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Allen George Newman III (August 28, 1875 – February 2, 1940) was an American
sculptor Sculpture is the branch of the visual arts that operates in three dimensions. Sculpture is the three-dimensional art work which is physically presented in the dimensions of height, width and depth. It is one of the plastic arts. Durable sc ...
, best known for his statue '' "The Hiker"''.


Early life

He was born in
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, the son of hardware manufacturer Allen G. Newman, Jr. and his wife Ada E. Hinde."Allen G. Newman, 65, Sculptor, is Dead," ''The New York Times'', February 4, 1940. He attended public schools, and the City College of New York, 1890–92. He apprenticed under his brother-in-law, sculptor
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, 1897–1901, then studied at the
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.


Career

Newman's early works were relatively modest, busts and relief portraits, or architectural sculpture for buildings at American expositions. He modeled life-size figures of ''The Pioneer'' and ''Greek Water Carrier'' for
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of New York City, which were cast in zinc and mass-produced.


The Hiker

Newman had a tremendous early success with '' The Hiker'', a statue of a slouching
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soldier, possibly based on an 1899 illustration by
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. A heroic size version (in plaster?) was exhibited in the New York State Building at the 1907
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. Its first installation as part of a memorial was at the
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in Providence, Rhode Island, in a section for Spanish–American War dead. Gen. Charles Wheaton Abbot, Jr. mused on the statue in his speech at its dedication,
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, May 31, 1912:
The head is strongly poised on a sinewy column. The shoulders are broad, the chest full and deep. The flanks are thin, the hips narrow. The muscular legs show great marching capacity... There is a suggestion at the bow of the knee that he could ride a horse. His trusty Krag is not the first gun he has handled. You will not find that position in the manual, though the muzzle is elevated. It is equally handy to be aimed, clubbed or lunged. His head turns naturally a little to the right to balance the hat brim falling to the left. But the face is smooth shaven as was the mode—every part is strong, every feature clean cut, and all smoothly balanced. The lined cheeks show that in his 28 years he has lived. He is no saint. He is no molly-coddle. He is an American soldier. He is a disciplined man at arms, the wonder of the world today wherever such foregather.
For a time the statue served as the official monument of the United Spanish War Veterans (USWV).
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, a New York foundry, cast bronze versions in several sizes – heroic (9 ft / 2.74 m), life size (7 ft / 2.13 m), and multiple reduced sizes. More than twenty examples adorn war memorials across the United States. Sculptor and critic
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called ''The Hiker'' "the best bronze soldier in America."


Other works

Newman was commissioned by an organization of
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, businessmen to create a peace monument for
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, commemorating reconciliation between the North and South. ''
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'' depicts a winged goddess holding an olive branch, who declares "Cease Firing – Peace Is Proclaimed," to a
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soldier holding a rifle. The gesture of reconciliation was considered significant enough that President
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attended the monument's October 10, 1911 dedication. The bronze sculpture was restored in 2016. It was vandalized in August 2017. The Atlanta peace monument may have led to other Southern commissions. Newman modeled a number of statues and portrait reliefs of Southern politicians and businessmen. He created the sculpture for the Women of the Confederacy Monument in
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; and relief portraits of a Confederate officer and a Union officer for monuments in
Vicksburg National Military Park Vicksburg National Military Park preserves the site of the American Civil War Battle of Vicksburg, waged from March 29 to July 4, 1863. The park, located in Vicksburg, Mississippi (flanking the Mississippi River), also commemorates the greater ...
. Newman was commissioned to create a monument in honor of Lt. Col.
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, who revolutionized
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at the
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. The bronze tablet, which included a relief portrait, was installed in West Point's
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and unveiled on the occasion of the instructor's retirement. Its inscription reads: "To Lieut. Col. Herman J. Koehler, Master of the Sword U.S.M.A. 1885–1923." Newman created a ''Rough Rider'' statue (1931), that was installed on the Spanish–American War Memorial in
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. A variation on his own ''Hiker'', the pose of the ''Rough Rider'' is slightly different and the soldier holds his rifle with both hands. He created a ''Sailor'' statue (1932), that was paired with his ''Hiker'' on the Spanish–American War Memorial in
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,
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. Four war memorials in
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, feature Newman's work: The Spanish–American War memorial in
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features a cast of ''The Hiker''. The World War I memorial in the Lawrenceville section features '' The Doughboy'', reminiscent of ''The Hiker'' in the soldier's slouching pose. ''Sacrifice'', the World War I memorial in Legion Park, is perhaps Newman's most solemn work. It depicts the soul of a dead soldier passing on his sword as he gazes up to heaven. The World War II memorial in the East Hills section was designed by Newman, but erected after his death. Made of granite, it features an octagonal
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pavilion with
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piers and a frieze composed of shields and paired American eagle wings.


