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Washington Monument at the Museum of Art in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
by Rudolph Siemering
Washington Monument, 1897
Rudolph Siemering (1835-1905)
This bronze monument portrays the nation's first president, George Washington, in his role as commander in chief during the Revolutionary War (1775-1783). The allegorical figures on the pedestal represent Washington's era in American history. The groups arranged around the lower level show Native American people as well as animals and plants of the period.
The monument was donated to the City of Philadelphia by the State Society of the Cincinnati of Pennsylvania, a group of descendants of Revolutionary War officers.
Bronze by Rudolph Siemering
Address: 26th St & the Benjamin Franklin ParkwayEast entrance (Eakins Oval)
Smithsonian Art Inventories Catalog: Control number 75009269 (dcMem ID #6550)
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Sources & Links:
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Wikipedia article on Washington
Philadelphia Museum of Art website
1880 NY Times article about the Washington Monument in Philly
