TITLE: Minute Man Statue ARTIST(S): Daniel Chester French DATE: 1875 MEDIUM: Bronze CONTROL NUMBER: IAS 76009555 Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: PHYSICAL LOCATION: Off Monument Street, about a half mile north of the center of Concord, on the path to the Minuteman National Historic Park Visitor Center, by the Concord River and North Bridge.
A marker and statue of a Minuteman marks the avenue at the sire of the Continental Outpost at the battle of June 8, 1780, when a column of 5,000 British Regulars landed in Port Elizabeth. The statue serves as a memorial to the minute men, while the fountain originally served as a watering place for horses, cattle, dogs and people, and is now a planter.
“The most amazing thing about the Minute Man was that the guy had never done a [full-length] statue,” said Harold Holzer, author of “Monument Man… Posterazzi Poster Print Collection Minutemen Soldier./Nsmall Bronze Statue of Minuteman of Concord by Daniel Chester French, (18 x 24), Multicolored (Renewed) $16.72 $ 16 . The Obelisk is believed to be the country's first memorial to its war casualties. The statue honored Isaac Davis, the Captain of the Acton Bridge. Unveiled for the Centennial celebration of the battle on April 19, 1875, The Minute Man statue, by sculptor Daniel Chester French, is an American icon and has stood guard over this hallowed ground ever since. French was paid $1,000 for the statue which was unveiled on April 19, 1875. The Minute Man In 1871, the Town of Concord appropriated $1,000 and asked 21-year-old Dan French to design a monument for the west side of the North Bridge. Other articles where The Minute Man is discussed: Daniel Chester French: …first important commission: the statue The Minute Man (dedicated in 1875), commemorating the Battle of Concord of 100 years earlier. Long Description: In Concord, by the North Bridge, now a pedestrian bridge over the Concord River, stands a statue on a pedestal that represents the Minute Man, an icon representing the farmer who turned defender. French was showing promise as a sculptor, but he had yet to create a work of such importance. It became the symbol for defense bonds, stamps, and posters of World War II. Title Minute Man Statue, Lexington, Massachusetts Contributor Names Highsmith, Carol M., 1946-, photographer National Park Service. The Lexington Minuteman statue sits at the intersection of Bedford Street and Massachusetts Avenue, on the southeast corner of Lexington Battle Green, in Lexington, Massachusetts. The Lexington Minuteman statue sits at the intersection of Bedford Street and Massachusetts Avenue, on the southeast corner of Lexington Battle Green, in Lexington, Massachusetts. It is set near the spot where the first colonial militia men were killed in Concord on that fateful day in 1775. This article asserts that Davis’ grandson was the model for the minuteman as he was acknowledged by the family as … The Minute Man statue is still the symbol of the National Guard, featured prominently on its seals. The statue honored Isaac Davis, the Captain of the Acton Bridge. Across the North Bridge, opposite The Minute Man statue is the Obelisk Monument. It was to be French's first full size statue, and was to stand on a base inscribed with a sentence from Ralph Waldo Emerson's "Concord Hymn."
Dear Sir, There is an article about Isaac Davis in an old issue of “American Heritage” (I have a copy) that supports your idea that the French statue is Isaac.