Sherman Monument

Sculptor: Augustus St. Gaudens (1848-1907)
Date: 1892-1903; Placed in the Park: 1903
Donor: Citizens of New York under the auspices of the Chamber of Commerce of New York State
Material: Gilded bronze, granite pedestal

The sculpture of General William Tecumseh Sherman is one of the finest sculptures by the talented American sculptor and New York City resident Augustus St.Gaudens. In 1892 St. Gaudens modeled a bust of the general who lived in New York after the Civil War. He then created the equestrian sculpture in Paris, France, completing it in 1903.

After much discussion, the sculpture was placed at the main entrance to the Park, befitting such an important historical figure and monumental work of art. When the Pulitzer Fountain was designed in 1913 for the southern half of Grand Army Plaza, the Sherman Monument and surrounding landscape were moved so that the two halves of the plaza could be symmetrical.

To read the Parks Department's historical sign, click here.

Location

• Grand Army Plaza, 60th Street and Fifth Avenue

The monument was regilded in 1929. After years of neglect, the monument was completely restored and regilded by the Central Park Conservancy in 1990, and retoned in 1996. Touch up and regilding are done annually by the Conservancy.