Sculptor:

Reniers, Peter Charles 1825-1894  Search this

Architect:

Morganroth, Louis  Search this

Pauley, George  Search this

Schmertz, Robert W. b. 1898  Search this

Medium:

Massillon stone

Type:

Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture

Sculptures

Owner/Location:

Administered by City of Pittsburgh Department of Public Works 611 Second Avenue Pittsburgh Pennsylvania 15222

Located West Park Pittsburgh Pennsylvania

Date:

Dedicated May 30, 1871. Relocated 1931

Notes:

Evert, Marilyn, "Discovering Pittsburgh's Sculpture," Pittsburgh, PA: University of Pittsburgh Press, 1983, pg. 22-23.

National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, PA0149, 1989.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Pennsylvania Survey, 1995.

Image on file.

Evert, Marilyn, "Discovering Pittsburgh's Sculpture," Pittsburgh, PA: University of Pittsburgh Press, 1983, pg. 53-55.

(Across bottom of base:) VICKSBURG APPOMATTOX ANTIETAM GETTSBURGH (Base, beneath seal:) 1861-1865

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Summary:

Colossal figure of Fame mounted on a tall column base. On the front of the base is the state seal of Pennsylvania and a eagle.

Topic:

History--United States--Civil War  Search this

Architecture--Detail--Column  Search this

Figure female--Full length  Search this

Allegory--Quality--Grandeur  Search this

Control number:

IAS 64480024

Data Source:

Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_ari_26765