List of statues of George Washington

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A list of notable statues of George Washington, an American Founding Father, commanding general of the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War, and the first president of the United States. [1]

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United States

ImageArticleLocationDateSculptorNotes
Virginia State Capitol complex - Houdon's Washington, seen from the front.jpg Statue of George Washington Richmond, Virginia

Virginia State Capitol

1791–1792 Jean-Antoine Houdon marble statue, has numerous bronze copies by Hubard and Gorham
George Washington by William Rush, Philadelphia, PA (cropped).jpg Statue of George Washington Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts

1815 William Rush wooden statue, relocated in 1824 to Independence Hall, now at the Second Bank of the United States
Giorgio Washington, engraving by Bertini, after Canova.jpg George Washington Raleigh, North Carolina

North Carolina State House

1820 Antonio Canova destroyed by fire on June 21, 1831
Canova-Washington.JPG George Washington Raleigh, North Carolina

North Carolina Museum of History

1910 Antonio Canova plaster replica of the 1820 statue
George Washington by Antonio Canova - DSC05895.jpg George Washington Raleigh, North Carolina

North Carolina State Capitol

1970 Antonio Canova marble copy by Romano Vio of the 1820 statue
George Washington by Francis Chantrey (NYPL Hades-268521-EM2966) (cropped).jpg Statue of George Washington Boston, Massachusetts

Massachusetts State House

1826 Francis Chantrey
Washington Monument, Baltimore, Statue of George Washington by Enrico Causici (cropped).jpg Washington Monument Baltimore, Maryland

Mount Vernon Place & Washington Place

1829 Enrico Causici marble statue atop the monument designed by architect Robert Mills
George Washington Greenough statue.jpg George Washington Washington, D.C.

National Museum of American History

1840 Horatio Greenough marble statue first shown in the United States Capitol rotunda
Ferdinand Pettrich - Washington Resigning His Commission - Smithsonian.jpg Statue of George Washington Washington, D.C.

Smithsonian American Art Museum

c.1841 Ferdinand Pettrich plaster statue painted bronze
Henry Kirke Brown George Washington statue by David Shankbone.jpg Equestrian statue of George Washington New York City, New York

Union Square

1856 Henry Kirke Brown
George Washington Sculpture (1857, Edward Sheffield Bartholomew, sculptor; George Mann and Son, niche-base), Druid Hill Park, Swann Drive, Baltimore, MD 21217 (33632065775).jpg George Washington Baltimore, Maryland

Druid Hill Park

1857 Edward Sheffield Bartholomew
Virginia Washington Monument 2011.JPG Virginia Washington Monument Richmond, Virginia

Capitol Square

1858–1869 Thomas Crawford and Randolph Rogers
Washington Circle Equestrian Statue.jpg Lieutenant General George Washington Washington, D.C.

Washington Circle

1860 Clark Mills
Washington monument by Joseph A. Bailly, front of Independence Hall, Phila, by Barker, George, 1844-1894 (cropped).jpg Statue of George Washington Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Independence Hall

1869 Joseph A. Bailly marble statue, now at Philadelphia City Hall
Washington Indy Hall.jpg Statue of George Washington Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Independence Hall

1910 Joseph A. Bailly bronze replica of the 1869 statue
George Washington statue in the Boston Public Garden - DSC08201.JPG Equestrian statue of George Washington Boston, Massachusetts

Boston Public Garden

1869 Thomas Ball
George Washington by Mahlon Dickerson Eyre, Trenton, NJ.jpg Statue of George Washington Trenton, New Jersey

Douglass House, Mill Hill

c.1876Fratelli Gianfranchifirst displayed at the Centennial Exposition of 1876 in Philadelphia
George Washington statue by John Quincy Adams Ward, Newburyport, Massachusetts (cropped).jpg Statue of George Washington Newburyport, Massachusetts 1878 John Quincy Adams Ward
NYC Federal Hall.jpg Statue of George Washington New York City, New York

Federal Hall

1883 John Quincy Adams Ward
Washington Monument (Milwaukee) in 2019.jpg Washington Monument Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Milwaukee Central Library

1885 Richard Henry Park
George Washington by William Rudolf O'Donovan, WashingtonForward (cropped).jpg Statue of George Washington Newburgh, New York

Tower of Victory, Washington's Headquarters State Historic Site

1887 William Rudolf O'Donovan plaster model painted bronze at the Smithsonian American Art Museum
Washington Statue atop the Trenton Battle Monument.jpg Statue of George Washington Trenton, New Jersey

Trenton Battle Monument

1893 William Rudolf O'Donovan bronze statue atop the monument designed by architect John H. Duncan
George Washington by Nels N. Alling, Market Square, Perth Amboy, NJ.jpg Statue of George Washington Perth Amboy, New Jersey

