Administered by United States Department of the Interior National Park Service Washington District of Columbia
Located Arlington National Cemetery Arlington Virginia
Date:
1914
Notes:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Virginia survey, 1995.
Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985.
Goode, James M., "The Outdoor Sculpture of Washington, D.C., A Comprehensive Historical Guide," Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1974.
Michael Richman, SAAM curatorial assistant, 1967-1969.
Image on file.
Goode, James M., "The Outdoor Sculpture of Washington, D.C., A Comprehensive Historical Guide," Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1974, E-13.
E. C. Potter, Sc. 1914 Gorham Co, Founder/New York (On front of base, incised:) NEW JERSEY/HONORS HER MOST/DISTINGUISHED SOLDIER/ERECTED 1914 (On side of base, incised:) MAJOR GENERAL PHILIP KEARNY/BORN JUNE 1, 1814 (On other side of base, incised:) KEARNY signed Founder's mark appears.
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Summary:
This sculpture depicts Kearny on horseback, head turned to the proper right, his proper right arm is down, proper right hand holding the reins of his horse. He wears a Union Civil War uniform. Kearny was an amputee, and thus the cuff of his proper left sleeve is buttoned to the proper left front of his jacket. He wears a cap and has a goatee. His horse appears to be in mid-stride, with proper right front hoof and proper left rear hoof raised.