Public sculptures by Daniel Chester French

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Daniel Chester French in 1902

Daniel Chester French (1850–1931) was an American sculptor who was active in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. He was born in Exeter, New Hampshire, to Anne Richardson French and Henry Flagg French on April 20, 1850. [1] His father, a polymath, was a judge and college president who popularized the French drain. In 1867, the family moved to Concord, Massachusetts, and French enrolled at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. [1] French did not perform well academically and, after a year, he left the college and returned to Concord where he first learned sculpture while attending art classes with Louisa May Alcott. [2] Between 1869 and 1872, French studied anatomy with William Rimmer, and in 1870 he undertook a one-month apprenticeship with the sculptor John Quincy Adams Ward. [3] After completing The Minute Man in 1875, French studied sculpture in Florence, Italy, for a year, during part of which he worked out of Thomas Ball's studio. [4]

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French's education ended and career began in 1876 when he accepted a contract to produce a set of statues for the United States Post Office Department. [5] He created statues for the Post Office throughout the 1880s. In 1883, French was commissioned to create John Harvard . [6] For the rest of his career, French produced commissions for state, federal, and private groups as well as private individuals. In 1896, he moved his studio to Chesterwood, in Stockbridge, Massachusetts, where it remained until his death. [7] In 1912, French was appointed as chair of the United States Commission of Fine Arts. [8] He continued to be on the commission until 1915, when he resigned to accept his most famous commission, Abraham Lincoln , which sits in the Lincoln Memorial. [9] On October 7, 1931, French died in his sleep. [10]

French was a prolific sculptor, creating 94 existant public sculptures and nine that have been destroyed from 1871 until his death in 1931. His sculptures are mostly in the eastern and midwestern United States, but one, Thomas Starr King , is in San Francisco, and two, General George Washington and the Marseillaise Memorial, are in France. The majority of the sculptures are bronze castings or made of stone, but Progress of the State is gilded copper, and Alma Mater, [a] Wisconsin , and The Republic are gilded bronze. Nearly all of French's works are solo, but ten, Ulysses S. Grant , General George Washington (Paris), Joseph Hooker , General George Washington (Chicago), General Charles Devens , Indian Corn, Wheat, Progress of the State, The Triumph of Columbus, and Agriculture, were the result of a collaboration with Edward Clark Potter. General Philip H. Sheridan was a completion of an unfinished statue by John Quincy Adams Ward, and the Daniel Webster Memorial was completed by Margaret French Cresson after French's death.

Existent public sculpture

Public sculpture
NamePhotoLocationCity or neighborhoodYear(s) [b] MaterialNotesRef(s)
The Minute Man
"The Minuteman" by French.jpg
Minute Man National Historical Park
42°28′08″N71°21′04″W / 42.4689°N 71.3512°W / 42.4689; -71.3512 (The Minute Man)
Concord, Massachusetts 1871–1875 Bronze [11]
Law, Prosperity, and Power
Law PnP French Philly.JPG
Fairmount Park
39°59′04″N75°13′24″W / 39.9844°N 75.2233°W / 39.9844; -75.2233 (Law, Prosperity, and Power)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1878–1882 Marble Created for the United States Post Office in Philadelphia and moved to its current location in 1937 [12]
