General Ulysses S. Grant Memorial (Washington, DC) : General view of Union Square and monuments from across the water

Creator:

Shrady, Henry Mervin, 1871-1922

Published/Created:

Union Square, the Mall, 1st Street, between Pennsylvania Avenue and Maryland Avenue, Washington, District of Columbia, United States
1909-1920 ; dedicated 1922 (other)

Physical Description:

5.2 m (height, Grant on horse)

Date Depicted:

4/21/1994
1900 AD - 1949 AD

Materials:

bronze
marble

Notes:

The monument was created by sculptor Henry Merwin Shrady, who spent 20 years of his life working on it. The platform for the monument, made of Vermont marble, is 252 feet long and 71 feet wide. It is divided into three sections. The tall, middle section depicts Grant aboard his war horse Cincinnati on a 22-foot high pedestal, and he is flanked, on either side, by fighting Union Artillery and Cavalry groups. Surrounding the main pedestal are four shorter pedestals, each one supporting a bronze figure of a lion in repose Construction began in 1909; the Artillery Group (above) was completed in 1912, the Cavalry Group (below) was completed in 1916, and the bronze figure of Grant was completed in 1920. The memorial was dedicated on the 100th anniversary of Grant's birth, April 27, 1922. Today it stands as the center of a three-part sculptural group including the James A. Garfield Monument and the Peace Monument.

Topics:

Sculpture -- United States -- 20th century -- (YVRC)

Period/Style:

Beaux-Arts

Culture:

American

Accession Number:

1A2-US-DC-GU-A2

Genre:

memorials (AAT)
sculpture (AAT)

Format:

Image

Content Type:

Paintings & Drawings
Sculptures, Models, & Architecture

Rights:

Copyright Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc
The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.

Access Restrictions:

Yale Community Only

Digital:

allegorical; animals; historical; military; war; portraits; rulers and leaders; United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 casting built works; monuments; visual works; sculpture (visual work)

Source Creator:

Gilchrist, Scott

Source Title:

Archivision Module Three

Source Created:

2878 Chamonix, Montreal QC
Archivision, Inc.
4/21/1994

Source Note:

Purchase, Visual Resources Collection, May, 2011; photographer Scott Gilchrist

Yale Collection:

Visual Resources Collection

Digital Collection:

Visual Resources Collection

Local Record Number:

4152

OID:

10158731

PID:

digcoll:1856966