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Public sculptures by Daniel Chester French

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Balding white man with a dark mustache in a dark suit
Daniel Chester French in 1902

Daniel Chester French (1850–1931) was an American sculptor who was active in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. He was born in Exeter, New Hampshire, to Anne Richardson French and Henry Flagg French on April 20, 1850.[1] His father, a polymath, was a judge and college president who popularized the French drain. In 1867, the family moved to Concord, Massachusetts, and French enrolled at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.[1] French did not perform well academically and, after a year, he left the college and returned to Concord where he first learned sculpture while attending art classes with Louisa May Alcott.[2] Between 1869 and 1872, French studied anatomy with William Rimmer, and in 1870 he undertook a one-month apprenticeship with the sculptor John Quincy Adams Ward.[3] After completing The Minute Man in 1875, French studied sculpture in Florence, Italy, for a year, during part of which he worked out of Thomas Ball's studio.[4]

French's education ended and career began in 1876 when he accepted a contract to produce a set of statues for the United States Post Office Department.[5] He created statues for the Post Office throughout the 1880s. In 1883, French was commissioned to create John Harvard.[6] For the rest of his career, French produced commissions for state, federal, and private groups as well as private individuals. In 1896, he moved his studio to Chesterwood, in Stockbridge, Massachusetts, where it remained until his death.[7] In 1912, French was appointed as chair of the United States Commission of Fine Arts.[8] He continued to be on the commission until 1915, when he resigned to accept his most famous commission, Abraham Lincoln, which sits in the Lincoln Memorial.[9] On October 7, 1931, French died in his sleep.[10]

French was a prolific sculptor, creating 92 public sculptures from 1871 until his death in 1931. His sculptures are mostly in the eastern and midwestern United States, but one, Thomas Starr King, is in San Francisco, and two, General George Washington and the Marseillaise Memorial, are in France. The majority of the sculptures are bronze castings or made of stone, but Progress of the State is gilded copper and Alma Mater[a] and The Republic are gilded bronze. Nearly all of French's works are solo, but eight, Ulysses S. Grant, General George Washington (Paris), Joseph Hooker, General George Washington (Chicago), General Charles Devens, Indian Corn, Wheat, and Progress of the State, were the result of a collaboration with Edward Clark Potter. General Philip H. Sheridan was a completion of an unfinished statue by John Quincy Adams Ward, and the Daniel Webster Memorial was completed by Margaret French Cresson after French's death.

Public sculpture

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Public sculpture
Name Photo Location City or neighborhood Year(s)[b] Material Notes Ref(s)
The Minute Man
Greened bronze statue of a young colonial man. He holds a rifle, and his coat is on a plow beside him.
Minute Man National Historical Park