Peace and Vigilance United States Customhouse and Post Office
38°37′44″N90°11′34″W / 38.6288°N 90.1927°W / 38.6288; -90.1927 (Peace and Vigilance)
St. Louis, Missouri 1878–1882 Marble [11]
John Harvard
John Harvard statue.jpg
Harvard Yard
42°22′28″N71°07′02″W / 42.3744°N 71.1171°W / 42.3744; -71.1171 (John Harvard)
Cambridge, Massachusetts 1883–1884 Bronze [11]
Science Controlling the Forces of Electricity and Steam Science Controlling the Forces of Electricity and Steam (1880-1885), Daniel Chester French.jpg Franklin Park Zoo
42°18′27″N71°05′30″W / 42.3074°N 71.0918°W / 42.3074; -71.0918 (Science Controlling the Forces of Electricity and Steam)
Dorchester, Boston, Massachusetts 1880–1885 Marble Created for the United States Post Office and Sub-Treasury Building in Boston and moved to its current location in 1930 [11]
Labor Sustaining Art and the Family Labor Sustaining Art and the Family (1882-1885).jpg Franklin Park Zoo
42°18′27″N71°05′30″W / 42.3075°N 71.0916°W / 42.3075; -71.0916 (Labor Sustaining Art and the Family)
Dorchester, Boston, Massachusetts 1882–1885 Marble Created for the United States Post Office and Sub-Treasury Building in Boston and moved to its current location in 1930 [11]
Thomas Gallaudet Memorial
Thomas and Alice, Gallaudet University.jpg
Gallaudet University
38°54′20″N76°59′43″W / 38.9055°N 76.9952°W / 38.9055; -76.9952 (Thomas Gallaudet Memorial)
NoMa, Washington, District of Columbia 1885–1889 Bronze [12]
Death and the Sculptor
Death and the sculptor.jpg
Forest Hills Cemetery
42°17′52″N71°06′27″W / 42.2978°N 71.1075°W / 42.2978; -71.1075 (Death and the Sculptor)
Jamaica Plain, Boston, Massachusetts 1889–1893 Bronze Also called the Milmore Memorial and The Angel of Death and the Young Sculptor [11]
Thomas Starr King
Thomas Starr King by Daniel Chester French 1892.jpg
Golden Gate Park
37°46′20″N122°27′58″W / 37.7722°N 122.4662°W / 37.7722; -122.4662 (Thomas Star King)
San Francisco, California 1888–1892 Bronze [13]
John Boyle O'Reilly Memorial
John Boyle O'Reilly Memorial - Boston, MA - IMG 2998.JPG
The Fenway
42°20′46″N71°05′28″W / 42.3462°N 71.0911°W / 42.3462; -71.0911 (John Boyle O'Reilly Memorial)
Fenway–Kenmore, Boston, Massachusetts 1889–1893 Bronze Also called Erin and Her Sons, Patriotism, and Poetry [11]
Chapman Memorial
FrenchChapmanMemorial.jpg
Forest Home Cemetery
42°59′58″N87°56′35″W / 42.9995°N 87.9431°W / 42.9995; -87.9431 (Chapman Memorial)
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 1896–1897 Bronze Also called the T.A. Chapman Memorial and the Alice G. Chapman Memorial [12]
George Robert White Memorial
George Robert White Memorial by Daniel Chester French (1898).jpg
Forest Hills Cemetery
42°17′49″N71°06′16″W / 42.296956°N 71.104575°W / 42.296956; -71.104575 (George Robert White Memorial / Angel of Peace)
Jamaica Plain, Boston, Massachusetts 1898 Bronze Also called the Angel of Peace [11]
University Club Seals
University Club of New York (1).jpg
University Club of New York
40°45′41″N73°58′32″W / 40.7613°N 73.9756°W / 40.7613; -73.9756 (University Club of New York)
Manhattan, New York, New York 1898 Stone Seals of Harvard University, Yale University, Princeton University, Columbia University, Brown University, Williams College, Amherst College, Hamilton College, United States Military Academy, and United States Naval Academy [14]
General George Meade Smith Memorial Arch
39°58′39″N75°12′24″W / 39.9775°N 75.2067°W / 39.9775; -75.2067 (General George Meade)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1898 Bronze [12]
Ulysses S. Grant
US Grant French 1.JPG
Fairmount Park
