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Posted: 14 Aug 2019

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General Sherman and Nike

General Sherman and Nike
New York, NY

Note: The statues feature Nike, the goddess of victory leading General William Tecumseh Sherman (1820-1891), a highly successful, victorious military leader during the American Civil War (1861-1865) was designed and cast by American sculptor Augustus Saint-Gaudens (1848-1907) in 1902. It stands just outside Central Park in Grand Army Plaza in Manhattan. Augustus Saint-Gaudens also designed the allegorical Liberty featured on U.S. double eagle $20 gold coins minted from 1907-1933.

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 Lucette
Lucette
C'est magnifique !
5 years ago.
 Esther
Esther club
I love Saint-Gaudens' work. You did a great job with this image.
5 years ago.
 FloryNeige
FloryNeige
superbe !
5 years ago.
 Janet Brien
Janet Brien club
What a gorgeous sculpture and wonderful details. I would love to take a closer look at that, what a stunner! Thanks for the information about the sculpture and also about the coin!
5 years ago.
 Günter Klaus
Günter Klaus club
.....wow,das schaut richtig schön aus lieber William,in schönen Gold sind diese Statuen:))

.........wünsche noch ein schönes Wochenende,ganz liebe Grüße Güni:))
3 years ago.

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