List of statues of George Washington

A list of notable statues of George Washington, an American Founding Father, commanding general of the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War, and the first president of the United States.[1]

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Image Article Location Date Sculptor Notes
  Statue of George Washington Richmond, Virginia

Virginia State Capitol

1791–1792 Jean-Antoine Houdon marble statue, has numerous bronze copies by Hubard and Gorham
  Statue of George Washington Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts

1815 William Rush wooden statue, relocated in 1824 to Independence Hall, now at the Second Bank of the United States
  George Washington Raleigh, North Carolina

North Carolina State House

1820 Antonio Canova destroyed by fire on June 21, 1831
  George Washington Raleigh, North Carolina

North Carolina Museum of History

1910 Antonio Canova plaster replica of the 1820 statue
  George Washington Raleigh, North Carolina

North Carolina State Capitol

1970 Antonio Canova marble copy by Romano Vio of the 1820 statue
  Statue of George Washington Boston, Massachusetts

Massachusetts State House

1826 Francis Chantrey
  Washington Monument Baltimore, Maryland

Mount Vernon Place & Washington Place

1829 Enrico Causici marble statue atop the monument designed by architect Robert Mills
  George Washington Washington, D.C.

National Museum of American History

1840 Horatio Greenough marble statue first shown in the United States Capitol rotunda
  Statue of George Washington Washington, D.C.

Smithsonian American Art Museum

1841 c. 1841 Ferdinand Pettrich plaster statue painted bronze
  Equestrian statue of George Washington New York City, New York

Union Square

1856 Henry Kirke Brown
  George Washington Baltimore, Maryland

Druid Hill Park

1857 Edward Sheffield Bartholomew
  Virginia Washington Monument Richmond, Virginia

Capitol Square

1858–1869 Thomas Crawford and Randolph Rogers
  Lieutenant General George Washington Washington, D.C.

Washington Circle

1860 Clark Mills
  Statue of George Washington Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Independence Hall

1869 Joseph A. Bailly marble statue, now at Philadelphia City Hall
  Statue of George Washington Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Independence Hall

1910 Joseph A. Bailly bronze replica of the 1869 statue
  Equestrian statue of George Washington Boston, Massachusetts

Boston Public Garden

1869 Thomas Ball
  Statue of George Washington Trenton, New Jersey

Douglass House, Mill Hill

1876 c. 1876 Fratelli Gianfranchi first displayed at the Centennial Exposition of 1876 in Philadelphia
  Statue of George Washington Newburyport, Massachusetts 1878 John Quincy Adams Ward
  Statue of George Washington New York City, New York

Federal Hall

1883 John Quincy Adams Ward
  Washington Monument Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Milwaukee Central Library

1885 Richard Henry Park
  Statue of George Washington Newburgh, New York

Tower of Victory, Washington's Headquarters State Historic Site

1887 William Rudolf O'Donovan plaster model painted bronze at the Smithsonian American Art Museum
  Statue of George Washington Trenton, New Jersey

Trenton Battle Monument

1893 William Rudolf O'Donovan bronze statue atop the monument designed by architect John H. Duncan
  Statue of George Washington Perth Amboy, New Jersey

Market Square, Perth Amboy City Hall

1896 Nels N. Alling terra cotta statue, dedicated on February 22, 1896
  Statue of George Washington Seattle, Washington

University of Washington

1909 Lorado Taft
  Equestrian statue of George Washington Newark, New Jersey

Washington Park

1912 J. Massey Rhind
  Washington Monument West Point, New York

United States Military Academy

1916 Henry Kirke Brown
  Princeton Battle Monument Princeton, New Jersey

New Jersey Route 27

1922 Frederick William MacMonnies and Thomas Hastings
  Statue of George Washington Portland, Oregon

German American Society Building

1926–1927 Pompeo Coppini
  Equestrian statue of George Washington Morristown, New Jersey

Washington's Headquarters

1927–1928 Frederick Roth
  Heald Square Monument Chicago, Illinois

Heald Square

1936-1941 Lorado Taft and Leonard Crunelle
  Statue of George Washington Alexandria, Virginia

George Washington Masonic National Memorial

1949 Bryant Baker bronze statue entitled Illustrious Brother George Washington, dedicated on February 22, 1950
  Tomb of the Unknown Revolutionary War Soldier Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Washington Square

1957 Jean-Antoine Houdon and G. Edwin Brumbaugh
  George Washington on Horseback Washington, D.C.

Washington National Cathedral

1959 Herbert Haseltine
Point of View Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Point of View Park

2006 James A. West
  Statue of George Washington Austin, Texas

University of Texas at Austin

1955 Pompeo Coppini
Statue of George Washington Indianapolis, Indiana

Indiana Statehouse

1959 Donald De Lue
Statue of George Washington Mexico City, Mexico

Parque Rosario Castellanos

1916 Unknown
  Statue of George Washington London, England

Trafalgar Square

1924, 1921 [2] copy of Houdon’s Richmond statue [3]
  Bust of George Washington Warsaw, Poland
Waszyngtona Roundabout (Washington Roundabout)
1989 Bronisław Koniuszy, Bronisław Kubica
  Monument dedicated to George Washington Bogotá, Colombia

Park of San Diego

1961–1963 Luís Pinto Maldonado [4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Other Statues of Washington". The Wheeling Daily Intelligencer. Wheeling, West Virginia. November 27, 1883. p. 1.
  2. ^ Byron, Arthur (1981), London Statues: A guide to London's outdoor statues and sculpture, London: Constable & Company
  3. ^ Byron 1981, p. na.
  4. ^ Torres, María Clara (2008). Bogotá, un museo a cielo abierto: Guía de esculturas y monumentos conmemorativos (in Spanish) (1st ed.). Bogotá: Instituto Distrital de Patrimonio Cultural. pp. 148–149. ISBN 9789584426529.