39°58′51″N75°11′52″W / 39.9808°N 75.1979°W / 39.9808; -75.1979 (Ulysses S. Grant)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1892–1899 Bronze Created with Edward Clark Potter [12]
General George Washington
Statue equestre Washington Paris 5.jpg
Place d'Iéna
48°51′53″N2°17′38″E / 48.8647°N 2.2939°E / 48.8647; 2.2939 (General George Washington)
16th arrondissement of Paris 1896–1900 Bronze Created with Edward Clark Potter [12]
Justice Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court, First Judicial Department
40°44′32″N73°59′12″W / 40.7421°N 73.9867°W / 40.7421; -73.9867 (Justice)
Manhattan, New York, New York 1900 Marble Also known as Justice, Power, and Study [14] [15]
Governor John S. Pillsbury
J.S. Pillsbury Monument, U of M Campus, Minneapolis, Minn. - DPLA - 4674bddf307a74968539256b69886229 Cropped.jpg
University of Minnesota
44°58′42″N93°14′13″W / 44.9782°N 93.2369°W / 44.9782; -93.2369 (Governor John S. Pillsbury)
Minneapolis, Minnesota 1900 Bronze [11]
Wisdom
Virtue-Wisdom.jpg
Minnesota State Capitol
44°57′17″N93°06′08″W / 44.9548°N 93.1023°W / 44.9548; -93.1023 (Wisdom)
Saint Paul, Minnesota 1896–1901 Marble [11]
Courage
Virtue-Courage.jpg
Minnesota State Capitol
44°57′17″N93°06′08″W / 44.9548°N 93.1023°W / 44.9548; -93.1023 (Courage)
Saint Paul, Minnesota 1896–1901 Marble [11]
Bounty
Virtue-Bounty.jpg
Minnesota State Capitol
44°57′17″N93°06′08″W / 44.9548°N 93.1023°W / 44.9548; -93.1023 (Bounty)
Saint Paul, Minnesota 1896–1901 Marble [11]
Truth
Virtue-Truth.jpg
Minnesota State Capitol
44°57′17″N93°06′08″W / 44.9548°N 93.1023°W / 44.9548; -93.1023 (Truth)
Saint Paul, Minnesota 1896–1901 Marble [11]
Integrity
Virtue-Integrity.jpg
Minnesota State Capitol
44°57′17″N93°06′08″W / 44.9548°N 93.1023°W / 44.9548; -93.1023 (Integrity)
Saint Paul, Minnesota 1896–1901 Marble [11]
Prudence
Virtue-Prudence.jpg
Minnesota State Capitol
44°57′17″N93°06′08″W / 44.9548°N 93.1023°W / 44.9548; -93.1023 (Prudence)
Saint Paul, Minnesota 1896–1901 Marble [11]
Richard Morris Hunt Memorial
Manhattan Central Park Richard Morris Hunt Memorial.JPG
Central Park
40°46′17″N73°58′04″W / 40.7715°N 73.9679°W / 40.7715; -73.9679 (Richard Morris Hunt Memorial)
Manhattan, New York, New York 1896–1901 Bronze [14]
Commodore George Hamilton Perkins Memorial
Commodore George Hamilton Perkins crop.jpg
New Hampshire State House
43°12′24″N71°32′19″W / 43.2068°N 71.5385°W / 43.2068; -71.5385 (Commodore George Hamilton Perkins Memorial)
Concord, New Hampshire 1899–1902 Bronze [14]
Alma Mater
2014 Columbia University Alma Mater closeup.jpg
Low Memorial Library
40°48′28″N73°57′44″W / 40.8078°N 73.9621°W / 40.8078; -73.9621 (Alma Mater)
Manhattan, New York, New York 1900–1903 Gilded bronze [14]
Music and Poetry
Biblioteca Boston puertas bronce 03 Biblioteca Boston puertas bronce 03.jpg
Biblioteca Boston puertas bronce 03
Boston Public Library, McKim Building
42°20′59″N71°04′39″W / 42.3496°N 71.0774°W / 42.3496; -71.0774 (Music and Poetry)
Back Bay, Boston, Massachusetts 1894–1904 Bronze [11]
Knowledge and Wisdom Detail, Daniel Chester French's 1904 Boston Public Library Bronze Door, "Knowledge" (Boston, MA).jpg Boston Public Library, McKim Building
42°20′59″N71°04′39″W / 42.3496°N 71.0774°W / 42.3496; -71.0774 (Knowledge and Wisdom)
Back Bay, Boston, Massachusetts 1894–1904 Bronze [11]
Truth and Romance
Biblioteca Boston puertas bronce 05 Biblioteca Boston puertas bronce 05.jpg
Biblioteca Boston puertas bronce 05
Boston Public Library, McKim Building
42°20′59″N71°04′39″W / 42.3496°N 71.0774°W / 42.3496; -71.0774 (Truth and Romance)
Back Bay, Boston, Massachusetts 1894–1904 Bronze [11]
General Joseph Hooker
