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Union Square Timeline Medallion 11
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Union Square Timeline Medallion 11
New York, New York
Plaque
Artist
Andrews/LeFevre Studios
Gregg LeFevre
Commissioner
Art in the Parks - NYC Department of Parks and Recreation
Description
George Washington Statue, sculpture Henry Kirke Brown, assisted by John Quincy Adams Ward
Installed, July 4, 1856
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George Washington
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Statue subject
Richard Upjohn
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Architect for the sculpture base.
Henry Kirke Brown
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Sculptor on the statue
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The oldest sculpture in the New York City Parks collection
George Washington Sculpture
The monument is in axial alignment with the statue of Abraham Lincoln and the Independence Flagstaff
Richard Upjohn served as architect for the pedestal / plinth
The sculpture measures 26'4" by 13'6" and sits on a Barre granite pedestal that measures 12'2" by 7'9" by 15'
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