Lafayette Monument

The Lafayette Monument is a bronze equestrian statue of Gilbert du Motier, marquis de Lafayette, by Andrew O'Connor, Jr.

Lafayette Monument
ArtistPaul Wayland Bartlett's (1865-1925)
Year1924
MediumBronze
Dimensions490 cm × 240 cm × 490 cm (192 in × 96 in × 192 in)
LocationBaltimore, Maryland
Coordinates39°17′49.92″N 76°36′56.3″W
OwnerCity of Baltimore

It is located on the northern edge of the South Park, at Mount Vernon Place, Baltimore, directly across a cobblestone circle from The Washington Monument. It was dedicated on September 6, 1924, with President Calvin Coolidge in attendance. [1][2]

The inscription reads:
(Sculpture, front edge, proper left side:)
ANDREW O'CONNOR
1924
(Sculpture, rear proper left side:)
T. F. MCGANN & SONS CO FOUNDRY
BOSTON MASS
(Base, front:)

LA FAYETTE
1757 1834

(Base, east side:)

EN 1777 LA FAYETTE TRAVERSANT LES MERS

AVEC DES VOLONTIERS FRANCAIS
EST VENU APPORTER UNE AIDE FRATERNELLE
AU PEUPLE AMERICAIN
QUI COMBATTAIT POUR SA LIBERTE NATIONALE
EN 1917
LA FRANCE COMBATTAIT A SON TOUR
POURDEFENDRE
SAVIE
ET LA LIBERTE DU MONDE. L'AMERIQUE QUI
N'AVAIT JAMAIS OUBLIE LA FAYETTE A
TRAVERSE LES MERS POUR AIDER LA FRANCE
ET LE MONDE A ETE SAUVE

R. POINCARE

(Base, west side:)
LA FAYETTE IMMORTAL
BECAUSE A SELF-FORGETFUL SERVANT OF
JUSTICE AND HUMANITY
BELOVED BY ALL AMERICANS
BECAUSE HE ACKNOWLEDGED NO DUTY MORE
SACRED THAN TO FIGHT FOR THE FREEDOM
OF HIS FELLOW-MEN.
WOODROW WILSON.
signed Founder's mark appears.

See also

References
  1. "Lafayette Monument, (sculpture)". Save Outdoor Sculpture, Maryland, Baltimore survey. 1992. Retrieved September 13, 2011.
  2. Tom (2014-01-07). "President Coolidge Attends Unveiling of Lafayette Statue". Ghosts of Baltimore. Retrieved 2019-02-24.


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