General George Owen Squier

Media - 1921.1.1 - SAAM-1921.1.1_1 - 62092
Copied 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)
Markings
lower left shoulder incised: M. DYKAAR/1920
Credit Line
Gift of General George Owen Squier
Mediums
Mediums Description
bronze on marble base
Classifications
Keywords
  • Portrait
  • 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.”