William Tecumseh Sherman (Saint-Gaudens)
| William Tecumseh Sherman | |
|---|---|
 The sculpture in 2016 | |
  William Tecumseh Sherman Location in New York City | |
| Artist | Augustus Saint-Gaudens |
| Year | 1902 |
| Type | Sculpture |
| Medium | Bronze |
| Subject | William Tecumseh Sherman |
| Location | New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 40°45′52″N73°58′24″W / 40.7645°N 73.9732°WCoordinates: 40°45′52″N73°58′24″W / 40.7645°N 73.9732°W | |
William Tecumseh Sherman, also known as the Sherman Memorial or Sherman Monument,[1][2] is an outdoor sculpture of William Tecumseh Sherman by Augustus Saint-Gaudens, located at Grand Army Plaza in Manhattan, New York. Cast in 1902 and dedicated on May 30, 1903, the gilded-bronze monument consists of an equestrian statue and an allegorical female figure, Victory,[3] set on a Stony Creek granite pedestal designed by the architect Charles Follen McKim.[4]
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1913 plaza design and statue relocation[edit]
The newspaper publisher Joseph Pulitzer died in 1911 having bequeathed $50,000 for the creation of a memorial fountain to be "like those in the Place de la Concorde, Paris France."[5] In December 1912, the executors of Pulitzer's estate announced that New York City had approved the fountain's proposed location, in the plaza between 58th Street and 60th Street, just west of Fifth Avenue, the same plaza where the equestrian Sherman Monument stood since 1903. The executors invited five architecture firms to participate in a competition to determine the fountain's design, and to provide designs for a "good architectural treatment of the whole plaza." [6] In January 1913, the five schemes were exhibited at the New York Public Library, including the winning scheme, designed by Carrère and Hastings. Architect Thomas Hasting's design placed the fountain in the southern half of the plaza, whereas the Sherman Monument remained in the northern half (but moved fifteen feet west to be symmetrically opposite the fountain). Construction of the new plaza began in 1915, and by November one newspaper reported: "The Pulitzer Fountain...is now finished and bubbling with the purest Croton water," noting that work on the northern portion of the plaza was delayed by subway construction.[7]
1974 landmarks designation[edit]
On May 30, 1974, the Landmarks Preservation Commission held a public hearing to consider designation of the Grand Army Plaza, including the Sherman Monument, as a Scenic Landmark. The measure was approved on July 23, 1974. [8]
1985-1990 restoration[edit]
On March 26, 1985, the Central Park Conservancy and the architecture firm of Buttrick White & Burtis presented plans to the Landmarks Preservation Commission for a full restoration of the plaza, including the Sherman Monument.[9] The work was completed in June 1990, including a re-gilding of the statue, and the replacement of a palm frond and a sword that had been removed previously.[10]
2013 Restoration[edit]
The Grand Army Plaza was renewed again in 2013, including a re-gilding of the statue of William Tecumseh Sherman.[11]
Gallery[edit]
1863 design showing a proposed fountain (before the plaza was extended south to 58th Street).
1868 Map of Central Park includes the future site of the Sherman Monument.
1869 map of the plaza, showing a site for a clock tower near where the Sherman statue was located in 1903.
A view of the Sherman Monument circa 1908-1915, before the creation of the Grand Army Plaza.
Thomas Hasting's 1913 plan for the plaza, showing the relocated Sherman statue in the northern (upper) half.
Augustus Saint-Gaudens, who sculpted the monument, photographed in 1905.
Architect Charles Follen McKim designed the pedestal of the monument.
Close up of the Monuments plinth in June 2018
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References[edit]
- Jump up ^ "Sherman Memorial (sculpture)". Smithsonian Institution Research Information System. Retrieved November 4, 2015.
- Jump up ^ "William Tecumseh Sherman". Central Park Conservancy. Retrieved July 5, 2014.
- Jump up ^ Warner, Marina, Monuments and Maidens: The Allegory of the Female Form, University of California Press, Berkeley, California, 1985 pp. 16-17.
- Jump up ^ "Grand Army Plaza: William Tecumseh Sherman". New York City Department of Parks and Recreation. Retrieved July 6, 2014.
- Jump up ^ Landmark Preservation Commission (23 July 1974). "LP-0860" (PDF). NYC Landmark Designation Reports. Retrieved 12 March 2012.
- Jump up ^ The New York Times, December 22, 1912.
- Jump up ^ Chicago Daily Tribune, November 7, 1915.
- Jump up ^ Landmark Preservation Commission (23 July 1974). "LP-0860" (PDF). NYC Landmark Designation Reports. Retrieved 12 March 2012.
- Jump up ^ The New York Times, March 27, 1985.
- Jump up ^ The New York Times, June 28, 1990.
- Jump up ^ Dunlap, David (18 June 2013). "It's General Sherman's Time to Shine, but Not Too Much". The New York Times. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
External links[edit]
Media related to William Tecumseh Sherman monument by Augustus Saint-Gaudens at Wikimedia Commons
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