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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC01802.03 |
| From Archive Folder | Letters to Senator John Sherman concerning the execution of a bust of Sherman and his desire to also sculpt General William T. Sherman |
| Title | Daniel C. French to John Sherman regarding a sitting for the bust of T Sherman |
| Date | 1 September 1886 |
| Author | French, Daniel C. (1850-1931) |
| Recipient | Sherman, John |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Expresses his willingness to delay his departure for Paris in order to accommodate General William T. Sherman wishes for scheduling sittings for the bust sculpture. States, "I would make much more of a sacrifice than this for the pleasure and honor of portraying the great warrior." Mentions that John Sherman's own bust should have arrived and that he hopes he is approving of it. |
| Subjects | Art, Music, Theater, and Film Union General |
| People | French, Daniel Chester (1850-1931) Sherman, John (1823-1900) Sherman, William Tecumseh (1820-1891) |
| Place written | Concord, Massachusetts |
| Theme | Arts & Literature; Government & Politics |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1860-1945 |
| Additional Information | French was an American sculptor whose works primarily depicted eminent Americans and symbolic figures. Sherman was an important Republican leader and a United States Senator from Ohio 1861-1877. He also served as Secretary of the Treasury and later as Secretary of State. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |