George Washington is an outdoor sculpture by Henry Kirke Brown (1814–1886), located in Union Square, Manhattan, in the United States. The bronze equestrian statue was dedicated in 1856 and is the oldest sculpture in the New York City Parks collection.[3]

Equestrian statue of George Washington
The statue in 2007
Artist	Henry Kirke Brown
Year	1856 (1856)
Type	Sculpture
Medium	Bronze
Subject	George Washington
Location	New York City, New York, United States
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Description and history

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'. It was dedicated on July 4, 1856.[3] The monument is in axial alignment with the statue of Abraham Lincoln and the Independence Flagstaff.[4]

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  The statue in the middle of Fourth Avenue at 14th Street, c.1870

See also

• List of memorials to George Washington

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to George Washington statue in Union Square.

• A Difference in Kind: Spontaneous Memorials after 9/11 by Harriet F. Senie, International Sculpture Center
• Leon Reid IV To Give Union Square George Washington Statue A Makeover (September 30, 2011), The Huffington Post

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