General Joseph Hooker by Daniel Chester French, Boston, MA.JPG
Massachusetts State House
42°21′28″N71°03′52″W / 42.3577°N 71.0645°W / 42.3577; -71.0645 (General Joseph Hooker)
Beacon Hill, Boston, Massachusetts 1898–1904 Bronze Created with Edward Clark Potter [11]
Colonel James Anderson Memorial
Anderson Monument Allegheny 2013.jpg
Carnegie Free Library of Allegheny
40°27′10″N80°00′22″W / 40.4529°N 80.0060°W / 40.4529; -80.0060 (Colonel James Anderson Memorial)
Allegheny Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 1899–1904 Bronze [12]
General George Washington
George Washington Monument, Washington Park, Chicago, early 20th century (NBY 893).jpg
Washington Park
41°48′09″N87°36′59″W / 41.8025°N 87.6164°W / 41.8025; -87.6164 (General George Washington)
Washington Park, Chicago, Illinois 1903–1904 Bronze Created with Edward Clark Potter [13]
General Charles Devens
General Charles Devens Statue by Daniel Chester French - 2011-09-25.jpg
Institutional District
42°16′16″N71°48′00″W / 42.2712°N 71.8000°W / 42.2712; -71.8000 (General Charles Devens)
Worcester, Massachusetts 1902–1906 Bronze Created with Edward Clark Potter [11]
Francis Parkman Memorial
Parkman Memorial.jpg
Olmsted Park
42°19′04″N71°07′28″W / 42.3179°N 71.1244°W / 42.3179; -71.1244 (Francis Parkman Memorial)
Jamaica Plain, Boston, Massachusetts 1897–1907 Granite [11]
Asia
Sculpture "Asia" at main entrance to Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House, New York, New York LCCN2010720093 Sculpture "Asia" at main entrance to Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House, New York, New York LCCN2010720093.jpg
Sculpture "Asia" at main entrance to Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House, New York, New York LCCN2010720093
Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House
40°42′15″N74°00′49″W / 40.7042°N 74.0136°W / 40.7042; -74.0136 (Asia)
Manhattan, New York, New York 1905–1907 Marble Part of a group known as the Four Continents [14]
America
New York City, May 2014 - 045.JPG
Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House
40°42′15″N74°00′49″W / 40.7042°N 74.0136°W / 40.7042; -74.0136 (America)
Manhattan, New York, New York 1905–1907 Marble Part of a group known as the Four Continents [14]
Europe
New York City, May 2014 - 044 New York City, May 2014 - 044.JPG
New York City, May 2014 - 044
Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House
40°42′15″N74°00′49″W / 40.7042°N 74.0136°W / 40.7042; -74.0136 (Europe)
Manhattan, New York, New York 1905–1907 Marble Part of a group known as the Four Continents [14]
Africa
Sculpture "Africa" at main entrance to Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House, New York, New York LCCN2010720095.jpg
Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House
40°42′15″N74°00′49″W / 40.7042°N 74.0136°W / 40.7042; -74.0136 (Africa)
Manhattan, New York, New York 1905–1907 Marble Part of a group known as the Four Continents [14]
Progress of the State
Progress of the State.jpg
Minnesota State Capitol
44°57′18″N93°06′08″W / 44.9550°N 93.1023°W / 44.9550; -93.1023 (Progress of the State)
Saint Paul, Minnesota 1905–1907 Gilded copper Created with Edward Clark Potter [11]
Jurisprudence
Jurisprudence by Daniel Chester French, 1912 - Cleveland, Ohio - DSC07902.JPG
Howard M. Metzenbaum United States Courthouse
41°30′02″N81°41′33″W / 41.5006°N 81.6926°W / 41.5006; -81.6926 (Jurisprudence)
Cleveland, Ohio 1905–1908 Marble [14]
Commerce
Commerce by Daniel Chester French, 1912 - Cleveland, Ohio - DSC07914.JPG
Howard M. Metzenbaum United States Courthouse
41°30′02″N81°41′33″W / 41.5006°N 81.6926°W / 41.5006; -81.6926 (Commerce)
