[56a] Albert Memorial #2, Kensington Gardens, London, England [front]

Creator

Architect/Sculptor of Monument

John Bell (1811-1895)

Student Author

Ian Hill (Fall 2025)

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Medium

photograph, carte-de-viste

Keywords

Albert Memorial, John Bell, Native American

Physical Dimensions

4.13x2.5''

Date of Publication

c. 1876-1900

Name of Monument

Albert Memorial

Date of Completion or Dedication of Monument

1876

City of Monument

Kensington

Location within City

Kensington Gardens

State/Province of Monument

London

Country of Monument

England

Description

America is one of the four sculpture groups that decorate the corners of the Albert Memorial.

School of Art/Architecture

Gothic Revival

Comments

America is one of the four sculpture groups on the Albert Memorial meant to represent a continent. It was designed and sculpted by John Bell (1811-1895). In the center of the pedestal stands a bison posed to charge. On top of the bison rides a Native American with a feathered headdress. The front corners of the pedestal show two standing European women, one pointing forward to symbolize the move towards the future. On the back right corner, a nearly naked European man sits with a rifle in his hand.

Brooks, Chris. The Prince Consort National Memorial: its History, Contexts, and Conservation. Italy, Conti Tipocolor, 2000.

Digital Date

12-15-2025

Copyright

Physical copy of the carte-de-viste is in the public domain. Digital copy scanned by Rod Library @2025 Rod Library, University of Northern Iowa.

Creative Commons License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License

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