Major General John S. Bowen, (sculpture)

Smithsonian American Art Museum and its Renwick Gallery

Object Details

sculptor
Schaaf, Anton 1869-1943
fabricator
Harris Granite Quarries Company
Subject
Bowen, John S
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Mississippi survey, 1993.
National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, MS07056, 1989.
Vicksburg National Military Park, 1988.
Image on file.
(Side of plinth:) ANTON SCHAAF Sc (Front of plinth, incised:) BOWEN (Bronze plaque on front of upper base, raised:) JOHN S. BOWEN/MAJOR GENERAL C.S. ARMY/COMMANDING DIVISION/ARMY OF VICKSBURG/CADET U.S. MILITARY ACADEMY 1848/2ND LIEUT. U.S. ARMY, JULY 20 1854/RESIGNED, MAY FIRST 1856/COLONEL C.S. ARMY, JUNE 11, 1861/BRIGADIER GENERAL, MARCH 14, 1862/MAJOR GENERAL, MAY 25, 1863/DIED JULY SIXTEENTH 1863 signed Founder's mark appears.
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Summary
Bust of Major General John Bowen in uniform and wearing a beard and moustache. The bust is set atop a two-sectioned base with an inscribed plaque on the upper front.
Dedicated 1916
Control number
IAS MS000201
Type
Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture
Sculptures
Medium
Bust: bronze; Base: Balfour pink granite with hammered finish
Owner/Location
Administered by United States Department of the Interior National Park Service Washington District of Columbia
Administered by Vicksburg National Military Park 3201 Clay Street, Box 349 Vicksburg Mississippi 39180
Located Vicksburg National Military Park Confederate Avenue, north of Stockade Redan Vicksburg Mississippi
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
Topic
History--United States--Civil War
Portrait male--Bust
Occupation--Military--General
Record ID
siris_ari_324471
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