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William Tecumseh Sherman
Victory
William Tecumseh Sherman; Victory
	The sculptures in 2016
Artist	Augustus Saint-Gaudens
Year	1902
Type	Sculpture
Medium	Bronze
Subject	William Tecumseh Sherman
Location	New York City, New York, U.S.
	40°45′52″N 73°58′24″W / 40.7645°N 73.9732°W

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William Tecumseh Sherman, also known as the Sherman Memorial or Sherman Monument,^[1]^[2] is a sculpture group honoring William Tecumseh Sherman, created by Augustus Saint-Gaudens and located at Grand Army Plaza in Manhattan, New York. Cast in 1902 and dedicated on May 30, 1903, the gilded-bronze monument consists of an equestrian statue of Sherman and an accompanying statue, Victory, an allegorical female figure of the Greek goddess Nike.^[3] The statues are set on a Stony Creek granite pedestal designed by the architect Charles Follen McKim.^[4]

History

The idea for the statue dates back to as early as 1888. The architect Charles Follen McKim and sculptor Augustus Saint-Gaudens decided in 1902 to install an equestrian statue of U.S. Army general William Tecumseh Sherman in Central Park.^[4] Several sites had been considered, including Sherman Square on the Upper West Side; the median of Riverside Drive just south of Grant's Tomb; another site on Riverside Drive; and Grand Army Plaza.^[5] The Central Park Mall was also considered but ruled out.^[6] The statue was dedicated in the northern half of Grand Army Plaza on May 30, 1903.^[7]

The plaza was re-landscaped in the 1910s after newspaper publisher Joseph Pulitzer died in 1911, bequeathing $50,000 for the creation of a memorial fountain.^[8] As part of the fountain's construction, the Sherman Monument remained in the northern half, but moved 15 feet (4.6 m) west to be symmetrically opposite the fountain.^[9]

On July 23, 1974, the Landmarks Preservation Commission designated Grand Army Plaza, including the Sherman Monument, as a New York City scenic landmark.^[10] On March 26, 1985, the Central Park Conservancy and the architecture firm of Buttrick White & Burtis presented plans to the Landmarks Preservation Commission for a full restoration of the plaza, including the Sherman Monument.^[11] The work was completed in June 1990, including a re-gilding of the statue, and the replacement of a palm frond and a sword that had been removed previously.^[12] Grand Army Plaza was renewed again in 2013, including a re-gilding of the statue of William Tecumseh Sherman.^[13]

Critiques

According to the report prepared by the Landmarks Commission for its 1974 designation, many consider the Sherman Monument to be Saint-Gaudens’ finest work. Not everyone agreed; according to Frank Weitenkampf,^[14] sculptor John Quincy Adams Ward was less than enthusiastic about the equestrian composition: "Saint-Gaudens was a timid rider and it showed in this work.... if the horse should stumble the general would inevitably be thrown over his head."

Use on coinage

The 1907 Saint-Gaudens double eagle portraying Liberty is based on his statue of Victory.

The obverse of Saint-Gaudens' 1907 United States Saint-Gaudens double eagle coin, portraying Liberty,^[15] is based on his sculpture of Victory.

Gallery

Head detail of the Victory figure
1863 design showing a proposed fountain (before the plaza was extended south to 58th Street)
1868 Map of Central Park includes the future site of the Sherman Monument
1869 map of the plaza, showing a site for a clock tower near where the Sherman statue was located in 1903
A view of the Sherman Monument circa 1908–1915, before the creation of the Grand Army Plaza
Thomas Hasting's 1913 plan for the plaza, showing the relocated Sherman statue in the northern (upper) half
Augustus Saint-Gaudens, who sculpted the monument, photographed in 1905
Architect Charles Follen McKim designed the pedestal of the monument.
Detail of the Monument's pedestal
Southeast side
View looking southwest to Central Park South