Cleveland, Ohio 1905–1908 Marble [14]
Senator George Frisbie Hoar
George Frisbie Hoar Monument - Worcester, MA - DSC03951.jpg
Worcester City Hall and Common
42°15′47″N71°48′07″W / 42.2630°N 71.8020°W / 42.2630; -71.8020 (Senator George Frisbie Hoar)
Worcester, Massachusetts 1907–1908 Bronze [11]
Melvin Memorial
Civil War Monument to Melvin Brothers, Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, Concord, MA - March 2016.JPG
Sleepy Hollow Cemetery
42°27′49″N71°20′36″W / 42.4636°N 71.3434°W / 42.4636; -71.3434 (Melvin Memorial)
Concord, Massachusetts 1906–1909 Marble Also called Mourning Victory [11]
August Robert Meyer Memorial
August Robt Meyer by DC French-Kansas City.jpg
The Paseo
39°06′07″N94°33′49″W / 39.1020°N 94.5637°W / 39.1020; -94.5637 (August Robert Meyer Memorial)
Kansas City, Missouri 1907–1909 Bronze [11]
Greek Epic Poetry Brooklyn Museum
40°40′16″N73°57′50″W / 40.6712°N 73.9638°W / 40.6712; -73.9638 (Greek Epic Poetry)
Brooklyn, New York, New York 1907–1909 Marble [14]
Greek Lyric Poetry Brooklyn Museum
40°40′16″N73°57′50″W / 40.6712°N 73.9638°W / 40.6712; -73.9638 (Greek Lyric Poetry)
Brooklyn, New York, New York 1907–1909 Marble [14]
Greek Religion Brooklyn Museum
40°40′16″N73°57′50″W / 40.6712°N 73.9638°W / 40.6712; -73.9638 (Greek Religion)
Brooklyn, New York, New York 1907–1909 Marble [14]
Governor James Edward Oglethorpe
James Edward Oglethorpe Statue, Savannah.jpg
Chippewa Square
32°04′33″N81°05′35″W / 32.0758°N 81.0931°W / 32.0758; -81.0931 (Governor James Edward Oglethorpe)
Savannah, Georgia 1907–1910 Bronze [13]
Samuel Spencer
Samuel Spencer Statue.jpg
Peachtree Street
33°47′16″N84°23′02″W / 33.7879°N 84.3840°W / 33.7879; -84.3840 (Samuel Spencer)
Atlanta, Georgia 1909–1910 Bronze Created for Terminal Station and moved several time before being placed in its current location in 2009 [13]
Edward I Cuyahoga County Courthouse
41°30′12″N81°41′49″W / 41.5033°N 81.6969°W / 41.5033; -81.6969 (Edward I)
Cleveland, Ohio 1910 Marble [14]
John Hampden Cuyahoga County Courthouse
41°30′12″N81°41′49″W / 41.5033°N 81.6969°W / 41.5033; -81.6969 (John Hampden)
Cleveland, Ohio 1910 Marble [14]
Modern and Ancient History Flanking the Seal of the New Hampshire Historical Society
NH Historical Society at Concord IMG 2733.JPG
New Hampshire Historical Society
43°12′26″N71°32′22″W / 43.2072°N 71.5395°W / 43.2072; -71.5395 (Modern and Ancient History Flanking the Seal of the New Hampshire Historical Society)
Concord, New Hampshire 1909–1911 Granite [14]
Marshall Field Memorial
Marshall Field Monument Graceland Cemetery Chicago 2019-1596.jpg
Graceland Cemetery
41°57′37″N87°39′40″W / 41.9603°N 87.6612°W / 41.9603; -87.6612 (Marshall Field Memorial)
Uptown, Chicago, Illinois 1908–1912 Bronze Also called Memory [13]
Kinsley Memorial Woodlawn Cemetery [c] The Bronx, New York, New York 1908–1912 Bronze [14]
Abraham Lincoln
Nebraska State Capitol W entrance Lincoln 2.JPG
Nebraska State Capitol
40°48′29″N96°42′03″W / 40.8081°N 96.7009°W / 40.8081; -96.7009 (Abraham Lincoln)
Lincoln, Nebraska 1909–1912 Bronze Also called Abraham Lincoln, Standing or Gettysburg Lincoln [11]
General William Draper
William Franklin Draper by Daniel Chester French - Milford, Massachusetts - DSC02883.JPG
Draper Memorial Park
42°08′21″N71°31′17″W / 42.1393°N 71.5215°W / 42.1393; -71.5215 (General William Draper)
Milford, Massachusetts 1910–1912 Bronze [11]
Butt–Millet Memorial Fountain
Butt-Millet Memorial Fountain - Presidents Park - Washington DC - 2012-05-16.jpg
President's Park
38°53′43″N77°02′15″W / 38.8953°N 77.0375°W / 38.8953; -77.0375 (Butt–Millet Memorial Fountain)
