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'''''Seventh Regiment Memorial''''' is an outdoor [[bronze sculpture]] atop a granite base honoring those members of the regiment who died during the [[American Civil War|Civil War]]. The sculptor [[John Quincy Adams Ward]] created the statue and the architect [[Richard Morris Hunt]] designed the base. Although the statue is dated 1869 the monument was not unveiled until June 22, 1874. |
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'''''Seventh Regiment Memorial''''' is an outdoor [[bronze sculpture]] by [[John Quincy Adams Ward]], located in [[Central Park]] in [[Manhattan]], [[New York (state)|New York]]. It was created in 1869 and installed in Central Park in June 1874.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nycgovparks.org/parks/centralpark/monuments/1427|title=Central Park: Seventh Regiment Memorial|accessdate=June 14, 2014|publisher=[[New York City Department of Parks and Recreation]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.centralparknyc.org/things-to-see-and-do/attractions/7th-regiment-memorial.html|title=7th Regiment Memorial|accessdate=June 14, 2014|publisher=[[Central Park Conservancy]]}}</ref> |
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==Description and history== |
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Ward likely received the commission in 1867, with funds to be provided by the Seventh Regiment Monument Association. He finished a model by the spring of 1868. Initially, Hunt designed a much larger monument, one with at least five figures, part of his elaborate scheme for the "Warrior Gate" entrance to [[Central Park]]. However the park's architects, [[Frederick Law Olmsted|Olmsted]] to and [[Calvert Vaux|Vaux]], had already clashed with Hunt over matters of aesthetics<ref>Hall, Lee, Olmsted's America: An "Unpractical Man and His Vision of Civilization, A Bulfinch Press Book, Little Brown and Company, Boston, 1995 p. 94.</ref> with the result that Hunt's grand scheme of a series of showy [[Beaux-Arts architecture|Beaux-Arts]] entrances to the park was reduced to the Seventh Regiment Memorial.<ref>Stein, Susan R., editor, The Architecture of Richard Morris Hunt, Lewis I. Sharp, Richard Morris Hunt and His Influence on American Beaux-Arts Sculpture, The University of Chicago Press, Chicago, 1986, pp. 126–128.</ref> |
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The art historian [[E. Wayne Craven]] considers the work "a failure", even though it is a work of art, stating,"neither the 'Shakespeare' nor the 'Seventh Regiment Soldier' were portrait statues in the usual sense, and therein lies the explanation for their failures. Ward often lacked the vision to create a successful imaginary portrait, and his images of men who could actually stand before him were, as a rule, much stronger as works of art."<ref>Craven, Wayne, Sculpture in America, Thomas Y. Crowell Co., New York 1968 p. 250.</ref> The soldier in the monument was modeled by actor, and veteran of the Regiment [[Steele MacKaye]], who wore his own uniform to pose in.<ref>Sharp, Lewis I., John Quincy Adams Ward: Dean of American Sculpture, with Catalogue Raisonné, University of Delaware Press, Newark, 1985 p. 177.</ref> |
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* {{Commons category-inline|7th Regiment Memorial (Central Park)}} |
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Latest revision as of 02:19, 25 May 2024
| Seventh Regiment Memorial | |
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 The monument in 2011 | |
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| Artist | John Quincy Adams Ward |
| Year | 1869 |
| Type | Sculpture |
| Medium | Bronze |
| Location | New York City, New York, United States |
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Seventh Regiment Memorial is an outdoor bronze sculpture atop a granite base honoring those members of the regiment who died during the Civil War. The sculptor John Quincy Adams Ward created the statue and the architect Richard Morris Hunt designed the base. Although the statue is dated 1869 the monument was not unveiled until June 22, 1874.
Description and history
[edit]Ward likely received the commission in 1867, with funds to be provided by the Seventh Regiment Monument Association. He finished a model by the spring of 1868. Initially, Hunt designed a much larger monument, one with at least five figures, part of his elaborate scheme for the "Warrior Gate" entrance to Central Park. However the park's architects, Olmsted to and Vaux, had already clashed with Hunt over matters of aesthetics[1] with the result that Hunt's grand scheme of a series of showy Beaux-Arts entrances to the park was reduced to the Seventh Regiment Memorial.[2]
The art historian E. Wayne Craven considers the work "a failure", even though it is a work of art, stating,"neither the 'Shakespeare' nor the 'Seventh Regiment Soldier' were portrait statues in the usual sense, and therein lies the explanation for their failures. Ward often lacked the vision to create a successful imaginary portrait, and his images of men who could actually stand before him were, as a rule, much stronger as works of art."[3] The soldier in the monument was modeled by actor, and veteran of the Regiment Steele MacKaye, who wore his own uniform to pose in.[4]
References
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- ^ Hall, Lee, Olmsted's America: An "Unpractical Man and His Vision of Civilization, A Bulfinch Press Book, Little Brown and Company, Boston, 1995 p. 94.
- ^ Stein, Susan R., editor, The Architecture of Richard Morris Hunt, Lewis I. Sharp, Richard Morris Hunt and His Influence on American Beaux-Arts Sculpture, The University of Chicago Press, Chicago, 1986, pp. 126–128.
- ^ Craven, Wayne, Sculpture in America, Thomas Y. Crowell Co., New York 1968 p. 250.
- ^ Sharp, Lewis I., John Quincy Adams Ward: Dean of American Sculpture, with Catalogue Raisonné, University of Delaware Press, Newark, 1985 p. 177.
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- 1869 sculptures
- 1874 sculptures
- Beaux-Arts architecture in New York City
- Bronze sculptures in Central Park
- Monuments and memorials in Manhattan
- Outdoor sculptures in Manhattan
- Sculptures in Central Park
- Sculptures of men in New York City
- Statues in New York City
- Union (American Civil War) monuments and memorials in New York (state)