References

^ "Sherman Memorial (sculpture)". Smithsonian Institution Research Information System. Retrieved November 4, 2015.
^ "William Tecumseh Sherman". Central Park Conservancy. Retrieved July 5, 2014.
^ Warner, Marina, Monuments and Maidens: The Allegory of the Female Form, University of California Press, Berkeley, California, 1985 pp. 16–17.
^ ^a ^b "Grand Army Plaza Monuments: William Tecumseh Sherman". New York City Department of Parks and Recreation. May 30, 1903. Retrieved June 21, 2024.
^ "Site for Sherman Statue". New-York Tribune. 1902-03-15. p. 7. Retrieved 2024-06-22.
^ "Location of Sherman Statue". New-York Tribune. 1902-02-28. p. 7. Retrieved 2024-06-22.
^ "Unveil Sherman Statue With Appropriate Service.: St. Gaudens' Magnificent Equestrian Work Formally Dedicated to the City of New York--Root Delivers Address". Chicago Daily Tribune. 31 May 1903. p. 33. ISSN 1085-6706. ProQuest 173114890; "Statue of Gen. Sherman Unveiled in Manhattan". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. 1903-05-30. p. 2. Retrieved 2024-06-22; "Statue of Sherman Unveiled". New-York Tribune. 1903-05-31. pp. 1, 2. Retrieved 2024-06-22.
^ Landmark Preservation Commission (23 July 1974). "LP-0860" (PDF). NYC Landmark Designation Reports. Retrieved 12 March 2012.
^ "Comment by Mme. X". Chicago Daily Tribune. November 7, 1915.
^ Goldberger, Paul (July 24, 1974). "Carnegie Hill Areas at 5th Ave. Designated a Historic District". The New York Times. p. 43. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on January 27, 2024. Retrieved May 25, 2024.
^ Purnick, Joyce (March 27, 1985). "For a Historic Plaza, Pears or Limes?". The New York Times. p. B1.
^ Goldberger, Paul (June 28, 1990). "A Restored Grand Army Plaza, With a New Coat for the General: Bright gold is thought to be the Sherman statue's original finish". The New York Times. p. C13.
^ Dunlap, David (18 June 2013). "It's General Sherman's Time to Shine, but Not Too Much". The New York Times. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
^ Manhattan Kaleidoscope, Frank Weitenkampf, Charles Scribner's Sons, 1947, page 128.
^ Taxay, Don (1983). The U.S. Mint and Coinage (reprint of 1966 ed.). New York, N.Y.: Sanford J. Durst Numismatic Publications. pp. 308–309. ISBN 978-0-915262-68-7.

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[1] "Sherman Memorial (sculpture)". Smithsonian Institution Research Information System. Retrieved November 4, 2015.

[2] "William Tecumseh Sherman". Central Park Conservancy. Retrieved July 5, 2014.

[3] Warner, Marina, Monuments and Maidens: The Allegory of the Female Form, University of California Press, Berkeley, California, 1985 pp. 16–17.

[NYC_Parks_c186-4] "Grand Army Plaza Monuments: William Tecumseh Sherman". New York City Department of Parks and Recreation. May 30, 1903. Retrieved June 21, 2024.

[n149843422-5] "Site for Sherman Statue". New-York Tribune. 1902-03-15. p. 7. Retrieved 2024-06-22.

[6] "Location of Sherman Statue". New-York Tribune. 1902-02-28. p. 7. Retrieved 2024-06-22.

[p173114890a-7] "Unveil Sherman Statue With Appropriate Service.: St. Gaudens' Magnificent Equestrian Work Formally Dedicated to the City of New York--Root Delivers Address". Chicago Daily Tribune. 31 May 1903. p. 33. ISSN 1085-6706. ProQuest 173114890; "Statue of Gen. Sherman Unveiled in Manhattan". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. 1903-05-30. p. 2. Retrieved 2024-06-22; "Statue of Sherman Unveiled". New-York Tribune. 1903-05-31. pp. 1, 2. Retrieved 2024-06-22.

[8] Landmark Preservation Commission (23 July 1974). "LP-0860" (PDF). NYC Landmark Designation Reports. Retrieved 12 March 2012.

[9] "Comment by Mme. X". Chicago Daily Tribune. November 7, 1915.

