Henry Kirke Brown

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Henry Kirke Brown was a prominent 19th-century American sculptor known for his influential public monuments and for mentoring notable artists such as John Quincy Adams Ward.

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Henry Kirke Brown canonical 3

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instanceOf person ⓘ
sculptor ⓘ
activePeriod mid-19th century ⓘ
birthDate 1814-02-24 ⓘ
birthPlace Leyden, Massachusetts, United States ⓘ
citizenship United States ⓘ
creatorOf Bronze doors for the U.S. Capitol ⓘ
Equestrian statue of George Washington at Union Square, New York City ⓘ
Statue of Abraham Lincoln in Union Square, New York City ⓘ
Statue of DeWitt Clinton in Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn ⓘ
Statue of General Winfield Scott in Washington, D.C. ⓘ
Statue of Major General Nathanael Greene in Washington, D.C. ⓘ
Statue of Nathanael Greene in the United States Capitol ⓘ
deathDate 1886-07-10 ⓘ
deathPlace Newburgh, New York, United States ⓘ
linked to: Newburgh, New York
fieldOfWork monumental sculpture ⓘ
public art ⓘ
genre historical monuments ⓘ
portrait sculpture ⓘ
influenced John Quincy Adams Ward ⓘ
knownFor equestrian statues ⓘ
mentoring younger sculptors ⓘ
public monuments ⓘ
language English ⓘ
movement 19th-century American sculpture ⓘ
name Henry Kirke Brown ⓘ
nationality American ⓘ
notableStudent John Quincy Adams Ward ⓘ
notableWork Bronze doors for the U.S. Capitol ⓘ
Equestrian statue of George Washington at Union Square, New York City ⓘ
Statue of Abraham Lincoln in Union Square, New York City ⓘ
Statue of DeWitt Clinton in Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn ⓘ
Statue of General Winfield Scott in Washington, D.C. ⓘ
Statue of Major General Nathanael Greene in Washington, D.C. ⓘ
Statue of Nathanael Greene in the United States Capitol ⓘ
occupation sculptor ⓘ
residence Brooklyn, New York ⓘ
linked to: Brooklyn

Newburgh, New York ⓘ
spouse Lydia Louise Allen ⓘ
studiedIn Italy ⓘ
trainedIn sculpture ⓘ
usedMaterial bronze ⓘ
marble ⓘ
workLocation New York City ⓘ
United States ⓘ

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John Quincy Adams Ward → trainedBy → Henry Kirke Brown ⓘ
Equestrian statue of Winfield Scott → creator → Henry Kirke Brown ⓘ
Henry Kirke Brown → name → Henry Kirke Brown ⓘ