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Title
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GEN George Washington in Union SQ NYC
Subject
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War Memorials
American Revolution
George Washington
New York City
New York
Description
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This massive equestrian statue of General George Washington sits atop a large granite base in Union Square Park and represents the moment New York City was liberated from the British at the end of the American Revolution November 25, 1783. The statue was commissioned in 1851 and sculpted by Henry Kirke Brown who helped develop a new American sculptural style. The representation of Washington combines some classical motifs with a sense of naturalness. Dedicated on July 4, 1856, the large statue originally resided in a traffic circle in the middle of the street on the southeast corner of Union Square. When the park was redesigned in 1929-30 the sculpture was moved to its present location in the south plaza opposite the statue of Abraham Lincoln on the north side of the park. The statue of Washington also became a site of a constant vigil and shrine by New Yorkers after the attacks of September 11, 2001.
Coverage
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1700-1900
Type
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statue/sculpture
Creator
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local
Relation
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park
Format
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bronze
granite
Date
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7-4-1856
Source
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Sculpted by Henry Kirke Brown
Contributor
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Laura M Wood
Rights
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This work is licensed under CC BY-NC 4.0. To view a copy of this license, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0
Identifier
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This NYC site is a key resource. <a href="https://www.nycgovparks.org/about/history/veterans">https://www.nycgovparks.org/about/history/veterans</a>
American Revolution
George Washington
Henry Kirke Brown
New York
New York City
Union Square