Joseph Wheeler

William Rudolf O'Donovan, Joseph Wheeler, 1895, bronze, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Henry Clews and Committee of Subscribers, 1921.1.2
Copied 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
Keywords
  • History — United States — Civil War
  • Occupation — military — general
  • Portrait male — Wheeler, Joseph — bust
  • Portrait male — Wheeler, Joseph — nude
Object Number
1921.1.2
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/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.