George Washington - Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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BruceS
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Statue of George Washington located in the Court of Honor in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Waymark Code: WMCJH9
Location: Wisconsin, United States
Date Posted: 09/12/2011
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The sculpture is a bronze sculpture of George Washington at age 43 wearing his Continental Army uniform. He holds a sword in both hands in front of him. The statue is standing on a pedestal. In front of the pedestal the a statue of a woman and a child are standing. The man is pointing up to George Washington and the child is looking up to him. The statue gift of Miss Elizabeth Plankinton to the City of Milwaukee in 1885. The statue is reportedly the first first public monument of Washington erected west of the state of Virginia.
TITLE: George Washington
ARTIST(S): Richard Henry Park
DATE: 1885. Dedicated Nov. 7, 1885.
MEDIUM: Sculpture: bronze; Base: Mt. Desert grey granite; Steps: concrete.
CONTROL NUMBER: IAS 74020050
Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link]
PHYSICAL LOCATION:
Court of Honor
West Wisconsin Avenue at North 10th & North 9th streets
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH:
None noted.
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