Washington, District of Columbia 1912–1913 Marble [12]
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Memorial
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Memorial by Daniel Chester French.JPG
Longfellow House–Washington's Headquarters National Historic Site
42°22′31″N71°07′38″W / 42.3753°N 71.1271°W / 42.3753; -71.1271 (Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Memorial)
Cambridge, Massachusetts 1908–1914 Bronze and marble [11]
Rutherfurd B. Stuyvesant Memorial
Rutherfurd-Memorial-Angel.jpg
Tranquility Cemetery
40°56′56″N74°48′08″W / 40.948784°N 74.802179°W / 40.948784; -74.802179 (Rutherfurd B. Stuyvesant Memorial)
Green Township, New Jersey 1912–1914 Marble Also called the Angel of Peace [14]
Wisconsin
Lady Wisconsin.jpg
Wisconsin Capitol Building
43°04′28″N89°23′05″W / 43.074444°N 89.384722°W / 43.074444; -89.384722 (Wisconsin)
Madison, Wisconsin 1912–1914 Gilded Bronze [16]
Indian Corn
EB1911 Plate VI. v24, pg.507, Fig 2.jpg
Garfield Park
41°53′12″N87°43′07″W / 41.8866°N 87.71856°W / 41.8866; -87.71856 (Indian Corn)
East Garfield Park, Chicago, Illinois 1914 Bronze Part of a group known as The Bulls; created with Edward Clark Potter; cast from c.1893 plaster statues [13]
Wheat Garfield Park
41°53′12″N87°43′07″W / 41.8866°N 87.7187°W / 41.8866; -87.7187 (Wheat)
East Garfield Park, Chicago, Illinois 1914 Bronze Part of a group known as The Bulls; created with Edward Clark Potter; cast from c.1893 plaster statues [13]
Wendell Phillips
Wendell Phillips by Daniel Chester French, Boston Public Garden (cropped).jpg
Boston Public Garden
42°21′10″N71°04′06″W / 42.3527°N 71.0683°W / 42.3527; -71.0683 (Wendell Phillips)
Boston, Massachusetts 1913–1915 Bronze [11]
Sculpture Saint Louis Art Museum
38°38′23″N90°17′40″W / 38.6396°N 90.2944°W / 38.6396; -90.2944 (Sculpture)
St Louis, Missouri 1913–1915 Marble [11]
Spencer Trask Memorial
Spencertraskmemorial.jpg
Canfield Casino and Congress Park
43°04′44″N73°47′07″W / 43.0790°N 73.7853°W / 43.0790; -73.7853 (Spencer Trask Memorial)
Saratoga Springs, New York 1913–1915 Bronze Also known as the Spirit of Life [14]
Brooklyn
Allegorical Figure of Brooklyn, from the Manhattan Bridge, NYC - Daniel Chester French - Brooklyn Museum - DSC08223.JPG
Brooklyn Museum
40°40′16″N73°57′50″W / 40.6712°N 73.9638°W / 40.6712; -73.9638 (Brooklyn)
Brooklyn, New York, New York 1913–1916 Granite Part of a group known as the Manhattan Bridge group [14]
Manhattan
Allegorical Figure of Manhattan, from the Manhattan Bridge, NYC - Daniel Chester French - Brooklyn Museum - DSC08218.JPG
Brooklyn Museum
40°40′16″N73°57′50″W / 40.6712°N 73.9638°W / 40.6712; -73.9638 (Manhattan)
Brooklyn, New York, New York 1913–1916 Granite Part of a group known as the Manhattan Bridge group [14]
Marquis de La Fayette Memorial
Brooklyn 3733 (2625845460) (cropped) Brooklyn 3733 (2625845460) (cropped).jpg
Brooklyn 3733 (2625845460) (cropped)
Prospect Park
40°39′52″N73°58′36″W / 40.6645°N 73.9766°W / 40.6645; -73.9766 (Marquis de La Fayette Memorial)
Brooklyn, New York, New York 1914–1916 Bronze [14]
General Philip H. Sheridan
Civil War general Phillip Sheridan statue in Albany.jpg
New York State Capitol
42°39′07″N73°45′22″W / 42.6519°N 73.7561°W / 42.6519; -73.7561 (General Philip H. Sheridan)
Albany, New York 1916 Bronze Completed by French after John Quincy Adams Ward's death in 1910 [14]
The Republic
2004-08-08 1580x2800 chicago republic.jpg
Jackson Park
41°46′47″N87°34′48″W / 41.7796°N 87.5799°W / 41.7796; -87.5799 (The Republic)
Chicago, Illinois 1915–1918 Gilded bronze [13]
Jesse Parker Williams Memorial Westview Cemetery [c] Atlanta, Georgia 1915–1920 Marble Also called Spirit of Achievement [13]
