Английская Википедия:Equestrian statue of Israel Putnam
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General Israel Putnam, also known as Putnam's Escape at Horseneck, is an equestrian statue at the Putnam Memorial State Park in Redding, Connecticut, United States. The statue was designed by sculptor Anna Hyatt Huntington and dedicated in 1969 in honor of Connecticut native Israel Putnam, a military officer who served in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War.
History
Israel Putnam was a military officer who served as a major general in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War.Шаблон:Sfn Putnam became a well-known historical figure for his actions during the war, which included leading troops at the Battle of Bunker Hill.Шаблон:Sfn In 1779, while in Greenwich, Connecticut, the 60-year-old Putnam was spotted by British troops, who proceeded to chase him on horseback. In one of his most well-known escapades, Putnam managed to escape capture by riding his horse down a notably steep hill that was considered unsafe for horse-riding.Шаблон:Sfn
More than a century later, this story inspired sculptor Anna Hyatt Huntington to create an equestrian statue memorializing the event.Шаблон:Sfn Huntington, who was born in 1876, was an American sculptor from the Boston area who was recognized by the Metropolitan Museum of Art as one of the preeminent female sculptors in the country and had studied the craft at the Art Students League of New York in the early 1900s.Шаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn For some time, Huntington had lived in Redding, Connecticut, near the Putnam Memorial State Park,Шаблон:Sfn which had served as Putnam's winter encampment during the war.Шаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn Huntington was especially renowned for her equestrian statues,Шаблон:Sfn with some of her more notable works including an equestrian statue of Joan of Arc in New York City and El Cid Campeador.Шаблон:Sfn
Working on the Putnam sculpture in 1966 at the age of 90,Шаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn it would be the last of seven major equestrian statues she had created during her career, as well as one of the last works created before her death in 1973.Шаблон:Sfn Completed in 1967,Шаблон:Refn the sculpture was donated to the Putnam Memorial State Park in 1969.Шаблон:Sfn It was dedicated on September 21, 1969, near the entrance of the park,Шаблон:Sfn with Albert D. Putnam, a descendant of Israel, giving the main speech at the ceremony,Шаблон:Sfn during which he stated that his ancestor had "rode down the hill to everlasting fame and into the heart of Mrs. Huntington".Шаблон:Sfn Another speech was given by Donald C. Matthews, Director of the Connecticut State Park and Forest Commission, who said: "We are here to honor two great citizens, General Israel Putnam and Mrs. Huntington, the most remarkable woman I have ever known."Шаблон:Sfn
In 1994, the monument was surveyed as part of the Save Outdoor Sculpture! project.Шаблон:Sfn
Design
The bronze sculpture measures Шаблон:Convert tall and has side measurements of Шаблон:Convert and Шаблон:Convert. It stands on a rectangular fieldstone pedestal that is Шаблон:Convert tall with side measurements of Шаблон:Convert and Шаблон:Convert. The sculpture depicts Putnam on horseback descending a flight of stairs, holding the reins in his left hand. His body is partially turned backwards and he is looking up and shaking his right fist in defiance. The horse's head is turned to the left and bears a terrified expression.Шаблон:Sfn The base of the sculpture bears some small inscriptions from the sculptor (ANNA H. HUNTINGTON / 1967 / STANERIGG), while a bronze plaque affixed to the pedestal bears the following inscription:Шаблон:Sfn Шаблон:Quote
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