Anthony Wayne | |
Artist: | John Gregory |
Year: | 1937 |
Type: | Gilded Bronze |
Height Metric: | 331.5 |
Width Imperial: | 54 |
Length Imperial: | 46 |
Metric Unit: | cm |
Imperial Unit: | in |
City: | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
Coordinates: | 39.9647°N -85.856°W[1] |
Owner: | City of Philadelphia Fairmount Park Commission |
Anthony Wayne is a gilded bronze equestrian sculpture of Anthony Wayne, by John Gregory at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. It is located at 26th Street and the Benjamin Franklin Parkway.[2] It was dedicated on September 17, 1937.
The inscription reads:
(Base, plaques on both north and south sides:)
Sons of the Revolution
Exegi Monumentum Aere Perennius 1776–1883
(Base, north side above plaque, in raised letters:)
Anthony Wayne
1745–1796
The inscription at the foot of base reads:
Anthony Wayne
A memorial of his valour
a tribute to his achievements
in the War of Independence
The Pennsylvania Society
Sons of the Revolution
Here inscribe his name
in honor
1937.[3]