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Henry Kirke Bush-Brown (1857–1935) was an American sculptor and the adopted nephew of sculptor Henry Kirke Brown. He was raised in Newburgh, New York and attended the National Academy of Design in New York City. He became known for historically accurate realist sculptures illustrating American history. ==Works at Gettysburg battlefield== Bush-Brown produced three equestrian bronze sculptures at Gettysburg battlefield. The first equestrian statue ever produced by Bush-Brown was that of General George Meade, the victor at Gettysburg.〔http://gettysburgsculptures.com/archive_page_sculptor_sedgwick_equ〕 Located on Hancock Avenue, it is near where "Meade watched his Union troops repulse the Confederate charge." This statue was created after two years of research, and portrays "Meade without a hat, as he appeared during the battle," in keeping with Bush-Brown's commitment to historical accuracy.〔http://www.wolfrunstudio.com/PAGES/pg_mem16.html〕 Meade holds a pair of binoculars in his right hand and his hat in his left hand. A sword hangs from the left side of his saddle. The monument cost $37,500.〔http://www.drawthesword.goellnitz.org/2009/04/maj-gen-george-g-meade-equestrian/〕 The sculpture of Meade gazes across the battlefield toward the statue of his opponent, Robert E. Lee. Following the production of ''Meade'', Bush-Brown created a 9,000-pound monument of General John F. Reynolds (killed in action July 1, 1863),〔http://www.nps.gov/archive/gett/getttour/tstops/tstd4-23.htm〕 in which the horse has only two feet on the ground.〔http://www.paulmartinart.com/DutyHonorCountry.html〕 This statue was dedicated in 1899 at a ceremony in which Bush-Brown, Reynolds' nephew, and Pennsylvania Governor William Stone were present. The sculpture is located approximately 1100 feet from the marker where Reynolds was killed.〔 Bush-Brown also produced an equestrian bronze of General John Sedgwick, the seniormost Union casualty of the American Civil War, who was killed later at the Battle of Spotsylvania Courthouse and who had participated in the Battle of Gettysburg.〔 The statue of Sedgwick incorporates such details as the dents in the General's scabbard and the tiny stitching seen on the horse blanket.〔 In addition, Bush-Brown made a bust of Abraham Lincoln, dedicated in 1912 as part of the Lincoln Speech Memorial commemorating Lincoln's Gettysburg Address.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Henry Kirke Bush-Brown」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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