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GENERAL DANIEL DAVIDSON BIDWELL
Artwork
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Title |
Artist |
Date |
|
General Daniel Davidson Bidwell |
Sahl Swarz
|
10/19/1924 |
Medium
|
Medium |
Category |
|
Bronze Statue on White Limestone Base
with Bronze Plaque
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Statue |
Measurements
|
Unit Measure |
Object Height |
Object Width |
Object Depth |
Object Diameter |
|
Feet |
8 |
3.75 |
7.75 |
N/A |
|
Unit Measure |
Base Height |
Base Width |
Base Depth |
Base Diameter |
|
Feet |
7.667 |
4.333 |
8.75 |
N/A |
Description
|
Description |
Subject dressed in Civil War uniform sits astride a stallion. He
holds a sword low in his proper right hand and the horse's reins in
his proper left hand. Horse has proper left front hoof raised. Plaque
on base reads: "General Daniel Davidson Bidwell commanding the Third
Brigade, Second Division, Sixth Corps. was killed at Cedar Creek,
Virginia October 19, 1864. This statue was erected and presented to
the city by the General Daniel Davidson Bidwell Association."
|
Biographical Info.
|
Bio. |
General Bidwell was Buffalo's senior officer in the Civil War. He was
born in the Village of Blackrock, NY (later annexed by Buffalo) on
August 12, 1819. Bidwell made the supreme sacrifice for his country at
the battle of Cedar Creek, October, 19, 1864.
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Location History
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Location |
Purpose |
Date Verified |
Current Record |
|
Colonial Circle at Bidwell Parkway, Richmond Ave., and Lafayette Ave.
intersection |
Display |
December 2003 |
Yes |
Conservation/Preservation History
|
Treatment Performed by |
Date Completed |
Previous Object Condition |
New Object Condition |
Previous Base Condition |
New Base Condition |
Current Record |
|
Russell-Marti Conservation Services Inc. |
August 2002 |
Very Good |
Very Good |
Good |
Good |
Yes |
|
Russell-Marti Conservation Services Inc. |
September 2000 |
Good |
Very Good |
Good |
Good |
No |
|
Russell-Marti Conservation Services Inc. |
July
1998 |
Good |
Very Good |
Good |
Good |
No |
|
Russell-Marti Conservation Services Inc. |
September 1997 |
Fair |
Very Good |
Good |
Good |
No |
|
Russell-Marti Conservation Services Inc. |
August 1996 |
Good |
Very Good |
Good |
Good |
No |
|
Fine Objects Conservation, Inc. |
July
1994 |
Poor |
Excellent |
Very Poor |
Good |
No |
Condition Survey History
|
Surveyed By |
Purpose |
Date Completed |
Object
Condition |
Base Condition |
Current Record |
|
University at Buffalo, School of Architecture and
Planning |
Save Outdoor Sculpture Inventory and Condition Survey |
June 1992 |
Fair |
Poor |
No |
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