Saint-Gaudens and Proctor – Equestrian statues https://equestrianstatue.org by Kees van Tilburg Sat, 23 Jan 2021 15:28:34 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.2.11 Logan, John https://equestrianstatue.org/logan-john/ Wed, 06 Apr 2016 09:00:00 +0000 http://equestrianstatue.org/?p=1630 The Tribune described the work (in progress) as “beyond all question the most thrilling, heroically dramatic episode in Gen. Logan’s dashing career as a soldier and a leader of men. It is just at the moment of Gen. McPherson’s death, when the disheartened, defeated troops turned in retreat before the Siege of Atlanta.  Inflamed with … Continue reading "Logan, John"

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]]> Sherman, William Tecumseh https://equestrianstatue.org/sherman-william-tecumseh/ Wed, 06 Apr 2016 09:00:00 +0000 http://equestrianstatue.org/?p=1929 This impressive gilded bronze equestrian statue is located in the Grand Army Plaza. Alexander Phimister Proctor created the horse. Nike, the Goddess of Victory, leads Sherman into the battle and ultimately to peace; together they surge forward, cape, gown and horse’s tail billowing dramatically. A remarkable detail is the right rear hoof of the horse … Continue reading "Sherman, William Tecumseh"

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