[10] Goldberger, Paul (July 24, 1974). "Carnegie Hill Areas at 5th Ave. Designated a Historic District". The New York Times. p. 43. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on January 27, 2024. Retrieved May 25, 2024.

[11] Purnick, Joyce (March 27, 1985). "For a Historic Plaza, Pears or Limes?". The New York Times. p. B1.

[12] Goldberger, Paul (June 28, 1990). "A Restored Grand Army Plaza, With a New Coat for the General: Bright gold is thought to be the Sherman statue's original finish". The New York Times. p. C13.

[13] Dunlap, David (18 June 2013). "It's General Sherman's Time to Shine, but Not Too Much". The New York Times. Retrieved 19 May 2014.

[14] Manhattan Kaleidoscope, Frank Weitenkampf, Charles Scribner's Sons, 1947, page 128.

[15] Taxay, Don (1983). The U.S. Mint and Coinage (reprint of 1966 ed.). New York, N.Y.: Sanford J. Durst Numismatic Publications. pp. 308–309. ISBN 978-0-915262-68-7.

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 ==History==
+The idea for the statue dates back to as early as 1888. The architect [[Charles Follen McKim]] and sculptor [[Augustus Saint-Gaudens]] decided in 1902 to install an equestrian statue of U.S. Army general [[William Tecumseh Sherman]] in Central Park.<ref name="NYC Parks c186" /> Several sites had been considered, including [[Sherman Square]] on the [[Upper West Side]]; the median of [[Riverside Drive (Manhattan)|Riverside Drive]] just south of [[Grant's Tomb]]; another site on Riverside Drive; and Grand Army Plaza.<ref name="n149843422">{{Cite news |date=1902-03-15 |title=Site for Sherman Statue |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/new-york-tribune-site-for-sherman-statue/149843422/ |access-date=2024-06-22 |work=New-York Tribune |pages=7}}</ref> The [[Central Park Mall]] was also considered but ruled out.<ref>{{Cite news |date=1902-02-28 |title=Location of Sherman Statue |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/new-york-tribune-location-of-sherman-sta/149843012/ |access-date=2024-06-22 |work=New-York Tribune |pages=7}}</ref> The statue was dedicated in the northern half of Grand Army Plaza on May 30, 1903.<ref name="p173114890a">{{cite news |date=31 May 1903 |title=Unveil Sherman Statue With Appropriate Service.: St. Gaudens' Magnificent Equestrian Work Formally Dedicated to the City of New York--Root Delivers Address. |work=Chicago Daily Tribune |page=33 |issn=1085-6706 |id={{ProQuest|173114890}} |postscript=none}}; {{Cite news |date=1903-05-30 |title=Statue of Gen. Sherman Unveiled in Manhattan |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-brooklyn-daily-eagle-statue-of-gen/149805514/ |access-date=2024-06-22 |work=The Brooklyn Daily Eagle |pages=2 |postscript=none}}; {{Cite news |date=1903-05-31 |title=Statue of Sherman Unveiled |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/new-york-tribune-statue-of-sherman-unvei/149841694/ |access-date=2024-06-22 |work=New-York Tribune |pages=1, [https://www.newspapers.com/article/new-york-tribune-statue-of-sherman-unvei/149841736/ 2]}}</ref>
-===1913 plaza design and statue relocation===
-The newspaper publisher [[Joseph Pulitzer]] died in 1911 having bequeathed $50,000 for the creation of a [[Pulitzer Fountain|memorial fountain]] to be "like those in the [[Fontaines de la Concorde|Place de la Concorde]], Paris France."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.neighborhoodpreservationcenter.org/db/bb_files/GRAND-ARMY-PLAZA-NY.pdf |author=Landmark Preservation Commission |date=23 July 1974 |access-date=12 March 2012 |work=NYC Landmark Designation Reports |title=LP-0860}}</ref> In December 1912, the executors of Pulitzer's estate announced that New York City had approved the fountain's proposed location, in the plaza between 58th Street and 60th Street, just west of Fifth Avenue, the same plaza where the equestrian Sherman Monument stood since 1903. The executors invited five architecture firms to participate in a competition to determine the fountain's design, and to provide designs for a "good architectural treatment of the whole plaza."