Y/M/D | Association | Description | Place | Locale | Food | Event | |
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1877/00/00 | Augustus Saint-Gaudens | Sculptor | Saint-Gaudens receives his first great public commission in 1877. A statute of Admiral David Farragut, famed for exclaiming, while lashed to the mast, "Damn the torpedoes, full steam ahead!" | ||||
1880/00/00 | The "Admiral David Farragut" statue by Augustus Saint-Gaudens is cast in bronze by Adolphe Gruet. | ||||||
1881/05/30 | Augustus Saint-Gaudens | Sculptor | Saint-Gaudens' statue of Admiral David Farragut is unveiled on Memorial Day 1881 in New York's Madison Square. It wins Saint-Gaudens instant fame for its naturalistic depiction of the admiral standing as if on deck. | Madison Square Park | New York City |
Particulars for Admiral David Farragut (statue): | |||
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Material | Bronze | ||
Sight Category | Object | ||
Attribute | Outdoor | ||
Art Type | Sculpture | ||
Historic Use | Work of Art |
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