42°28′08″N 71°21′04″W / 42.4689°N 71.3512°W / 42.4689; -71.3512 (The Minute Man)
Concord, Massachusetts 1871–1875 Bronze [11]
Law, Prosperity, and Power
Three stone figures
Fairmount Park
39°59′04″N 75°13′24″W / 39.9844°N 75.2233°W / 39.9844; -75.2233 (Law, Prosperity, and Power)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1878–1882 Marble Created for the United States Post Office in Philadelphia and moved to its current location in 1937 [12]
Peace and Vigilance United States Customhouse and Post Office
38°37′44″N 90°11′34″W / 38.6288°N 90.1927°W / 38.6288; -90.1927 (Peace and Vigilance)
St. Louis, Missouri 1878–1882 Marble [11]
John Harvard
Bronze statue of a seated man
Harvard Yard
42°22′28″N 71°07′02″W / 42.3744°N 71.1171°W / 42.3744; -71.1171 (John Harvard)
Cambridge, Massachusetts 1883–1884 Bronze [11]
Science Controlling the Forces of Electricity and Steam Science Controlling the Forces of Electricity and Steam (1880–1885) by Daniel Chester French Franklin Park Zoo
42°18′27″N 71°05′30″W / 42.3074°N 71.0918°W / 42.3074; -71.0918 (Science Controlling the Forces of Electricity and Steam)
Dorchester, Boston, Massachusetts 1880–1885 Marble Created for the United States Post Office and Sub-Treasury Building in Boston and moved to its current location in 1930 [11]
Labor Sustaining Art and the Family Franklin Park Zoo
42°18′27″N 71°05′30″W / 42.3075°N 71.0916°W / 42.3075; -71.0916 (Labor Sustaining Art and the Family)
Dorchester, Boston, Massachusetts 1882–1885 Marble Created for the United States Post Office and Sub-Treasury Building in Boston and moved to its current location in 1930 [11]
Thomas Gallaudet Memorial
Bronze statue of a seated man with a young girl beside him
Gallaudet University
38°54′20″N 76°59′43″W / 38.9055°N 76.9952°W / 38.9055; -76.9952 (Thomas Gallaudet Memorial)
NoMa, Washington, District of Columbia 1885–1889 Bronze [12]
Death and the Sculptor
Bronze inlay in a stone monument showing an female angel and a male sculptor
Forest Hills Cemetery
42°17′52″N 71°06′27″W / 42.2978°N 71.1075°W / 42.2978; -71.1075 (Death and the Sculptor)
Jamaica Plain, Boston, Massachusetts 1889–1893 Bronze Also called the Milmore Memorial and The Angel of Death and the Young Sculptor [11]
Thomas Starr King
Stone statue of a standing man on a stone pedestal
Golden Gate Park
37°46′20″N 122°27′58″W / 37.7722°N 122.4662°W / 37.7722; -122.4662 (Thomas Star King)
San Francisco, California 1888–1892 Bronze [13]
John Boyle O'Reilly Memorial center alt=Three bronze figures The Fenway
42°20′46″N 71°05′28″W / 42.3462°N 71.0911°W / 42.3462; -71.0911 (John Boyle O'Reilly Memorial)
Fenway–Kenmore, Boston, Massachusetts 1889–1893 Bronze Also called Erin and Her Sons, Patriotism, and Poetry [11]
Chapman Memorial
Bronze angel
Forest Home Cemetery
42°59′58″N 87°56′35″W / 42.9995°N 87.9431°W / 42.9995; -87.9431 (Chapman Memorial)
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 1896–1897 Bronze Also called the T.A. Chapman Memorial and the Alice G. Chapman Memorial [12]
George Robert White Memorial
Forest Hills Cemetery
42°17′49″N 71°06′16″W / 42.296956°N 71.104575°W / 42.296956; -71.104575 (George Robert White Memorial / Angel of Peace)
Jamaica Plain, Boston, Massachusetts 1898 Bronze Also called the Angel of Peace [11]
University Club Seals
Stone building
University Club of New York