Market Square, Perth Amboy City Hall

1896 Nels N. Alling terra cotta statue, dedicated on February 22, 1896
GW PMA Philly.JPG Equestrian statue of George Washington Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Eakins Oval

1897 Rudolf Siemering bronze statue atop the Washington Monument
University of Washington, February 2014 -7.JPG Statue of George Washington Seattle, Washington

University of Washington

1909 Lorado Taft
Geo W Washington Park jeh.JPG Equestrian statue of George Washington Newark, New Jersey

Washington Park

1912 J. Massey Rhind
WashingtonMonumentWest Point.JPG Washington Monument West Point, New York

United States Military Academy

1916 Henry Kirke Brown
Statue of George Washington, Washington Crossing Historic Park, PA.jpg Statue of George Washington Washington Crossing, Pennsylvania

Washington Crossing Historic Park

1916Unknowngranite statue atop the Washington Crossing Monument
BattleOfPrincetonMonument.jpg Princeton Battle Monument Princeton, New Jersey

New Jersey Route 27

1922 Frederick William MacMonnies and Thomas Hastings
Portland, OR - George Washington statue outside German-American Society 01 (cropped).jpg Statue of George Washington Portland, Oregon

German American Society Building

1926–1927 Pompeo Coppini
George Washington by Frederick Roth, Morristown, NJ.jpg Equestrian statue of George Washington Morristown, New Jersey

Washington's Headquarters

1927–1928 Frederick Roth
Heald Monument (2).JPG Heald Square Monument Chicago, Illinois

Heald Square

1936-1941 Lorado Taft and Leonard Crunelle
Statue by Bryant Baker, George Washington Masonic National Memorial (cropped).jpg Statue of George Washington Alexandria, Virginia

George Washington Masonic National Memorial

1949 Bryant Baker bronze statue entitled Illustrious Brother George Washington, dedicated on February 22, 1950
George Washington by Pompeo Coppini, 1955 - University of Texas at Austin - DSC08601.jpg Statue of George Washington Austin, Texas

University of Texas at Austin

1955 Pompeo Coppini
Tomb of the Unknown Revolutionary War Soldier-27527.jpg Tomb of the Unknown Revolutionary War Soldier Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Washington Square

1957 Jean-Antoine Houdon and G. Edwin Brumbaugh
Washington-haseltine5.JPG George Washington on Horseback Washington, D.C.

Washington National Cathedral

1959 Herbert Haseltine
IndianaCapitol3.jpg Statue of George Washington Indianapolis, Indiana

Indiana Statehouse

1959 Donald De Lue
Point of View Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Point of View Park

2006James A. West

Outside the United States

ImageArticleLocationDateSculptorNotes
Statue equestre Washington Paris 5.jpg Equestrian statue of George Washington Paris, France

Place d'Iéna

1900 Daniel Chester French donated by a committee of American women in memory of the assistance given by France during the Revolutionary War
Statue of George Washington by Gyula Bezeredi in City Park, Budapest.jpg Statue of George Washington Budapest, Hungary

City Park

1906 Gyula Bezerédi donated by Hungarians living in the United States
Statue of George Washington Mexico City, Mexico

Parque Rosario Castellanos

1912 Pompeo Coppini originally located on Plaza Washington, moved to the park in the 1970s
George Washington escultura de Charles Keck.jpg Monument of George Washington Buenos Aires, Argentina

Parque Tres de Febrero

1913 Charles Keck donated in support of the celebrations of the Centennial of the May Revolution; side benches removed in 1928
Statue of George Washington, Trafalgar Square 02.JPG Statue of George Washington London, England

Trafalgar Square

1921 [2] bronze copy of Jean-Antoine Houdon’s Richmond statuea gift of Virginia dedicated to the “Special Relationship” between the United States and Great Britain
Parque Publico San Diego - Estatua de George Washington.JPG Monument dedicated to George Washington Bogotá, Colombia

Park of San Diego

1961–1963Luís Pinto Maldonado [3]
07 - Bust of George Washington in Warsaw - 01.jpg Bust of George Washington Warsaw, Poland
Rondo Jerzego Waszyngtona
1989 Bronisław Koniuszy, Bronisław Kubica unveiled after the historic visit of President George H.W. Bush in Poland

See also

References

  1. "Other Statues of Washington". The Wheeling Daily Intelligencer . Wheeling, West Virginia. November 27, 1883. p. 1.
  2. Byron, Arthur (1981), London Statues: A guide to London's outdoor statues and sculpture, London: Constable & Company
  3. Torres, María Clara (2008). Bogotá, un museo a cielo abierto: Guía de esculturas y monumentos conmemorativos (in Spanish) (1st ed.). Bogotá: Instituto Distrital de Patrimonio Cultural. pp. 148–149. ISBN   9789584426529.