- Date: 1901
- Architect: McKim, Mead & White
- Sculptor: Frederick MacMonnies, with John Hemingway Duncan, Philip Martiny, Thomas Eakins, William Rudolf O’Donovan
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- Location: Grand Army Plaza
The Chariot, the Soldiers, and the Sailors, by MacMonnies
The main sculptures – chariot on top, high reliefs on either side – are by Frederick MacMonnies, who sculpted Nathan Hale in Manhattan, and in near the Arch and Prospect Park, the Horse Tamers, Stranahan, and Slocum.
MacMonnies’ chariot, on the top of the arch. Photo copyright © 2019 Dianne L. Durante
MacMonnies’ chariot, on the top of the arch. Photo copyright © 2019 Dianne L. Durante
MacMonnies’ relief of soldiers, from the left side of the Arch. Photo copyright © 2019 Dianne L. Durante
MacMonnies’ relief of sailors, from the right side of the Arch. Photo copyright © 2019 Dianne L. Durante
Sculptures by Eakins
The reliefs on the inside of the Arch are the only sculptures in New York by Thomas Eakins, who’s most famous as a painter – notably of The Gross Clinic.
Eakins, Grant on horseback. Photo copyright © 2019 Dianne L. Durante
Eakins, Lincoln on horseback. Photo copyright © 2019 Dianne L. Durante
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