40°45′41″N 73°58′32″W / 40.7613°N 73.9756°W / 40.7613; -73.9756 (University Club of New York)
Manhattan, New York, New York 1898 Stone Seals of Harvard University, Yale University, Princeton University, Columbia University, Brown University, Williams College, Amherst College, Hamilton College, United States Military Academy, and United States Naval Academy [14]
General George Meade Smith Memorial Arch
39°58′39″N 75°12′24″W / 39.9775°N 75.2067°W / 39.9775; -75.2067 (General George Meade)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1898 Bronze [12]
Ulysses S. Grant
Bronze statue of a man on a horse
Fairmount Park
39°58′51″N 75°11′52″W / 39.9808°N 75.1979°W / 39.9808; -75.1979 (Ulysses S. Grant)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1892–1899 Bronze Created with Edward Clark Potter [12]
General George Washington
Bronze statue of a man on a horse
Place d'Iéna
48°51′53″N 2°17′38″E / 48.8647°N 2.2939°E / 48.8647; 2.2939 (General George Washington)
16th arrondissement of Paris 1896–1900 Bronze Created with Edward Clark Potter [12]
Justice Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court, First Judicial Department
40°44′32″N 73°59′12″W / 40.7421°N 73.9867°W / 40.7421; -73.9867 (Justice)
Manhattan, New York, New York 1900 Marble [14]
Governor John S. Pillsbury University of Minnesota
44°58′42″N 93°14′13″W / 44.9782°N 93.2369°W / 44.9782; -93.2369 (Governor John S. Pillsbury)
Minneapolis, Minnesota 1900 Bronze [11]
Wisdom Minnesota State Capitol
44°57′17″N 93°06′08″W / 44.9548°N 93.1023°W / 44.9548; -93.1023 (Wisdom)
Saint Paul, Minnesota 1896–1901 Marble [11]
Courage Minnesota State Capitol
44°57′17″N 93°06′08″W / 44.9548°N 93.1023°W / 44.9548; -93.1023 (Courage)
Saint Paul, Minnesota 1896–1901 Marble [11]
Bounty Minnesota State Capitol
44°57′17″N 93°06′08″W / 44.9548°N 93.1023°W / 44.9548; -93.1023 (Bounty)
Saint Paul, Minnesota 1896–1901 Marble [11]
Truth Minnesota State Capitol
44°57′17″N 93°06′08″W / 44.9548°N 93.1023°W / 44.9548; -93.1023 (Truth)
Saint Paul, Minnesota 1896–1901 Marble [11]
Integrity Minnesota State Capitol
44°57′17″N 93°06′08″W / 44.9548°N 93.1023°W / 44.9548; -93.1023 (Integrity)
Saint Paul, Minnesota 1896–1901 Marble [11]
Prudence Minnesota State Capitol
44°57′17″N 93°06′08″W / 44.9548°N 93.1023°W / 44.9548; -93.1023 (Prudence)
Saint Paul, Minnesota 1896–1901 Marble [11]
Richard Morris Hunt Memorial
Three bronze statues on the left, center, and right of a larger curved stone structure
Central Park
40°46′17″N 73°58′04″W / 40.7715°N 73.9679°W / 40.7715; -73.9679 (Richard Morris Hunt Memorial)
Manhattan, New York, New York 1896–1901 Bronze [14]
Commodore George Hamilton Perkins Memorial
Bronze statue of a man standing with his hand on his sword at his hip
New Hampshire State House
43°12′24″N 71°32′19″W / 43.2068°N 71.5385°W / 43.2068; -71.5385 (Commodore George Hamilton Perkins Memorial)
Concord, New Hampshire 1899–1902 Bronze [14]
Alma Mater
Bronze statue of a crowned woman sitting with an open book on her lap
Low Memorial Library
40°48′28″N 73°57′44″W / 40.8078°N 73.9621°W / 40.8078; -73.9621 (Alma Mater)
Manhattan, New York, New York 1900–1903 Gilded bronze [14]
Music and Poetry
Biblioteca Boston puertas bronce 03
Biblioteca Boston puertas bronce 03
Boston Public Library, McKim Building
42°20′59″N 71°04′39″W / 42.3496°N 71.0774°W / 42.3496; -71.0774 (Music and Poetry)
