Description: NEW YORK CITY - Brooklyn Grand Army Plaza Memorial Arch: The Soldiers' and Sailors' Arch is a triumphal arch at Grand Army Plaza in Brooklyn, New York City, just north of Prospect Park. Built from 1889 to 1892, the arch is dedicated "To the Defenders of the Union, 1861–1865". The eastern end with a stairway to the observation deck and crowning sculpture was occasionally open to the public until the early 2000s, when deterioration of the interior made it unsafe for the public. On August 6, 1889, William R. Ware and Charles B. Atwood, who had been appointed by the Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument Commission, selected John H. Duncan's design for the arch from 36 designs submitted the previous year. Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux, in collaboration with architect Stanford White, built the arch after two-and-a-half months of site preparation; William Tecumseh Sherman was the speaker at the 1889 cornerstone, and President Grover Cleveland led the 1892 unveiling. The McKim, Mead and White firm recommended the bronze statues for the City Beautiful movement, and Park Commissioner Frank Squire engaged Frederick MacMonnies in 1894 to design the three bronze sculptural groupings. The interior arch faces have equestrian bas-reliefs of Abraham Lincoln and Ulysses S. Grant sculpted by William Rudolf O'Donovan (men) and Thomas Eakins (horses), that were added in 1895. Also added in 1895 by sculptor Frederick MacMonnies are the Army and Navy sculptures and the allegorical crowning sculpture. This sculpture depicts the winged goddess of victory, following victorious combat (the Civil War) with instruments of war: sword, colors, flagstaff, and quadriga (the Union Army). Winged attendants are seen removing two of the four quadriga horses for peacetime use (postbellum recovery) while trumpeting the victory and freedom (Emancipation). This Linen Era postcard, published in 1935, is in good condition, but there is some soiling. Genuine Curteich-Chicago. “C.T. Art Colortone”. No. 5A-H62. Interborough News Company. New York, N.Y.
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Location: Brooklyn, New York
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City/Region: Brooklyn
Type: Printed (Lithograph)
Postage Condition: Unposted
Era: Linen (c. 1930-1945)
Features: Architecture
Modified Item: No
Grand Army Plaza: Memorial Arch
Broooklyn: Borough
New York City: Prospect Park
Arch: Soldiers' and Sailors'
Sculpturer: John H. Duncan
Arch Designer: Olmsted, Vaux, Sanford White
Civil War: Union Army
Region: New York
Country: USA
