Notes:
Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985
City of Philadelphia, 1973.
Independence National Historical Park, 1972, 1988.
Fairmount Park Art Assoc., "Sculpture of a City: Philadelphia's Treasures in Bronze & Stone," NY: Walker Publ., 1974, pg. 74.
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia survey, 1993.
National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, PA0283, PA0316, 1989.
Monumental News, Sept. 1894; Aug. 1910.
Image on file.
Fairmount Park Art Assoc., "Sculpture of a City: Philadelphia's Treasures in Bronze & Stone," NY: Walker Publ., 1974, pg. 74.
A Bailly/Sculptor/Philad,a 1869 / Roman Bronze Works N-Y- (Base:) Richmond Granite Co. (Base, front:) WASHINGTON signed Founder's mark appears.
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Summary:
Standing portrait of George Washington dressed in a long coat with buttons down the right side, a long vest, and a ruffle-necked shirt. A short draped podium with a book on top is to his proper right. He rests his proper right hand on top of the book. His proper left hand rests at the top of a sword which he holds vertically at his side. The sculpture rests atop a square marble base on top of a low granite base.