Back Bay, Boston, Massachusetts 1894–1904 Bronze [11]
Knowledge and Wisdom Boston Public Library, McKim Building
42°20′59″N 71°04′39″W / 42.3496°N 71.0774°W / 42.3496; -71.0774 (Knowledge and Wisdom)
Back Bay, Boston, Massachusetts 1894–1904 Bronze [11]
Truth and Romance
Biblioteca Boston puertas bronce 05
Biblioteca Boston puertas bronce 05
Boston Public Library, McKim Building
42°20′59″N 71°04′39″W / 42.3496°N 71.0774°W / 42.3496; -71.0774 (Truth and Romance)
Back Bay, Boston, Massachusetts 1894–1904 Bronze [11]
General Joseph Hooker
Bronze statue of a man on a horse
Massachusetts State House
42°21′28″N 71°03′52″W / 42.3577°N 71.0645°W / 42.3577; -71.0645 (General Joseph Hooker)
Beacon Hill, Boston, Massachusetts 1898–1904 Bronze Created with Edward Clark Potter [11]
Colonel James Anderson Memorial
Bronze statues on the top and center of a marble monument
Carnegie Free Library of Allegheny
40°27′10″N 80°00′22″W / 40.4529°N 80.0060°W / 40.4529; -80.0060 (Colonel James Anderson Memorial)
Allegheny Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 1899–1904 Bronze [12]
General George Washington
Bronze statue of a man on a horse
Washington Park
41°48′09″N 87°36′59″W / 41.8025°N 87.6164°W / 41.8025; -87.6164 (General George Washington)
Washington Park, Chicago, Illinois 1903–1904 Bronze Created with Edward Clark Potter [13]
General Charles Devens
Bronze statue of a man on a horse
Institutional District
42°16′16″N 71°48′00″W / 42.2712°N 71.8000°W / 42.2712; -71.8000 (General Charles Devens)
Worcester, Massachusetts 1902–1906 Bronze Created with Edward Clark Potter [11]
Francis Parkman Memorial
Granite pillar with a carved inlay of a male figure
Olmsted Park
42°19′04″N 71°07′28″W / 42.3179°N 71.1244°W / 42.3179; -71.1244 (Francis Parkman Memorial)
Jamaica Plain, Boston, Massachusetts 1897–1907 Granite [11]
Asia
Marble statue of a seated woman
Sculpture "Asia" at main entrance to Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House, New York, New York LCCN2010720093
Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House
40°42′15″N 74°00′49″W / 40.7042°N 74.0136°W / 40.7042; -74.0136 (Asia)
Manhattan, New York, New York 1905–1907 Marble Part of a group known as the Four Continents [14]
America
Marble statue of a seated woman
Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House
40°42′15″N 74°00′49″W / 40.7042°N 74.0136°W / 40.7042; -74.0136 (America)
Manhattan, New York, New York 1905–1907 Marble Part of a group known as the Four Continents [14]
Europe
New York City, May 2014 - 044
New York City, May 2014 - 044
Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House
40°42′15″N 74°00′49″W / 40.7042°N 74.0136°W / 40.7042; -74.0136 (Europe)
Manhattan, New York, New York 1905–1907 Marble Part of a group known as the Four Continents [14]
Africa
Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House
40°42′15″N 74°00′49″W / 40.7042°N 74.0136°W / 40.7042; -74.0136 (Africa)
Manhattan, New York, New York 1905–1907 Marble Part of a group known as the Four Continents [14]
Progress of the State
Golden statue of man on a chariot with two women leading the horses
Minnesota State Capitol
44°57′18″N 93°06′08″W / 44.9550°N 93.1023°W / 44.9550; -93.1023 (Progress of the State)
Saint Paul, Minnesota 1905–1907 Gilded copper Created with Edward Clark Potter [11]