<ref>''The New York Times'', December 22, 1912.</ref> In January 1913, the five schemes were exhibited at the New York Public Library, including the winning scheme, designed by [[Carrère and Hastings]]. Architect Thomas Hasting's design placed the fountain in the southern half of the plaza, whereas the Sherman Monument remained in the northern half (but moved fifteen feet west to be symmetrically opposite the fountain). Construction of the new plaza began in 1915, and by November one newspaper reported: "The Pulitzer Fountain...is now finished and bubbling with the purest Croton water," noting that work on the northern portion of the plaza was delayed by subway construction.<ref>''Chicago Daily Tribune'', November 7, 1915.</ref>
+The plaza was re-landscaped in the 1910s after newspaper publisher [[Joseph Pulitzer]] died in 1911, bequeathing $50,000 for the creation of a [[Pulitzer Fountain|memorial fountain]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.neighborhoodpreservationcenter.org/db/bb_files/GRAND-ARMY-PLAZA-NY.pdf |author=Landmark Preservation Commission |date=23 July 1974 |access-date=12 March 2012 |work=NYC Landmark Designation Reports |title=LP-0860}}</ref> As part of the fountain's construction, the Sherman Monument remained in the northern half, but moved {{Convert|15|ft}} west to be symmetrically opposite the fountain.<ref>{{cite news |work=Chicago Daily Tribune |date=November 7, 1915 |title=Comment by Mme. X}}</ref>
-===1974 landmarks designation===
-On May 30, 1974, the [[New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission|Landmarks Preservation Commission]] held a public hearing to consider designation of the [[Grand Army Plaza (Manhattan)|Grand Army Plaza]], including the Sherman Monument, as a Scenic Landmark. The measure was approved on July 23, 1974.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.neighborhoodpreservationcenter.org/db/bb_files/GRAND-ARMY-PLAZA-NY.pdf |author=Landmark Preservation Commission |date=23 July 1974 |access-date=12 March 2012 |work=NYC Landmark Designation Reports |title=LP-0860}}</ref>
+On July 23, 1974, the [[New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission|Landmarks Preservation Commission]] designated [[Grand Army Plaza (Manhattan)|Grand Army Plaza]], including the Sherman Monument, as a [[New York City scenic landmark]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Goldberger |first=Paul |date=July 24, 1974 |title=Carnegie Hill Areas at 5th Ave. Designated a Historic District |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1974/07/24/archives/carnegie-hill-areas-at-5th-ave-designated-a-historic-district-high.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240127173350/https://www.nytimes.com/1974/07/24/archives/carnegie-hill-areas-at-5th-ave-designated-a-historic-district-high.html |archive-date=January 27, 2024 |access-date=May 25, 2024 |work=The New York Times |page=43 |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> On March 26, 1985, the Central Park Conservancy and the architecture firm of [[Buttrick White & Burtis]] presented plans to the [[New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission|Landmarks Preservation Commission]] for a full restoration of the plaza, including the Sherman Monument.<ref>{{cite news |work=The New York Times |date=March 27, 1985 |title=For a Historic Plaza, Pears or Limes? |last=Purnick |first=Joyce |page=B1 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1985/03/27/nyregion/for-a-historic-plaza-pears-and-limes.html}}</ref>  The work was completed in June 1990, including a re-gilding of the statue, and the replacement of a palm frond and a sword that had been removed previously.