Portal of All the Palaces

Architect W. B. Faville was tasked with designing grand entrances for a number of the palaces (exhibition buildings) at the 1915
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in
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. His solution was to create a single massive portal that could be assembled out of cast
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sections and mass-produced. Faville's "Portal of All the Palaces" featured a tall 3-arch arcade, with niches over the arches, and a forest of spires rising above its 75-foot (22.9 m) cornice line:
These ortalswere done in the ornate, highly florid Renaissance style known as "
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," from the tendency of the Spanish silversmiths to cover every inch of surface with decoration. Rich
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s on small tasteful
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s divided the spaces above the entrance openings into three bays, each of which contained a niche, the central one canopied. But no saints were in these niches. What you saw were El Capitan, the Conquistador, in the center under the canopy; and on either side of him, each in his lesser niche, a real old low-browed, bow-legged, walk-the-plank pirate, with a most business-like noosed rope in his hands, the bight of which fell in decorative line to his feet. These figures were the work of Allen Newman. They were of commanding stature, being 13 feet mtall, and from their pedestals 50 feet 5.2 min the air they glowered on the sea, where not so long ago their prototypes had made and for a time had held their strong and cruel empire. They were surrounded by a nimbus of the most delicate ornament, which they saved from fatal sweetness and to which they gave a spark of heroic fire.
The portals were also
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, with the dark pink of the unglazed terra cotta accented by glazed pieces in turquoise and burnt orange. Faville's "Portal of All the Palaces" was reproduced for the exposition's north and south gateways, and as the grand entrance to four of the exhibition buildings.John D. Barry, ''The City of Domes: The Panama–Pacific International Exposition'' (San Francisco: John J. Newbegin, 1915), pp. 40, 107, 114, 118, 125.


Honors

Newman was elected to the
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in 1907, and voted an associate of the National Academy of Design in 1926. He was a member of the
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and other arts organizations. He was an honorary member of the Spanish War Veterans.


Personal

Newman married Florence Allan on March 28, 1900. They had four children, three of whom, Ramona, Helen and Thomas, lived to adulthood. Newman died on February 2, 1940, in
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, and was buried at
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in
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.


Selected works


War memorials

*''The Hiker'' (bronze, 1912), Spanish–American War Memorial,
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, Providence, Rhode Island. First installation of the statue on a memorial. This was followed that same year by war memorials in
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, and
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. **''See The Hiker (Newman) for a list of other locations.'' * Relief portrait: ''Gen. Philip H. Sheridan'' (bronze, 1910), Sheridan Monument,
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, Scranton Pennsylvania. On the monument's reverse side is a relief panel, ''Sheridan's Ride''. * Women of the Confederacy Monument (bronze, 1914–15), Confederate Park, Jacksonville, Florida * Relief portrait: ''Col. Francis M. Cockrell'' (bronze, 1915), Cockrell Monument,
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, Vicksburg, Mississippi * Relief portrait: ''Col. Thomas J. Lucas'' (bronze, 1916), Lucas Monument, Vicksburg National Military Park, Vicksburg, Mississippi *'' The Doughboy'' (bronze, 1921), World War I Memorial, Doughboy Square, Lawrenceville, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania **Later casts in
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and
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. * Spanish–American War Memorial (bronze, 1932),
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, Detroit, Michigan. It features a cast of Newman's ''Hiker'' (1904) and his ''Sailor'' (1932). * World War II Memorial (granite, 1948), Frankstown Avenue & Bennett Street, East Hills, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, J. C. McCabe, fabricator.


