William Rudolf O'Donovan, Joseph Wheeler, 1895, bronze, 19 1⁄2 x 12 x 6 in. (49.5 x 30.4 x 15.3 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Henry Clews and Committee of Subscribers, 1921.1.2
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Artwork Details
- Title
- Joseph Wheeler
- Artist
- Date
- 1895
- Location
- Not on view
- Dimensions
- 19 1⁄2 x 12 x 6 in. (49.5 x 30.4 x 15.3 cm)
- Credit Line
- Gift of Henry Clews and Committee of Subscribers
- Mediums
- Mediums Description
- bronze
- Classifications
- Subjects
- History — United States — Civil War
- Occupation — military — general
- Portrait male — Wheeler, Joseph — bust
- Portrait male — Wheeler, Joseph — nude
- Object Number
- 1921.1.2
Artwork Description
This bust of General Joseph Wheeler was presented to the Smithsonian Institution in 1921 by a committee that included Joseph H. Choate, Henry Clews, and Theodore Roosevelt. Joseph Wheeler was a Confederate general in the Civil War. He graduated from West Point in 1859, but resigned from the United States Army two years later to fight for the Confederacy. During the war, he was noted for his tireless energy and perseverance despite being wounded three times and having sixteen horses shot from beneath him.
