Israel Putnam - Redding, CT
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LadyKarine
N 41° 20.309 W 073° 22.884
18T E 635430 N 4577596
General Israel Putnam statue is located at the entrance to Putnam Memorial State Park.
Waymark Code: WMYVW4
Location: Connecticut, United States
Date Posted: 07/29/2018
Views: 3
The sculpture commemorates the life of Israel Putnam, a Major General in the Continental Army and Connecticut hero. The state park is the location o Putnam's division of the Continental Army from November 1, 1778 to May 25, 1779.
Inscription on the plaque:
(Back of sculpture base:) ANNA H. HUNTINGTON/1967/STANERIGG
(Bronze plaque on base:) DONATED A.D. 1969/SCULPTRESS ANNA HYATT HUNTINGTON/ IN HER 93RD YEAR/ IN TIMELESS MEMORIAL TO /ISRAEL PUTNAM/SENIOR MAJOR GENERAL IN THE CONTINENTAL ARMY/WHO AT GREENWICH, CONNECTICUT/IN FEBRUARY OF 1779/MADE GOOD A DRAMATIC MOUNTED ESCAPE FROM PURSING BRITISH DRAGOONS DOWN THE PERILOUS 100 STONE STEPS/CARVED INTO THE PRECIPICE AT HORSE NECK.
Description:
General Putnam is seen mounted on a horse which is descending a flight of steps. The horse's head is turned to its proper left side and has an expression of terror. The rider clutches the reins in his proper left hand, with proper right arm raised in defiance. The sculpture sits on a rectangular-shaped base of mortared fieldstone.
TITLE: Israel Putnam
ARTIST(S): Anna Vaughn Hyatt Huntington, sculptor
DATE: Donated A.D. 1969
MEDIUM: Sculpture: bronze, painted; Base: mortared fieldstone.
CONTROL NUMBER: IAS 76006475
Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link]
PHYSICAL LOCATION:
The sculpture is located in front of the visitors center of the Putnam Memorial state park. You can see it from the road 107.
DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH:
none noted
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