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