General George Owen Squier

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: Moses Wainer Dykaar
Date: 1920
Location: Smithsonian American Art Museum
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Luce Foundation Center
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4th Floor
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47A
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: bronze
marble
Mediums Description: bronze on marble base
Classifications: Sculpture
Subjects: Portrait male — Squier, George Owen — bust
Occupation — military — general
Dress — uniform — military uniform
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.”