General George Owen Squier

Moses Wainer Dykaar, General George Owen Squier, 1920, bronze on marble base, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of General George Owen Squier, 1921.1.1
Moses Wainer Dykaar, General George Owen Squier, 1920, bronze on marble base, 27 3⁄8 x 19 x 10 in. (69.6 x 48.2 x 25.5 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of General George Owen Squier, 1921.1.1
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Artwork Details

Title
General George Owen Squier
Artist
Date
1920
Location
Dimensions
27 3⁄8 x 19 x 10 in. (69.6 x 48.2 x 25.5 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of General George Owen Squier
Mediums
Mediums Description
bronze on marble base
Classifications
Subjects
  • Dress — uniform — military uniform
  • Occupation — military — general
  • Portrait male — Squier, George Owen — bust
Object Number
1921.1.1
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1921.1.1

Artwork Description

Moses Wainer Dykaar modeled this portrait of General George Owen Squier, the chief signal officer of the United States Army, from life. The portrait was reportedly so realistic that when the general’s picture was taken next to it, his friends said that the sculpture was “more like him than he appeared in the photograph.”

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Date1825
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Charles Bird King, Miss Satterlee, ca. 1830-1839, oil on wood, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Albert M. Pitcher, Jr., 1976.117
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Dateca. 1830-1839
oil on wood
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Charles Bird King, Young Omahaw, War Eagle, Little Missouri, and Pawnees, 1821, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Miss Helen Barlow, 1985.66.384,222
Young Omahaw, War Eagle, Little Missouri, and Pawnees
Artist
Date1821
oil on canvas
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Charles Bird King, Unidentified, Petelesharro (Generous Chief), ca. 1822, oil on wood, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum acquisition, 1985.66.167,379
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Artist
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Copy after Charles Bird King
Dateca. 1822
oil on wood
Not on view

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