General Kazimier Pulaski - Buffalo, New York
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BruceS
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Statue of Polish General Kazimier Pulaski outside the Ellicott Square Building in downtown Buffalo.
Waymark Code: WMB83X
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 04/17/2011
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Statue of General Kazimier Pulaski standing erect, his hands are resting on his sword. He is wearing knee-high boots with his trousers tucked into them, a shirt and a cape which appears to be blowing in the wind.
"During the American Revolutionary War, he saved the life of George Washington and became a general in the Continental Army. He died of wounds suffered in the Battle of Savannah. Pulaski is one of only seven people to be awarded honorary United States citizenship." - Wikipedia
The base of the sculpture is inscribed:
General/Kazimier Pulaski
Hero of Poland and the
United States of America
Dar narodu polskiego
dla narodu amerykanskiego
upamietniajacy 200 lecie niepodleglosc
ameryki
A gift from the people of Poland to the people of the United States of America commemorating 200 years of American independence.
TITLE: General Kazimier Pulaski
ARTIST(S): Kazamie rzDaniewicz
DATE: 1979
MEDIUM: Dark brown bronze on polished black granite base.
CONTROL NUMBER: IAS NY000031
Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link]
PHYSICAL LOCATION:
Main and Division Streets
Buffalo, New York
DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH:
None noted
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