Philip Reed (sculptor)
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Philip Reed, known as Philip Reid before he was emancipated, was an African American master craftsman who worked at the foundries of self-taught sculptor Clark Mills. There, historical monuments such
Equestrian statue of Andrew Jackson in Washington, D.C.
Emancipation Hall at the Capitol Visitor Center. The 1857 plaster cast of the Statue of Freedom is in the center flanked by stairs which lead to the Capitol itself.
Washington Circle Equestrian Statue
Capitol dome lantern Washington
Lieutenant General George Washington is an 1860 equestrian statue of George Washington, at Washington Circle, at the edge of the George Washington University's campus, in Washington, D.C. The statue w
Philip Reed (sculptor)
…There, historical monuments such as the 1853 equestrian statue of Andrew Jackson in Lafayette Square, near the White House in Washington, D.C., the 1860 equestrian statue of George Washington in Washington Circle, and the 1863 Statue of Freedom in Washington, D.C., were created. He was born in c. 1820 into slavery in…
Statue of George Washington in 2013
The original design by Clark Mills
A sketch of the statue's unveiling ceremony which appeared in Harper's Weekly
Details of Washington and the horse