Description
Superb, limited edition cold-cast bronze statue of Gen. Lee by renowned sculptor Ron Tunison. Dated 1995, the sculpture stands approx. 8 ½” tall, and measures 3” x 2 ¾” at the base. The back is signed by Tunison and numbered 198 of 350. Excellent condition, no chips or cracks. Tunison was known for the highly detailed bronzes he created. He was born in Richmond Hill, N.Y., and was a graduate of the School of Visual Arts in Manhattan. He was a scholarship student at the NYC National Academy where he continued his sculpting studies. He went on to become an internationally acclaimed sculptor of nine heroic bronze monuments: “General W. Crawford,” near Little Round Top on the Gettysburg Battlefield, the “Friend to Friend Masonic Memorial” on Steinwehr Ave., the bas-relief “Delaware State Memorial” on Taneytown Road, and “The Gettysburg Civil War Women’s Memorial” at Evergreen Cemetery. On the Antietam National Battlefield is Tunison’s “Irish Brigade Monument.” “The Bivouac” is at the entrance to the Civil War Soldier’s Museum at Pamplin Historical Park near Petersburg, Va. “The Delaware Continentals” heroic size bronze of three advancing Revolutionary War soldiers stands atop a twenty-five foot granite pedestal in front of Legislative Hall at Dover, Delaware. At Ringgold Gap in Atlanta, Ga., is Ron’s life-size General Patrick Cleburne. Dedication ceremonies for “General John Barry, U.S. Naval Commander”, took place May 10th, 2014 at U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, MD. Ron was the entrepreneur behind his own company Historical Sculptures, where he sculpted smaller statues. Ron would pass away in 2013.
