Grand Army Plaza

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The Navy: American Sailors At Sea Urged On By the Genius of Patriotism

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  • Location: Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Arch, south façade, east pier
  • Sculptor: Frederick William MacMonnies
  • Architect: Stanford White
  • Description: Group in high relief on platform
  • Materials: Bronze
  • Dimensions: H: 22'3" W: 11'3¾" D: 7'5½"
  • Cast: 1901
  • Dedicated: 1901
  • Foundry: Thiebaut Freres, Paris; Henry-Bonnard Company, New York
  • Donor: City of Brooklyn

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