Ruth Anne Dodge Memorial
Ruth Anne Dodge Memorial.jpg
Fairview Cemetery
41°16′04″N95°50′55″W / 41.2678°N 95.8486°W / 41.2678; -95.8486 (Ruth Anne Dodge Memorial)
Council Bluffs, Iowa 1916–1920 Bronze Also called Dream Angel [13]
The Marseillaise Memorial Hôtel de Hanau
48°35′05″N7°45′03″E / 48.5846°N 7.7507°E / 48.5846; 7.7507 (The Marseillaise Memorial)
Strasbourg, France 1919–1920 Bronze Also called the Claude Rouget de Lisle Memorial [12]
Hazard Memorial Peace Dale, Rhode Island
41°27′01″N71°29′43″W / 41.4504°N 71.4954°W / 41.4504; -71.4954 (Hazard Memorial)
South Kingstown, Rhode Island 1916–1920 Bronze Also called Life, Time, and the Weaver [12]
Russell Alger Memorial
RussellAlgersfoundGCircParkdetroit.jpg
Grand Circus Park Historic District
42°20′13″N83°03′00″W / 42.3369°N 83.0499°W / 42.3369; -83.0499 (Russell Alger Memorial)
Detroit, Michigan 1913–1921 Bronze [11]
Sea
DuPont Fountain figure 3.JPG
Dupont Circle
38°54′33″N77°02′30″W / 38.9092°N 77.0417°W / 38.9092; -77.0417 (Dupont Circle Fountain)
Dupont Circle, Washington, District of Columbia1917–1921 Marble Part of the Dupont Circle Fountain [12]
Stars
DuPont Fountain figure 2.JPG
Dupont Circle
38°54′33″N77°02′30″W / 38.9092°N 77.0417°W / 38.9092; -77.0417 (Dupont Circle Fountain)
Dupont Circle, Washington, District of Columbia1917–1921 Marble Part of the Dupont Circle Fountain [12]
Wind
DuPont Fountain figure 1.JPG
Dupont Circle
38°54′33″N77°02′30″W / 38.9092°N 77.0417°W / 38.9092; -77.0417 (Dupont Circle Fountain)
Dupont Circle, Washington, District of Columbia1917–1921 Marble Part of the Dupont Circle Fountain [12]
Exeter War Memorial
Exeter NH War Memorial front 2.jpg
Gale Park
42°58′38″N70°57′20″W / 42.9771°N 70.9555°W / 42.9771; -70.9555 (Exeter War Memorial)
Exeter, New Hampshire 1920–1921 Bronze [14]
Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln Memorial - 01 (cropped) Lincoln Memorial - 01 (cropped).jpg
Lincoln Memorial - 01 (cropped)
Lincoln Memorial
38°53′21″N77°03′00″W / 38.8893°N 77.0501°W / 38.8893; -77.0501 (Abraham Lincoln)
National Mall, Washington, District of Columbia 1915–1922 Marble [12]
Marquis de La Fayette Memorial
Statue of Lafayette at Lafayette College Statue of Lafayette at Lafayette College.jpg
Statue of Lafayette at Lafayette College
Colton Chapel
40°41′52″N75°12′32″W / 40.6977°N 75.2089°W / 40.6977; -75.2089 (Marquis de La Fayette Memorial)
Easton, Pennsylvania 1921 Bronze [14]
Alfred Tredway White Memorial
Alfred T. White Memorial - Brooklyn Botanic Garden - DSC07908.JPG
Brooklyn Botanic Garden [c] Brooklyn, New York, New York 1921–1923 Bronze [14]
First Division Monument
Washington DC Statue First Division Monument Brunswyk (2012).JPG
President's Park
38°53′46″N77°02′19″W / 38.8961°N 77.0387°W / 38.8961; -77.0387 (First Division Monument)
Washington, District of Columbia 1921–1924 Bronze [12]
Dean James Woods Green
KU Lippincott Hall and James Woods Green Memorial.jpg
University of Kansas
38°57′28″N95°14′38″W / 38.9577°N 95.2440°W / 38.9577; -95.2440 (Dean James Woods Green)
Lawrence, Kansas 1922–1924 Bronze [13]
George Robert White Memorial
George Robert White Memorial - Boston, MA - DSC08096.JPG
Boston Public Garden
42°21′19″N71°04′20″W / 42.3554°N 71.0722°W / 42.3554; -71.0722 (George Robert White Memorial)
Boston, Massachusetts 1922–1924 Bronze Also called The Spirit of Giving [11]
Milton War Memorial Milton Centre Historic District
42°15′14″N71°04′45″W / 42.2540°N 71.0791°W / 42.2540; -71.0791 (Milton War Memorial)
Milton, Massachusetts 1923–1925 Bronze Also called In Flanders Fields [11]
Washington Irving Memorial
Washington Irving Memorial Irvington.jpg
