Berkshire Volunteer Patriots in Bennington Battle, (sculpture)

Object Details

Notes: Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York survey, 1994.; Image on file.; W. G. Huff (On lower horizontal frame of relief:) PARSON THOS. ALLEN, COL. JOAB STAFFORD, COL. BENJ. SIMONDS, COL. DAVID ROSSITER, STOCKBRIDGE INDIANS signed; The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide.
Summary: Bas-relief depicts American patriots participating in the Battle of Bennington. The principal figures are in the foreground above the incised inscriptions of their names. The remaining soldiers march with their rifles on their proper right shoulders toward a wooded area. A pair of Indians and another soldier are seen running on the far right of the relief.

Owner/Location: Administered by State of New York New York State Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation Saratoga Springs State Park, Box W Saratoga New York 12866; Located Bennington Battlefield Wallomsac New York

Topic: History--United States--Revolution; History--United States--Battle of Bennington; Portrait male--Full length; Occupation--Military--Soldier; Occupation--Military--Colonel; Occupation--Religion--Clergy; Dress--Uniform--Military Uniform; Ethnic--Stockbridge Indians