Artist:

Ruckstull, Frederic Wellington 1853-1942  Search this

Adams, Herbert 1858-1945  Search this

Baerer, Henry 1837-1908  Search this

Bissell, George Edwin 1839-1929  Search this

Bitter, Karl 1867-1915  Search this

Boyle, John J. 1851/52-1917  Search this

Brewster, George Thomas 1862-1943  Search this

Buberl, Caspar 1834-1899  Search this

Bush-Brown, Henry K. 1857-1935  Search this

Clarke, Thomas Shields 1860-1920  Search this

Couper, William 1853-1942  Search this

French, Daniel Chester 1850-1931  Search this

Gelert, Johannes Sophus 1852-1923  Search this

Goddard, Ralph Bartlett 1861-1936  Search this

Hamann, C. F. d. 1927  Search this

Hartley, Jonathan Scott 1845-1912  Search this

Kaldenberg, F. W.  Search this

Konti, Isidore 1862-1938  Search this

Lopez, Charles Albert 1869-1906  Search this

Lukeman, Augustus 1871-1935  Search this

Martiny, Philip 1858-1927  Search this

Moynihan, Frederick 1843-1910  Search this

Niehaus, Charles Henry 1855-1935  Search this

Partridge, William Ordway 1861-1930  Search this

Perry, Roland Hinton 1870-1941  Search this

Potter, Edward Clark 1857-1923  Search this

Ward, John Quincy Adams 1830-1910  Search this

Type:

Photograph

Date:

1899

Notes:

On photo mount label: F. W. Ruckstull. The Dewey arch: north side. designed by Frederick W. Ruckstull. 1898. Gift of: Mr. Frederick W. Ruckstull. Classification number: 282. Accession: 146221. Lantern slide: E145801.

Historical photograph of the Dewey Arch in Madison Square, New York, which was erected by the National Sculpture Society in celebration of Dewey's victory at Manila Bay in 1898. Sculpted by members of the Society, the arch was constructed of staff and was meant to be replaced with a more permanent material. However, the funds to replace the work were never raised so on November 13, 1900 the memorial was destroyed.

1 photographic print : b&w, 9 1/4 x 7 3/8 in. (trimmed), mounted on 9 3/4 x 13 7/8 in. board.

Topic:

Homage--Dewey, George  Search this

Allegory--Other--Triumph  Search this

Image number:

SSC S0002151

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Metropolitan Museum of Art Study Collection of American Sculpture Photographs

Data Source:

Photograph Study Collection, Smithsonian American Art Museum

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