Equestrian statue of Winfield Scott Hancock explained
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| Image Upright: | 1 |
| General Winfield Scott Hancock |
| Artist: | Henry Jackson Ellicott |
| Year: | 1896 |
| Type: | Bronze |
| Height Imperial: | 9 |
| Width Imperial: | 7 |
| Imperial Unit: | ft |
| Metric Unit: | cm |
| City: | Washington, D.C. |
| Owner: | National Park Service |
General Winfield Scott Hancock is an equestrian statue of Winfield Scott Hancock, by Henry Jackson Ellicott together with architect Paul J. Pelz.It is located at Pennsylvania Avenue in United States Navy Memorial Park at the northwest corner of 7th Street, Northwest, Washington, D.C.
It was commissioned on March 2, 1889, and dedicated on May 12, 1896,[2] by president Grover Cleveland. It cost $50,000.[3]
The statue is a contributing monument to the Civil War Monuments in Washington, DC, of the National Register of Historic Places.
The statue is featured in the opening of the Netflix series House of Cards.[4]
See also
External links
- https://www.flickr.com/photos/wallyg/3889791695/
- http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WM2GZ1
- http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WM81Q7
- http://www.dcmemorials.com/index_indiv0000560.htm
Notes and References
- Web site: Civil War Monuments in Washington, DC . September 20, 1978 . National Park Service . August 10, 2011 . February 20, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130220204557/http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natregsearchresult.do?fullresult=true&recordid=7 .
- Web site: General Winfield Scott Hancock, (sculpture). Save Outdoor Sculpture, District of Columbia survey. 1993. August 11, 2011. March 27, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120327081411/http://collections.si.edu/search/results.jsp?view=&dsort=&date.slider=&q=General+Winfield+Scott+Hancock+(Ellicott). dead.
- Book: Testament to Union: Civil War monuments in Washington, Part 3. Kathryn Allamong Jacob . JHU Press. 1998. 978-0-8018-5861-1.
- Web site: 5 connections between 'House of Cards' historic statue and Frank Underwood. 6 April 2015.
