Bush-Brown, Henry Kirke – Equestrian statues https://equestrianstatue.org by Kees van Tilburg Tue, 19 Jan 2021 16:22:27 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.2.11 Meade, George Gordon https://equestrianstatue.org/meade-george-gordon/ Wed, 06 Apr 2016 09:00:00 +0000 http://equestrianstatue.org/?p=1694 The sculptor, Henri Kirke Bush Brown, became known for historically accurate realist sculptures illustrating American history. He produced three equestrian bronze sculptures at Gettysburg battlefield. The first equestrian statue ever produced by Bush-Brown was that of General George Meade, the victor at Gettysburg. Located on Hancock Avenue, it is near where “Meade watched his Union troops repulse the Confederate charge.” This statue … Continue reading "Meade, George Gordon"

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]]> Reynolds, John Fulton https://equestrianstatue.org/reynolds-john-fulton/ Wed, 06 Apr 2016 09:00:00 +0000 http://equestrianstatue.org/?p=1860 Henri Bush Brown, the sculptor, was known for historically accurate realist sculptures illustrating American history. He produced three equestrian bronze sculptures at Gettysburg battlefield. Following the production of Meade, Bush-Brown created this monument of General John F. Reynolds (killed in action July 1, 1863), in which the horse has only two feet on the ground. This statue was dedicated in 1899 at a ceremony in … Continue reading "Reynolds, John Fulton"

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]]> Sedgwick, John https://equestrianstatue.org/sedgwick-john/ Wed, 06 Apr 2016 09:00:00 +0000 http://equestrianstatue.org/?p=1917 Next to the equestrian statues of George Meade and John Reynolds, Bush-Brown also produced this equestrian bronze of General John Sedgwick, the senior most Union casualty of the American Civil War, who was killed later at the Battle of Spotsylvania Courthouse and who had participated in the Battle of Gettysburg. The statue of Sedgwick incorporates such details as the dents … Continue reading "Sedgwick, John"

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]]> Wayne, Anthony https://equestrianstatue.org/wayne-anthony-3/ Wed, 06 Apr 2016 09:00:00 +0000 http://equestrianstatue.org/?p=2080 The post Wayne, Anthony appeared first on Equestrian statues.

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