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Statue in Washington, D.C., U.S.
John J. Pershing General of the Armies
, is a public artwork by American artist
Robert White
, located at
Pershing Park
in
Washington, D.C.
, United States.
John J. Pershing General of the Armies
was originally surveyed as part of the
Smithsonian's
Save Outdoor Sculpture!
survey in 1994. The monument is a tribute to United States Army general
John J. Pershing
.
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Description
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The sculpture shows General Pershing standing with his head slightly turned, as if overseeing a battlefield in front of him. His proper right hand raises
binoculars
to his eyes and his proper left hand holds his hat at his side. Wearing a World War I uniform with
knickerbockers
, tall boots and a long belted jacket, he steps forward with his proper left foot.
Resting on a square of red
granite
(51 × 53 × 53 in.) in a small plaza, the sculpture is flanked by two tall granite walls.
The front of the rear wall is inscribed (rear wall: H. 10 ft. W. 3 ft. L. 31
1
⁄
2
ft.):
- JOHN J. PERSHING
- GENERAL OF THE ARMIES.
The back of the rear wall is inscribed:
- IN THEIR DEVOTION, THEIR VALOR, AND IN THE LOYAL FULFILLMENT OF THEIR
- OBLIGATIONS, THE OFFICERS AND MEN OF THE AMERICAN EXPEDITIONARY FORCES
- HAVE LEFT A HERITAGE OF WHICH THOSE WHO FOLLOW MAY EVER BE PROUD
- JOHN J. PERSHING
- (Pershing's signature)
The front left wall, which is divided into four sections features an extensive text regarding Pershing's involvement in the
Western Front
, his leadership in
First United States Army
, the signing of the
Armistice with Germany
, the
Meuse-Argonne Offensive
, and an inscription reading (H. 10 ft. W. 3 ft. L. 49 ft.):
- ERECTED BY:
- AMERICAN BATTLE MONUMENTS COMMISSION
- WALLACE K. HARRISON ARCHITECT
- FREDERICK (...transcription illegible)
- ENGINEER
- ROBERT WHITE SCULPTOR
- 1983
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Information
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Authorized by
Congress
on April 2, 1956, the
American Battle Monuments Commission
paid the $400,000 for the park.
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The sculpture was dedicated in October 1983.
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Condition
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This sculpture was surveyed in 1994 for its condition and was described as "well maintained."
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Further reading
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- Walgren, A. S.(2016). The “Forgotten Man” of Washington: the Pershing Memorial and the Battle over Military Memorialization. (Master's thesis). Retrieved from
https://scholarcommons.sc.edu/etd/3543
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