Jurisprudence
Marble statue of a seated woman holding a tablet
Howard M. Metzenbaum United States Courthouse
41°30′02″N 81°41′33″W / 41.5006°N 81.6926°W / 41.5006; -81.6926 (Jurisprudence)
Cleveland, Ohio 1905–1908 Marble [14]
Commerce
Marble statue of a seated woman leaning on a globe
Howard M. Metzenbaum United States Courthouse
41°30′02″N 81°41′33″W / 41.5006°N 81.6926°W / 41.5006; -81.6926 (Commerce)
Cleveland, Ohio 1905–1908 Marble [14]
Senator George Frisbie Hoar
Bronze statue of a seated man
Worcester City Hall and Common
42°15′47″N 71°48′07″W / 42.2630°N 71.8020°W / 42.2630; -71.8020 (Senator George Frisbie Hoar)
Worcester, Massachusetts 1907–1908 Bronze [11]
Melvin Memorial
Stone pillar with a carved inlay of a female figure
Sleepy Hollow Cemetery
42°27′49″N 71°20′36″W / 42.4636°N 71.3434°W / 42.4636; -71.3434 (Melvin Memorial)
Concord, Massachusetts 1906–1909 Marble Also called Mourning Victory [11]
August Robert Meyer Memorial
Bronze tablet on a stone structure depicting a standing man
The Paseo
39°06′07″N 94°33′49″W / 39.1020°N 94.5637°W / 39.1020; -94.5637 (August Robert Meyer Memorial)
Kansas City, Missouri 1907–1909 Bronze [11]
Greek Epic Poetry Brooklyn Museum
40°40′16″N 73°57′50″W / 40.6712°N 73.9638°W / 40.6712; -73.9638 (Greek Epic Poetry)
Brooklyn, New York, New York 1907–1909 Marble [14]
Greek Lyric Poetry Brooklyn Museum
40°40′16″N 73°57′50″W / 40.6712°N 73.9638°W / 40.6712; -73.9638 (Greek Lyric Poetry)
Brooklyn, New York, New York 1907–1909 Marble [14]
Greek Religion Brooklyn Museum
40°40′16″N 73°57′50″W / 40.6712°N 73.9638°W / 40.6712; -73.9638 (Greek Religion)
Brooklyn, New York, New York 1907–1909 Marble [14]
Governor James Edward Oglethorpe
Bronze statue of a standing man in a tricornered hat holding a sword
Chippewa Square
32°04′33″N 81°05′35″W / 32.0758°N 81.0931°W / 32.0758; -81.0931 (Governor James Edward Oglethorpe)
Savannah, Georgia 1907–1910 Bronze [13]
Samuel Spencer
Bronze statue of a seated man on a round pillar
Peachtree Street
33°47′16″N 84°23′02″W / 33.7879°N 84.3840°W / 33.7879; -84.3840 (Samuel Spencer)
Atlanta, Georgia 1909–1910 Bronze Created for Terminal Station and moved several time before being placed in its current location in 2009 [13]
Edward I Cuyahoga County Courthouse
41°30′12″N 81°41′49″W / 41.5033°N 81.6969°W / 41.5033; -81.6969 (Edward I)
Cleveland, Ohio 1910 Marble [14]
John Hampden Cuyahoga County Courthouse
41°30′12″N 81°41′49″W / 41.5033°N 81.6969°W / 41.5033; -81.6969 (John Hampden)
Cleveland, Ohio 1910 Marble [14]
Modern and Ancient History Flanking the Seal of the New Hampshire Historical Society
Two stone figures propping up a seal
New Hampshire Historical Society
43°12′26″N 71°32′22″W / 43.2072°N 71.5395°W / 43.2072; -71.5395 (Modern and Ancient History Flanking the Seal of the New Hampshire Historical Society)
Concord, New Hampshire 1909–1911 Granite [14]
Marshall Field Memorial
Bronze statue of a seated woman
Graceland Cemetery
41°57′37″N 87°39′40″W / 41.9603°N 87.6612°W / 41.9603; -87.6612 (Marshall Field Memorial)
Uptown, Chicago, Illinois 1908–1912 Bronze Also called Memory [13]
Kinsley Memorial Woodlawn Cemetery[c] The Bronx, New York, New York 1908–1912 Bronze [14]
Abraham Lincoln
Bronze statue of a standing man
Nebraska State Capitol
