George Edwin Bissell
George Edwin Bissell (February 16, 1839 – August 30, 1920) was an American sculptor.
Biography
Bissell was born New Preston, Connecticut, the son of a quarryman and marble-cutter. During the American Civil War he served as a private in the 23rd Connecticut Volunteers in the Department of the Gulf (1862-1863), and on being mustered out became acting assistant paymaster in the South Atlantic Squadron. At the close of the war he joined his father's marble business in Poughkeepsie, New York.[1]
He studied the art of sculpture abroad in 1875-1876, and lived much in Paris during the years 1883-1896, with occasional visits to America.[1] Bissell also created smaller works, such as a bust of President Abraham Lincoln as well as a larger statue of the president.[2]
Selected works
- Frederic de Peyster, New York Historical Society, New York City, ca. 1875.
- Chatfield Monument, Riverside Cemetery, Waterbury, Connecticut, ca. 1880.
- General Horatio Gates, Saratoga Battle Monument, Saratoga, New York, 1885-86.[3]
- Sam Sloan, Lackawanna Ferry Terminal, Hoboken, New Jersey, 1889.
- Chancellor John Watts, Trinity Churchyard, New York City, 1890.
- Bas-relief panel of Robert Burns and Highland Mary, on pedestal of G. A. Lawson's Statue of Robert Burns, Ayr, Scotland, 1891.
- Colonel Abraham de Peyster, New York Historical Society, 1896. This statue stood in Bowling Green Park from 1896 to 1972, and in Hanover Square from 1976 to 2004.
- Chester A. Arthur, Madison Square, New York City, 1898-99.
- Abraham Lincoln, Lightner Museum, St. Augustine, Florida, 1899.
- Chancellor James Kent, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C., ca. 1899.
Civil War monuments
- Union Soldier, Civil War Monument, Town Green, Colchester, Connecticut, 1875.
- Soldiers' Monument, The Green, Waterbury, Connecticut, 1882-85.[4]
- Soldiers' Monument, Soldiers' Monument Park, Winsted, Connecticut, 1887-90.[5]
- Columbia, atop Soldiers' Monument, Civil War Memorial Park, Salisbury, Connecticut, 1891.[6]
- Lincoln Memorial (In Memory of Scottish-American Soldiers), Old Calton Burying Ground, Edinburgh, Scotland, 1893.
- Bust of Admiral John A. B. Dahlgren, Smith Memorial Arch, Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1901-04.
- Abraham Lincoln, Lincoln Park, Clermont, Iowa, 1902.[7] A replica of Bissell's statue in Edinburgh, Scotland.
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Civil War Monument (1875), Colchester, Connecticut.
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Sam Sloan (1889), Lackawanna Ferry Terminal, Hoboken, New Jersey.
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John Watts (1890), Trinity Church (New York City).
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Abraham de Peyster (1896), New York Historical Society, New York City.
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Chester A. Arthur (1898–99), Madison Square, New York City.
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Chancellor James Kent (c. 1899), Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Bust of Admiral John A. B. Dahlgren (1901–04), Smith Memorial Arch, Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Chisholm 1911.
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- ↑ General Gates from Flickr.
- ↑ Waterbury Soldiers' Monument from Flickr.
- ↑ Winsted Soldiers' Monument from Flickr.
- ↑ Salisbury Soldiers' Monument from Flickr
- ↑ Clermont Lincoln from AbrahamLincolnOnline.
- Attribution
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- Opitz, Glenn, B.,editor, Mantle Fielding's Dictionary of American Painters, Sculptors & Engravers, Apollo Books, Poughkeepsie, NY 1986
External links
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- People of Connecticut in the American Civil War
- 1839 births
- 1920 deaths
- People from Litchfield County, Connecticut
- 19th-century American sculptors
- Military personnel from Connecticut
- 20th-century American sculptors