Statues

* ''The Owl'', Scarritt Memorial Drinking Fountain (bronze, 1903),
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, Chicago, Illinois * ''The Hiker'' (1904),
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, Utica, New York The first bronze cast from Newman's 28-in (71 cm) plaster
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.Fred F. Poyner IV, "Allen George Newman (1875–1940)," ''Seattle Public Sculptors'' (McFarland Press, 2017), pp. 70-81. ** ''The Hiker'' (plaster?, c.1907), New York State Building, 1907
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, Jamestown, Virginia. Heroic size, 9 ft (2.74 m) * ''Greek Water Carrier'' (zinc, 1905),
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, New York City. A cast of ''Greek Water Carrier'' stands in
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. * ''The Pioneer'' (zinc, c.1905),
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, New York City. A 1910 cast of ''The Pioneer'' stands atop the Carter Memorial Fountain in
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. * ''Music of the Waters Fountain'' (marble, 1910), Riverside Drive at 156th Street, Manhattan, New York City
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posed for the mermaid figure. * ''
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'' (bronze, 1911),
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, Atlanta, Georgia. * ''
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'' (bronze, c.1911), Oates Grave Monument, Oakwood Cemetery, Montgomery, Alabama. The life-size statue stands before an obelisk. * ''Israel A. Marks'' (bronze, 1913), Highland Park, Meridian, Mississippi"Allen G. Newman," ''Annals of Iowa'', vol. 11, no. 2 (July, 1913), Iowa State University, pp. 230-31. * Life-size
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(bronze, c.1913), Saint John the Baptist Greek Orthodox Church, Perth Amboy, New Jersey * '' General Sterling Price'' (bronze, 1915),
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,
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* ''Thomas Johnston Grier'' (bronze, c.1920), Christ Episcopal Church,
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* '' Daniel S. Dickinson'' (bronze, 1924),
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, Binghamton, New York


Architectural sculpture

* Pedimental relief: ''Liberty and Justice— Seal of the State of New York'' (medium, 1904), New York State Building,
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, Saint Louis, Missouri * Relief panels: ''Historical Scenes of Early American History'' (medium, 1905), New York State Building,
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, Portland, Oregon * ''Day'' and ''Night'' (marble, c.1915), Harriman National Bank Building, SE corner 5th Avenue & 44th Street, Manhattan, New York City * Niche figures, Portal of All the Palaces,
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, San Francisco, California, William Baker Faville, architect. ** ''The Conquistador'' (terra cotta, 1915) ** ''The Pirate'' (terra cotta, 1915). ***A reduced size version of ''The Pirate'' was exhibited at the National Sculpture Society, 1916, and the
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. * ''History of Medicine Frieze'' (marble, 1937), Lobby, Jersey City Medical Center, Jersey City, New Jersey