40°48′29″N 96°42′03″W / 40.8081°N 96.7009°W / 40.8081; -96.7009 (Abraham Lincoln)
Lincoln, Nebraska 1909–1912 Bronze Also called Abraham Lincoln, Standing or Gettysburg Lincoln [11]
General William Draper
Bronze statue of a man on a horse
Draper Memorial Park
42°08′21″N 71°31′17″W / 42.1393°N 71.5215°W / 42.1393; -71.5215 (General William Draper)
Milford, Massachusetts 1910–1912 Bronze [11]
Butt–Millet Memorial Fountain
Fountain with a carved pillar in the center
President's Park
38°53′43″N 77°02′15″W / 38.8953°N 77.0375°W / 38.8953; -77.0375 (Butt–Millet Memorial Fountain)
Washington, District of Columbia 1912–1913 Marble [12]
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Memorial
Bronze bust of a man
Longfellow House–Washington's Headquarters National Historic Site
42°22′31″N 71°07′38″W / 42.3753°N 71.1271°W / 42.3753; -71.1271 (Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Memorial)
Cambridge, Massachusetts 1908–1914 Bronze and marble [11]
Rutherfurd B. Stuyvesant Memorial
Statue of a standing angel
Tranquility Cemetery
40°56′56″N 74°48′08″W / 40.948784°N 74.802179°W / 40.948784; -74.802179 (Rutherfurd B. Stuyvesant Memorial)
Green Township, New Jersey 1912–1914 Marble Also called the Angel of Peace [14]
Indian Corn
Statue of a woman holding a corn plant leaning on a cow
Garfield Park
41°53′12″N 87°43′07″W / 41.8866°N 87.71856°W / 41.8866; -87.71856 (Indian Corn)
East Garfield Park, Chicago, Illinois 1914 Bronze Part of a group known as The Bulls; created with Edward Clark Potter; cast from c.1893 plaster statues [13]
Wheat Garfield Park
41°53′12″N 87°43′07″W / 41.8866°N 87.7187°W / 41.8866; -87.7187 (Wheat)
East Garfield Park, Chicago, Illinois 1914 Bronze Part of a group known as The Bulls; created with Edward Clark Potter; cast from c.1893 plaster statues [13]
Wendell Phillips
Boston Public Garden
42°21′10″N 71°04′06″W / 42.3527°N 71.0683°W / 42.3527; -71.0683 (Wendell Phillips)
Boston, Massachusetts 1913–1915 Bronze [11]
Sculpture Saint Louis Art Museum
38°38′23″N 90°17′40″W / 38.6396°N 90.2944°W / 38.6396; -90.2944 (Sculpture)
St Louis, Missouri 1913–1915 Marble [11]
Spencer Trask Memorial
Bronze statue of an angel
Canfield Casino and Congress Park
43°04′44″N 73°47′07″W / 43.0790°N 73.7853°W / 43.0790; -73.7853 (Spencer Trask Memorial)
Saratoga Springs, New York 1913–1915 Bronze Also known as the Spirit of Life [14]
Brooklyn
Stone statue of a seated woman
Brooklyn Museum
40°40′16″N 73°57′50″W / 40.6712°N 73.9638°W / 40.6712; -73.9638 (Brooklyn)
Brooklyn, New York, New York 1913–1916 Granite Part of a group known as the Manhattan Bridge group [14]
Manhattan
Stone statue of a seated woman
Brooklyn Museum
40°40′16″N 73°57′50″W / 40.6712°N 73.9638°W / 40.6712; -73.9638 (Manhattan)
Brooklyn, New York, New York 1913–1916 Granite Part of a group known as the Manhattan Bridge group [14]
Marquis de La Fayette Memorial
Brooklyn 3733 (2625845460) (cropped)
Brooklyn 3733 (2625845460) (cropped)
Prospect Park
40°39′52″N 73°58′36″W / 40.6645°N 73.9766°W / 40.6645; -73.9766 (Marquis de La Fayette Memorial)
Brooklyn, New York, New York 1914–1916 Bronze [14]
General Philip H. Sheridan
Bronze statue of a man on a horse
New York State Capitol
42°39′07″N 73°45′22″W / 42.6519°N 73.7561°W / 42.6519; -73.7561 (General Philip H. Sheridan)
Albany, New York 1916 Bronze Completed by French after John Quincy Adams Ward's death in 1910 [14]