<ref>{{cite news |work=The New York Times |date=June 28, 1990 |title=A Restored Grand Army Plaza, With a New Coat for the General: Bright gold is thought to be the Sherman statue's original finish |last=Goldberger |first=Paul |page=C13 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1990/06/28/arts/review-architecture-a-restored-grand-army-plaza-with-a-new-coat-for-the-general.html}}</ref> Grand Army Plaza was renewed again in 2013, including a re-gilding of the statue of William Tecumseh Sherman.<ref>{{cite news |last=Dunlap |first=David |date=18 June 2013 |title=It's General Sherman's Time to Shine, but Not Too Much|url=http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/06/18/its-general-shermans-time-to-shine-but-not-too-much/ |newspaper=The New York Times |access-date=19 May 2014 }}</ref>
-===1985–1990 restoration===
-On March 26, 1985, the Central Park Conservancy and the architecture firm of [[Buttrick White & Burtis]] presented plans to the [[New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission|Landmarks Preservation Commission]] for a full restoration of the plaza, including the Sherman Monument.<ref>''The New York Times'', March 27, 1985.</ref> The work was completed in June 1990, including a re-gilding of the statue, and the replacement of a palm frond and a sword that had been removed previously.<ref>''The New York Times'', June 28, 1990.</ref>
+==Critiques==
-===2013 Restoration===
+According to the report prepared by the Landmarks Commission for its 1974 designation, many consider the Sherman Monument to be Saint-Gaudens’ finest work. Not everyone agreed; according to [[Frank Weitenkampf]],<ref>''Manhattan Kaleidoscope'', Frank Weitenkampf, Charles Scribner's Sons, 1947, page 128.</ref> sculptor [[John Quincy Adams Ward]] was less than enthusiastic about the equestrian composition: "Saint-Gaudens was a timid rider and it showed in this work.... if the horse should stumble the general would inevitably be thrown over his head."
-[[File:Grand Army Plaza William Tecumseh Sherman Statue 2021-05-13 18-52 G90T7348.jpg|thumb|right|Gilded statue after restoration.]]
-The [[Grand Army Plaza (Manhattan)|Grand Army Plaza]] was renewed again in 2013, including a re-gilding of the statue of William Tecumseh Sherman.<ref>{{cite news |last=Dunlap |first=David |date=18 June 2013 |title=It's General Sherman's Time to Shine, but Not Too Much|url=http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/06/18/its-general-shermans-time-to-shine-but-not-too-much/ |newspaper=The New York Times |access-date=19 May 2014 }}</ref>
-==A critique==
-According to [[Frank Weitenkampf]],<ref>''Manhattan Kaleidoscope'', Frank Weitenkampf, Charles Scribner's Sons, 1947, page 128.</ref> sculptor [[John Quincy Adams Ward]] was less than enthusiastic about the equestrian composition: "Saint-Gaudens was a timid rider and it showed in this work.... if the horse should stumble the general would inevitably be thrown over his head."
 ==Use on coinage==
-{{Css Image Crop|Image = NNC-US-1907-G$20-Saint Gaudens (Roman, ultra high relief, wire edge).jpg |bSize = 445|cWidth = 220|cHeight = 220|oTop = 3|oLeft = 3|Location = right|Description=The 1907 [[Saint-Gaudens double eagle]] portraying [[Liberty (goddess)|Liberty]] is based on his statue of ''Victory''}}
+{{Css Image Crop|Image = NNC-US-1907-G$20-Saint Gaudens (Roman, ultra high relief, wire edge).jpg |bSize = 445|cWidth = 220|cHeight = 220|oTop = 3|oLeft = 3|Location = right|Description=The 1907 [[Saint-Gaudens double eagle]] portraying [[Liberty (goddess)|Liberty]] is based on his statue of ''Victory''.}}
 The obverse of Saint-Gaudens' 1907 United States [[Saint-Gaudens double eagle]] coin, portraying [[Liberty (goddess)|Liberty]],<ref>{{cite book|last=Taxay|first=Don|year=1983|title=The U.S. Mint and Coinage|publisher=Sanford J. Durst Numismatic Publications|location=New York, N.Y.|edition=reprint of 1966|isbn=978-0-915262-68-7|pages=308–309}}</ref> is based on his sculpture of ''Victory''.
