Borglum, Gutzon – Equestrian statues https://equestrianstatue.org by Kees van Tilburg Sat, 23 Jan 2021 15:08:56 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.2.11 Sheridan, Philip H. https://equestrianstatue.org/sheridan-philip-h-4/ Wed, 06 Apr 2016 09:00:00 +0000 http://equestrianstatue.org/?p=1927 Most equestrian statues in Washington are atop pedestals, forcing viewers to gaze at the underbelly, but the statue of Sheridan is set low to the ground. Sheridan looks the viewer right in the eye. Borglum, the sculptor of the work, captured the moment that Sheridan rallied his men after his famous ‘Sheridan’s Ride’. 

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]]> Sheridan, Philip H. https://equestrianstatue.org/sheridan-philip-h-5/ Wed, 06 Apr 2016 09:00:00 +0000 http://equestrianstatue.org/?p=1928 Standing at the beginning of Chicago’s Sheridan Road in Lincoln Park, this statue looks more like a rodeo cowboy on a horse than a Civil War general. When you look at the monument, do you think that the horse played an important role in Sheridan’s life and in the Civil War? The sculptor, Gutzon Borglum, … Continue reading "Sheridan, Philip H."

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