The Republic
Golden statue of a woman holding a scepter and a dove
Jackson Park
41°46′47″N 87°34′48″W / 41.7796°N 87.5799°W / 41.7796; -87.5799 (The Republic)
Chicago, Illinois 1915–1918 Glided bronze [13]
Jesse Parker Williams Memorial Westview Cemetery[c] Atlanta, Georgia 1915–1920 Marble Also called Spirit of Achievement [13]
Ruth Anne Dodge Memorial
Bronze statue of an angel
Fairview Cemetery
41°16′04″N 95°50′55″W / 41.2678°N 95.8486°W / 41.2678; -95.8486 (Ruth Anne Dodge Memorial)
Council Bluffs, Iowa 1916–1920 Bronze Also called Dream Angel [13]
The Marseillaise Memorial Hôtel de Hanau
48°35′05″N 7°45′03″E / 48.5846°N 7.7507°E / 48.5846; 7.7507 (The Marseillaise Memorial)
Strasbourg, France 1919–1920 Bronze Also called the Claude Rouget de Lisle Memorial [12]
Hazard Memorial Peace Dale, Rhode Island
41°27′01″N 71°29′43″W / 41.4504°N 71.4954°W / 41.4504; -71.4954 (Hazard Memorial)
South Kingstown, Rhode Island 1916–1920 Bronze Also called Life, Time, and the Weaver [12]
Russell Alger Memorial
Bronze statue of a female figure
Grand Circus Park Historic District
42°20′13″N 83°03′00″W / 42.3369°N 83.0499°W / 42.3369; -83.0499 (Russell Alger Memorial)
Detroit, Michigan 1913–1921 Bronze [11]
Sea
Marble statue of a female figure
Dupont Circle
38°54′33″N 77°02′30″W / 38.9092°N 77.0417°W / 38.9092; -77.0417 (Dupont Circle Fountain)
Dupont Circle, Washington, District of Columbia 1917–1921 Marble Part of the Dupont Circle Fountain [12]
Stars
Marble statue of a female figure
Dupont Circle
38°54′33″N 77°02′30″W / 38.9092°N 77.0417°W / 38.9092; -77.0417 (Dupont Circle Fountain)
Dupont Circle, Washington, District of Columbia 1917–1921 Marble Part of the Dupont Circle Fountain [12]
Wind
Marble statue of a male figure
Dupont Circle
38°54′33″N 77°02′30″W / 38.9092°N 77.0417°W / 38.9092; -77.0417 (Dupont Circle Fountain)
Dupont Circle, Washington, District of Columbia 1917–1921 Marble Part of the Dupont Circle Fountain [12]
Exeter War Memorial
Bronze statue of a woman holding a flag behind a soldier
Gale Park
42°58′38″N 70°57′20″W / 42.9771°N 70.9555°W / 42.9771; -70.9555 (Exeter War Memorial)
Exeter, New Hampshire 1920–1921 Bronze [14]
Abraham Lincoln
Marble statue of a seated man
Lincoln Memorial - 01 (cropped)
Lincoln Memorial
38°53′21″N 77°03′00″W / 38.8893°N 77.0501°W / 38.8893; -77.0501 (Abraham Lincoln)
National Mall, Washington, District of Columbia 1915–1922 Marble [12]
Marquis de La Fayette Memorial
Statue of Lafayette at Lafayette College
Statue of Lafayette at Lafayette College
Colton Chapel
40°41′52″N 75°12′32″W / 40.6977°N 75.2089°W / 40.6977; -75.2089 (Marquis de La Fayette Memorial)
Easton, Pennsylvania 1921 Bronze [14]
Alfred Tredway White Memorial
Bronze tablet of a woman handing a plant to a young boy
Brooklyn Botanic Garden[c] Brooklyn, New York, New York 1921–1923 Bronze [14]
First Division Monument
Golden statue of a female angel figure with flag
President's Park
38°53′46″N 77°02′19″W / 38.8961°N 77.0387°W / 38.8961; -77.0387 (First Division Monument)
Washington, District of Columbia 1921–1924 Bronze [12]
Dean James Woods Green
Bronze statue of two standing men
University of Kansas
38°57′28″N 95°14′38″W / 38.9577°N 95.2440°W / 38.9577; -95.2440 (Dean James Woods Green)
Lawrence, Kansas 1922–1924 Bronze [13]
George Robert White Memorial
