General Artemas Ward
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General Artemas Ward is a bronze statue by Leonard Crunelle
at Ward Circle
, at the intersection of Nebraska Avenue and Massachusetts Avenues
in Northwest, Washington, D.C.
As a part of bequest of George Artemas Ward, great grandson of the general, to Harvard University
, the sculpture was funded for $50,000.
Increases in the cost of bronze made an equestrian memorial un-affordable.
It was dedicated on November 3, 1938, and authorized by (45 Stat. 689). The base of the statue bears this inscription:
ARTEMAS WARD
1727-1800
SON OF MASSACHUSETTS
GRADUATE OF HARVARD COLLEGE
JUDGE AND LEGISLATOR
DELEGATE 1780-1781 TO THE CONTINENTAL CONGRESS
SOLDIER OF THREE WARS
FIRST COMMANDER OF THE PATRIOT FORCES
As part of American Revolution Statuary
in Washington, D.C. the statue is listed on the National Register of Historic Places
.
Leonard Crunelle
Leonard Crunelle was an American sculptor.After immigrating to the United States, he was a coal miner.Lorado Taft discovered him. He studied at the Art Institute of Chicago with Taft.-External links:*...
at Ward Circle
Ward Circle
Ward Circle is a traffic circle at the intersection of Nebraska Avenue and Massachusetts Avenues in Northwest, Washington, DC. The land on three sides of Ward Circle is owned by American University, the fourth is temporary home to the headquarters of the Department of Homeland Security. The circle...
, at the intersection of Nebraska Avenue and Massachusetts Avenues
Massachusetts Avenue (Washington, D.C.)
Massachusetts Avenue is a major diagonal transverse road in Washington, D.C., and the Massachusetts Avenue Historic District is a historic district that includes part of it....
in Northwest, Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
As a part of bequest of George Artemas Ward, great grandson of the general, to Harvard University
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
, the sculpture was funded for $50,000.
Increases in the cost of bronze made an equestrian memorial un-affordable.
It was dedicated on November 3, 1938, and authorized by (45 Stat. 689). The base of the statue bears this inscription:
ARTEMAS WARD
1727-1800
SON OF MASSACHUSETTS
GRADUATE OF HARVARD COLLEGE
JUDGE AND LEGISLATOR
DELEGATE 1780-1781 TO THE CONTINENTAL CONGRESS
SOLDIER OF THREE WARS
FIRST COMMANDER OF THE PATRIOT FORCES
As part of American Revolution Statuary
American Revolution Statuary
American Revolution Statuary is a group of fourteen statues in Washington, D.C., listed with the National Register of Historic Places. The statues are scattered across Washington, mainly in squares and traffic circles, with four statues of European officers displayed in Lafayette Square, across...
in Washington, D.C. the statue is listed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
.