Sunnyside
41°02′52″N73°51′41″W / 41.0478°N 73.8614°W / 41.0478; -73.8614 (Washington Irving Memorial)
Irvington, New York 1924–1927 Bronze [14]
William Henry Seward Memorial Florida, New York
41°20′00″N74°21′27″W / 41.3333°N 74.3575°W / 41.3333; -74.3575 (William Henry Seward Memorial)
Florida, New York 1923–1930 Bronze [14]
George Westinghouse Memorial
Westinghouse Memorial Schenley Park 2.jpg
Schenley Park
40°26′22″N79°56′34″W / 40.4395°N 79.9427°W / 40.4395; -79.9427 (George Westinghouse Memorial)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 1926–1930 Bronze [12]
The Spirit of American Youth
George Westinghouse Memorial2.jpg
Schenley Park
40°26′22″N79°56′34″W / 40.4395°N 79.9427°W / 40.4395; -79.9427 (The Spirit of American Youth)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 1926–1930 Bronze Part of the George Westinghouse Memorial [12]
Ball Brothers Memorial
Benificence.jpg
Ball State University
40°11′54″N85°24′37″W / 40.1983°N 85.4103°W / 40.1983; -85.4103 (Ball Brothers Memorial)
Muncie, Indiana 1929–1931 Bronze Also called Beneficence [13]
Daniel Webster MemorialCongregational Christian Church
43°26′28″N71°39′31″W / 43.4411°N 71.6587°W / 43.4411; -71.6587 (Daniel Webster Memorial)
Franklin, New Hampshire 1931–1932 Bronze Completed after French's death in 1931 by Margaret French Cresson [14]


Destroyed public sculpture

Public sculpture
NamePhotoCreated forLocationYear(s) created [b] MaterialNotesRef(s)
The Republic
The World's Columbian exposition, Chicago, 1893 (1893) (14779422902).jpg
World's Columbian Exposition Jackson Park, Chicago, Illinois 1891–1893 Gilded staff The Republic is a reworking of this statue [16]
The Triumph of Columbus Quadriga at the Columbian World's Fair.jpeg World's Columbian Exposition Chicago, Illinois 1892–1893 Staff Created with Edward Clark Potter [16]
Agriculture World's Columbian Exposition Chicago, Illinois 1892–1893 Staff Created with Edward Clark Potter; Indian Corn and Wheat are partial casts of this statue [16]
Peace
Peace by Daniel Chester French.jpg
Dewey Arch Madison Square, New York, New York 1898–1899 Staff [15]
DeWit Clinton Chamber of Commerce Building New York, New York 1903 Stone [15] [17]
Napoleon Bonaparte
1904 World's Fair Statue of Napoleon by D. C. French - DPLA - 05cf51705276fad8b5ec545a532e496b.jpg
Louisiana Purchase Exposition St. Louis, Missouri 1902–1904 Staff [18]
Samuel Bowles Springfield Republican building Springfield, Massachusetts 1909 Bronze [19]
The Genius of Creation
French Genius of Creation Art in California plate218.jpg
Panama-Pacific International Exposition San Francisco, California 1913–1915 Staff [20]
Disarmament World War I victory arch Madison Square, New York, New York 1919 Staff [21]

References

Notes

  1. The gilding has come off Alma Mater and Columbia University has opted not to replace it (Holzer 2019, p. 201).
  2. 1 2 Year or years that French worked on the statue
  3. 1 2 3 The exact coordinates are unknown.

Citations

Bibliography

  • Creston, Margaret French (1947). Journey into Fame: The Life of Daniel Chester French. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press. LCCN   47030328.
  • Holzer, Harold (2019). Monument Man: The Life and Art of Daniel Chester French (Kindle  ed.). Hudson, NY: Princeton Architectural Press. ISBN   978-1616897536.
  • Richman, Michael (1972). "The Early Public Sculpture of Daniel Chester French". American Art Journal. 4 (2): 97–115. doi:10.2307/1593936. ISSN   0002-7359. JSTOR   1593936.
  • "Working Selected Geographic List of Sculpture by Daniel Chester French" (PDF). Chesterwood. October 2024. Retrieved May 21, 2025.