Bronze statue of a female angel figure
Boston Public Garden
42°21′19″N 71°04′20″W / 42.3554°N 71.0722°W / 42.3554; -71.0722 (George Robert White Memorial)
Boston, Massachusetts 1922–1924 Bronze Also called The Spirit of Giving [11]
Milton War Memorial Milton Centre Historic District
42°15′14″N 71°04′45″W / 42.2540°N 71.0791°W / 42.2540; -71.0791 (Milton War Memorial)
Milton, Massachusetts 1923–1925 Bronze Also called In Flanders Fields [11]
Washington Irving Memorial
Bronze bust flanked by two male statues of Irving characters
Sunnyside
41°02′52″N 73°51′41″W / 41.0478°N 73.8614°W / 41.0478; -73.8614 (Washington Irving Memorial)
Irvington, New York 1924–1927 Bronze [14]
William Henry Seward Memorial Florida, New York
41°20′00″N 74°21′27″W / 41.3333°N 74.3575°W / 41.3333; -74.3575 (William Henry Seward Memorial)
Florida, New York 1923–1930 Bronze [14]
George Westinghouse Memorial
Three bronze tablets
Schenley Park
40°26′22″N 79°56′34″W / 40.4395°N 79.9427°W / 40.4395; -79.9427 (George Westinghouse Memorial)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 1926–1930 Bronze [12]
The Spirit of American Youth
Broze statue of a young boy holding books
Schenley Park
40°26′22″N 79°56′34″W / 40.4395°N 79.9427°W / 40.4395; -79.9427 (The Spirit of American Youth)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 1926–1930 Bronze Part of the George Westinghouse Memorial [12]
Ball Brothers Memorial
Bronze statue of a female angel figure
Ball State University
40°11′54″N 85°24′37″W / 40.1983°N 85.4103°W / 40.1983; -85.4103 (Ball Brothers Memorial)
Muncie, Indiana 1929–1931 Bronze Also called Beneficence [13]
Daniel Webster Memorial Congregational Christian Church
43°26′28″N 71°39′31″W / 43.4411°N 71.6587°W / 43.4411; -71.6587 (Daniel Webster Memorial)
Franklin, New Hampshire 1931–1932 Bronze Completed after French's death in 1931 by Margaret French Cresson [14]

References

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Notes

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  1. ^ The gilding has come off Alma Mater and Columbia University has opted not to replace it (Holzer 2019, p. 201).
  2. ^ Year or years that French worked on the statue
  3. ^ a b c The exact coordinates are unknown.

Citations

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  1. ^ a b Richman 1972, p. 97
  2. ^ Richman 1972, pp. 97–98
  3. ^ Richman 1972, pp. 98–99
  4. ^ Richman 1972, pp. 102–103
  5. ^ Richman 1972, pp. 103–104
  6. ^ Richman 1972, p. 105
  7. ^ Holzer 2019, p. 178
  8. ^ Holzer 2019, p. 265
  9. ^ Holzer 2019, p. 267
  10. ^ Holzer 2019, p. 309
  11. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag Holzer 2019, p. 321
  12. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q Holzer 2019, p. 323
  13. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Holzer 2019, p. 320
  14. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad Holzer 2019, p. 322

Bibliography

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  • Holzer, Harold (2019). Monument Man: The Life and Art of Daniel Chester French (Kindle ed.). Hudson, NY: Princeton Architectural Press. ISBN 978-1616897536.
  • Richman, Michael (1972). "The Early Public Sculpture of Daniel Chester French". American Art Journal. 4 (2): 97–115. doi:10.2307/1593936. ISSN 0002-7359. JSTOR 1593936.