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Title
Equestrian Statue of Joseph Hooker (Boston, Massachusetts)
Description
Located in the grounds of Boston's Massachusetts State House, this equestrian statue of General Joseph Hooker was a collaborative effort between Daniel Chester French and Edward Clark Potter, who designed figure and horse respectively. Hooker is best remembered for his defeat at the 1863 Battle of Chancellorsville against Robert E. Lee's Confederate Army of Northern Virginia. The monument was dedicated in 1903.
Source
american,peoplesculptures,unionmonument
Language
English
Type
Site
Identifier
36
Date Created
1896-01-01
Date Issued
1903-06-25
Extent
m x m x m
Spatial Coverage
current,42.358,-71.063139;
Rights Holder
Figure - Daniel Chester French. Horse - Edward Clark Potter.
Europeana
Country
USA
Europeana Data Provider
Equestrian Statue of Joseph Hooker
Europeana Type
TEXT
Site Item Type Metadata
Wiki
https://www.cineg.org/wiki/index.php/Equestrian_Statue_of_Joseph_Hooker
Monument Type
Statue - equestrian
Erected by
The Commonwealth of MA
Funded by
The Commonwealth of MA - "a sum not exceeding fifty thousand dollars'
Material
Statue - bronze. Base - granite.
State
Massachusetts
Affiliation
Union
City
Boston