Busts, bas reliefs & medals

* Relief portrait: ''Thomas C. Wrigley'' (bronze, c.1905), Wrigley Memorial, Wrigley Park,
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'' (bronze, c.1908), Harris Grave Monument,
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, Atlanta, Georgia * Relief panels,
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Memorial Shaft (bronze, 1909–10), Riverside Park, Riverside Drive at 72nd Street, Manhattan, New York City. An ornate
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erected by The Colonial Dames of America. * Bust: ''Maj. Gen. Edgar A. Russell'' (bronze, c.1910),
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, West Point, New York * Relief portrait: ''Robert E. Lee'' (bronze, 1912), cast by Jno. Williams Inc., New York. * Relief portrait: ''Jonathan Dwight Memorial Tablet'' (bronze, c.1912), Church of the Unity, Springfield, Massachusetts. The church was demolished in 1961. *''Edward Ames Temple Memorial Tablet'' (1913), Historical Department Building,
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, Ames, Iowa. Features 6 relief portraits of Iowa pioneers. * ''Joan of Arc Medal'' (bronze, 1915). Features a nude St. Joan grasping her shield. Exhibited at the
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA) is a museum and private art school in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.Peter Hastings Falk, ''The Annual Exhibition Record of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Volume 3, 1914–1968'' (Sound View Press, 1989), p. 344. * Relief portrait: ''Lewis Cass'' (bronze, 1915), Cass Memorial,
Mackinac Island State Park Mackinac Island State Park is a state park located on Mackinac Island in the U.S. state of Michigan. A Lake Huron island, it is near the Straits of Mackinac. The island park encompasses , which is approximately 80% of the island's total area. ...
, Mackinac Island, Michigan * ''National Arts Club Valor Medal'' (bronze, 1917), National Arts Club of New York. Newman's medal design was chosen from the submissions of about 100 sculptors. * Bust: ''Cardinal William H. O'Connell'', Cardinal O'Connell Memorial Fountain (bronze, 1918), Cardinal O'Connell Parkway, Lowell, Massachusetts * Relief portrait, ''Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Plaque'' (bronze, 1919), cast by John Polachek, Long Island City. * Relief portrait, ''Ferdinand Foch Memorial Plaque'' (bronze, 1919), cast by John Polachek, Long Island City. * Relief portrait, ''Woodrow Wilson Memorial Plaque'' (bronze, c.1919), cast by John Polachek, Long Island City. An example is at
Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library The Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library and Museum is a complex located in Staunton, Virginia. It contains the President's birthplace, known as the Manse, a Museum that explores the life and times of Woodrow Wilson (1856–1924), a Research Libr ...
, Saunton, Virginia.Woodrow Wilson
from SIRIS. * Relief portrait: ''Lt. Col.
Herman Koehler Herman John Koehler (December 14, 1859 – July 1, 1927) was an American football coach, athletics administrator, and United States Army officer. He served as the head football coach at the United States Military Academy from 1897 to 1900, compi ...
'' (bronze, 1923), Koehler Tablet,
Hayes Gymnasium Hayes Gymnasium, completed in 1910, is the oldest section of the current Arvin Cadet Physical Development Center at the United States Military Academy. Originally built as an independent structure to replace the academy's previous Richard Morr ...
, U.S. Military Academy, West Point, New York.Brian T. Rapavy & Kenneth W. Rapp, "Milwaukee Instructor at West Point," ''Milwaukee History'', vol. 2 (Winter 1979). File:Scranton, Pennsylvania (4111291187).jpg, Sheridan Monument (1910), Scranton, Pennsylvania File:H. B. and H. H. Carter Memorial Fountain - Ashland, Oregon - DSC02663.JPG, ''The Pioneer'' (c.1910), Ashland, Oregon File:Tribute to the Women of the Confederacy.jpg, ''Women of the Confederacy Monument'' (1914–15), Jacksonville, Florida File:Cardinal William Henry O'Connell memorial; Lowell, MA; 2011-08-20.JPG, Cardinal O'Connell Memorial Fountain (1918), Lowell, Massachusetts File:Doughboy Square, Lawrenceville, Pittsburgh, 2015-03-04, 01.jpg, ''The Doughboy'' (1921), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania File:Daniel Dickinson.JPG, ''Daniel S. Dickinson'' (1924), Binghamton, New York File:20-13-147-cockrell.jpg, Col.
Francis Cockrell Francis Marion Cockrell (October 1, 1834December 13, 1915) was a Confederate military commander and American politician from the state of Missouri. He served as a United States senator from Missouri for five terms. He was a prominent member o ...
(1915) at
Vicksburg National Military Park Vicksburg National Military Park preserves the site of the American Civil War Battle of Vicksburg, waged from March 29 to July 4, 1863. The park, located in Vicksburg, Mississippi (flanking the Mississippi River), also commemorates the greater ...


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Allen G. Newman 1875–1940
from National Academy of Design * {{DEFAULTSORT:Newman, Allen George Artists from New York City 1875 births 1940 deaths City College of New York alumni National Academy of Design alumni National Academy of Design associates 20th-century American sculptors 20th-century American male artists American male sculptors National Sculpture Society members Sculptors from New York (state) Burials at Green-Wood Cemetery