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''George Washington'' is a large
bronze sculpture Bronze is the most popular metal for Casting (metalworking), cast metal sculptures; a cast bronze sculpture is often called simply "a bronze". It can be used for statues, singly or in groups, reliefs, and small statuettes and figurines, as w ...
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George Washington George Washington (February 22, 1732, 1799) was an American military officer, statesman, and Founding Father who served as the first president of the United States from 1789 to 1797. Appointed by the Continental Congress as commander of th ...
by
John Quincy Adams Ward John Quincy Adams Ward (June 29, 1830 – May 1, 1910) was an American sculptor, whose most familiar work is his larger than life-size standing Statue of George Washington (Wall Street), statue of George Washington on the steps of Federal Hall, Fe ...
, installed on the front steps of
Federal Hall National Memorial Federal Hall is a historic building at 26 Wall Street in the Financial District of Manhattan in New York City. The current Greek Revival–style building, completed in 1842 as the Custom House, is operated by the National Park Service as a nati ...
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Wall Street Wall Street is an eight-block-long street in the Financial District of Lower Manhattan in New York City. It runs between Broadway in the west to South Street and the East River in the east. The term "Wall Street" has become a metonym for t ...
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New York City New York, often called New York City or NYC, is the List of United States cities by population, most populous city in the United States. With a 2020 population of 8,804,190 distributed over , New York City is also the L ...
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History

The statue was unveiled in 1883 to commemorate the
first inauguration of George Washington The first inauguration of George Washington as the first president of the United States was held on Thursday, April 30, 1789, on the balcony of Federal Hall in New York City, New York. The inauguration was held nearly two months after the begin ...
. In 1789, Federal Hall, which served as the capitol building of the United States, stood on the site, and Washington took the oath of office on the balcony of that building, approximately where the statue now stands.


Description


Inscription

The inscription on the base of the statue reads:


See also

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1883 in art Events from the year 1883 in the arts Events * 20 April – Claude Monet moves to the house in Giverny which will be his main residence for the rest of his life. * 28 October – Les XX established in Brussels by Octave Maus. * J.-K. Huysmans ...
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List of monuments dedicated to George Washington This is a list of memorials to George Washington, the commander-in-chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War and first president of the United States. Federal holiday Washington's Birthday has been a federal holiday in ...
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List of sculptures of presidents of the United States This is a list of statues and busts of presidents of the United States. George Washington John Adams Thomas Jefferson James Madison James Monroe John Quincy Adams Andrew Jackson Martin Van Buren William Henry Har ...
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List of statues of George Washington A list of statues of George Washington, an American Founding Father, commanding general of the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War, and the first U.S. president. See also * Mount Rushmore * List of memorials to George Washing ...


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1883 establishments in New York (state) 1883 sculptures Bronze sculptures in New York City Financial District, Manhattan Monuments and memorials in Manhattan Monuments and memorials to George Washington in the United States Outdoor sculptures in Manhattan Sculptures by John Quincy Adams Ward Sculptures of men in New York City Statues in New York City Statues of George Washington {{NewYork-sculpture-stub