 ==Gallery==
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-File:New York City. Plan for Entrance to Central Park (3678964534).jpg|1863 design showing a proposed fountain (before the plaza was extended south to 58th Street).
+File:William Tecumseh Sherman (Saint-Gaudens).jpg|Head detail of the ''Victory'' figure
+File:New York City. Plan for Entrance to Central Park (3678964534).jpg|1863 design showing a proposed fountain (before the plaza was extended south to 58th Street)
-File:1868 Vaux ^ Olmstead Map of Central Park, New York City - Geographicus - CentralPark-CentralPark-1869 (Cropped & Rotated).jpg|1868 Map of Central Park includes the future site of the Sherman Monument.
+File:1868 Vaux ^ Olmstead Map of Central Park, New York City - Geographicus - CentralPark-CentralPark-1869 (Cropped & Rotated).jpg|1868 Map of Central Park includes the future site of the Sherman Monument
-File:1869 Knapp Map of the Southeast Corner of Central Park (Grand Army Plaza) New York City - Geographicus - CentralParkSW-centralpark-1869.jpg|1869 map of the plaza, showing a site for a clock tower near where the Sherman statue was located in 1903.
+File:1869 Knapp Map of the Southeast Corner of Central Park (Grand Army Plaza) New York City - Geographicus - CentralParkSW-centralpark-1869.jpg|1869 map of the plaza, showing a site for a clock tower near where the Sherman statue was located in 1903
-File:Plaza Hotel NYC.jpg|A view of the Sherman Monument circa 1908-1915, before the creation of the Grand Army Plaza.
+File:Plaza Hotel NYC.jpg|A view of the Sherman Monument circa 1908–1915, before the creation of the Grand Army Plaza
-File:Grand Army Plaza 1913 Design.jpg|Thomas Hasting's 1913 plan for the plaza, showing the relocated Sherman statue in the northern (upper) half.
+File:Grand Army Plaza 1913 Design.jpg|Thomas Hasting's 1913 plan for the plaza, showing the relocated Sherman statue in the northern (upper) half
-File:Augustus Saint-Gaudens.jpg|Augustus Saint-Gaudens, who sculpted the monument, photographed in 1905.
+File:Augustus Saint-Gaudens.jpg|Augustus Saint-Gaudens, who sculpted the monument, photographed in 1905
 File:Charles Follen McKim by Frances Benjamin Johnston.jpg|Architect Charles Follen McKim designed the pedestal of the monument.
 File:2018 6 - WTS SG Statue Base - NYC.jpg|Detail of the Monument's pedestal
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Sculptures	Hiawatha (1872–1874) Statue of David Farragut (1881) Robert Gould Shaw Memorial (1884) Abraham Lincoln: The Man (1887) The Puritan (1887) Mrs. Schuyler Van Rensselaer (Mariana Griswold) (1890) Adams Memorial (1891) Diana (1893) James Garfield Memorial (1896) General John Logan Memorial (1897) William Tecumseh Sherman and Victory (1902) Henry W. Maxwell Memorial (1903) The Children of Prescott Hall Butler (1907) Philip Brooks (c. 1907-1910) Abraham Lincoln: The Head of State (1908) Christopher Lyman Magee Memorial (1908)
Coins	Indian Head eagle Saint-Gaudens double eagle 1933 double eagle American Gold Eagle
Related	Saint-Gaudens National Historical Park Homer Saint-Gaudens (son) Louis Saint-Gaudens (brother) Cornish Art Colony National Sculpture Society SS Augustus Saint-Gaudens

v t e Sculptures of Nike-Victoria
Greek	Athena Parthenos Nike Fixing her Sandal Nike of Callimachus Nike of Epidaurus Nike of Megara Nike of Paionios Nike of Paros Statue of Zeus at Olympia Winged Victory of Samothrace
Roman	Las Incantadas Varvakeion Athena Victoria Romana
Modern	Angel of Independence Berlin Victory Column Gëlle Fra Ivar Huitfeldt Column Nike Assists the Wounded Warrior Nike Crowns the Hero Nike Instructs the Boy in Heroic History Nike (Kougioumtzis) Nike of Marathon Victoria Alada (Madrid) Wellington Arch William Tecumseh Sherman Winged Victory (Lewis)