Sculptor: Henry Kirke Brown Pedestal: Richard Upjohn Dedicated: 1856 Medium and size: Bronze (approximately 9 feet), granite pedestal (approximately 9 feet) Location: South side of Union Square, facing 14th Street between University Place and Broadway November 25: Evacuation Day, A Forgotten New York City Holiday Through the nineteenth century, the image was familiar: a sailor climbing … Continue reading General George Washington, Union Square