Alexander Doyle

Doyle's "Confederate Soldier" (1885); in background Doyle's equestrian statue of General Albert Sidney Johnston (1877), Metairie Cemetery, New Orleans.

Alexander Doyle (1857–1922) was an American sculptor.

Doyle was born in Steubenville, Ohio, and spent his youth in Louisville (Kentucky) and St. Louis (Missouri) before going to Italy to study sculpture in Bergamo, Rome and Florence.

After returning to the United States he settled in New York City and became one of the most prominent sculptors in the USA of the era. There are three statues by Doyle in National Statuary Hall in Washington, D.C.: Thomas Hart Benton, Francis Preston Blair, Jr. and John E. Kenna

Doyle became a sculptor of marble and bronze monuments of historical figures including Civil War heroes and other prominent persons. He studied in Italy at the National Academies at Carrara, Rome and Florence and was a member of the Royal Raphael Academy.

His work can be found throughout the United States including Washington DC, Missouri, Alabama, New York, Ohio, Indiana, Georgia and Mississippi.

In New Orleans, where he was active from 1882 to 1883, he created a trio of important sculptures of Confederate Army generals. These are the city’s iconic figure of General Robert E. Lee at Lee Circle, dedicated in February 1884, the massive bronze equestrian of General P. G. T. Beauregard at the entrance to City Park (1915) and the bronze statue of General Albert Sydney Johnston atop the Army of the Tennessee cenotaph in Metairie Cemetery (1887). According to Leonard V. Huber, author of New Orleans Architecture: The Cemeteries, Doyle's finest work is "Calling the Roll" (1885), a marble sculpture of an unknown Confederate soldier. "Calling the Roll" stands before the General Johnston bronze monument in Metairie Cemetery.

A Doyle marble-depiction statue of Margaret Haughery, a New Orleans woman who devoted her life to the poor, was erected in 1889, the first monument to honor a female philanthropist in the United States.

Partial list of works

Title	Year	Location/GPS Coordinates	Material	Dimensions	Notes	Image
Washington Artillery Memorial Cenotaph[1]	1880	Metairie Cemetery (New Orleans, Louisiana)	Granite	Sculpture: approx. H. 8 ft.; Base: approx. 20 × 20 × 20 ft
Francis Scott Key Grave and Monument[2]	1881	Mount Olivet Cemetery (Frederick City, Maryland)	Bronze sculpture on stone base	Sculpture: approx. 15 ft. × 80 in. × 80 in.; Base: approx. 10 ft. × 80 in. × 80 in.
William Pinkney Funerary Monument[3]	c. 1883	Oak Hill Cemetery, (Washington, D.C.)	Marble		Commissioned by William Wilson Corcoran.
Margaret Haughery Memorial, "The Bread Giver"[4][5]	1884	New Orleans, Louisiana	Marble on granite base	Sculpture: approx. H. 5 ft.; Base: approx. H. 7 ft	Made for the Citizens' Committee of New Orleans.
Robert E. Lee Monument[6]	1884	Lee Circle (New Orleans, Louisiana)	Bronze sculpture on granite column	Sculpture: approx. H. 16 ft.; Column: approx. 90 ft.
John Howard Payne Funerary Monument[7]		Oak Hill Cemetery (Washington, D.C.)	Marble		Commissioned by William Wilson Corcoran.
Benjamin Harvey Hill[8]	1885	Georgia Capitol Museum (Atlanta, Georgia)	Marble	161 × 53 × 53 in	"Portrait of Benjamin Harvey Hill standing with his right hand resting on a podium and his left hand pulling back the side of his overcoat, and resting on his left hip."[9]
Calling the Roll[10][11]	1886	Metairie Cemetery (New Orleans, Louisiana)	Marble	Sculpture: approx. 6 × 3 × 3 ft.; Base: approx. 3 × 3 × 3 ft.	Adjacent to the mausoleum set up by Association Army of Tennessee, Louisiana Division, C.S.A with Doyle's Equestrian Statue of General Albert Sidney Johnston. The sculpture was a gift of Charles T. Howard. The sculpture depicts a Confederate soldier calling role; the soldier's face was carved based on the photography of New Orleans Confederate Soldier William Brunet.
General Philip Schuyler, Saratoga Battle Monument[12]	1886	Saratoga National Historical Park (Victory, New York)	Bronze	approximately 7 feet		Image of sculpture
General James B. Steedman Monument[13]	1887	Riverside Park (Toledo, Ohio)	Bronze sculpture on a Vermont marble base on a second concrete base.	Figure: approx. H. 10 ft. × W. 3 ft.; Base: approx. 20 × 9 × 9 ft.; Concrete base: approx. H. 4 ft. × Diam. 35 ft. (2,200 lbs.).		Image of sculpture[14]
General Albert Sidney Johnston Equestrian Statue[15][16]	1887	Metairie Cemetery (New Orleans, Louisiana)	Bronze on granite base	Sculpture: approx. 10 × 3 × 8 ft.; Base: approx. 30 in. × 3 ft. × 8 ft.	Erected by the Association Army of Tennessee, Louisiana Division, C.S.A. Louisiana's General P.G.T. Beauregard is entombed there.
Volunteer Firemen's Monument[17]	1887	Greenwood Cemetery (New Orleans, Louisiana)	White Carrara marble sculpture on Hallowell Maine granite base	Sculpture: approx. 6 × 2 × 2 ft.; Base: approx. 46 × 18 × 18 ft.
National Monument to the Forefathers[18]	1889	Plymouth, Massachusetts	Marble on granite base with marble reliefs	Sculpture: approx. H. 36 ft. (180 tons); Base: approx. H. 45 ft	Commissioned by the Pilgrim Society.
James A. Garfield Memorial[19]	1890	Lakeview Cemetery (Cleveland, Ohio)	Sculpture: Carrara marble on granite base	12 feet
Horace Greeley Monument[20]	1890	Greeley Square (New York, New York)	Bronze sculpture on Quincy granite base	Sculpture: H. 7 ft.; Pedestal: H. 8 ft.
William Jasper Monument[21]	1890	Savannah, Georgia	Bronze sculpture and plaques on granite base	15 feet 6 inches
Bison Fountain[22]	1891	Iowa State Capitol (Des Moines, Iowa)	Bronze and granite sculpture on granite tile base			Image of sculpture
Henry W. Grady Memorial[23]	1892	Henry Grady Square (Atlanta, Georgia)	Bronze sculpture on Georgia granite or Georgia marble base
Thomas H. Benton[24]	1895–1897	National Statuary Hall, United States Capitol (Washington, D.C.)	Marble	H. 7 ft. 7 in.	Gift of the State of Missouri.
Francis P. Blair, Jr.[25]	1895–1897	National Statuary Hall, United States Capitol (Washington, D.C.)	Marble	H. 7 ft. 6 in.
John E. Kenna[26]	1897–1901	National Statuary Hall, United States Capitol (Washington, D.C.)	Marble	H. 7 ft. 9 in.
Alabama Confederate Monument[27]	1898	Alabama State Capitol (Montgomery, Alabama)	Russellville limestone, granite, and bronze sculpture on Russellville limestone base	Sculpture: approx. 80 × 35 × 35 ft.; Base: approx. 5 ^1⁄2 × 40 × 40 ft.
Iowa State Capitol Relief[28]	1898	Iowa State Capitol (Des Moines, Iowa)	Bronze sculpture on granite base	Sculpture: approx. 5 ft. 4 in. × 6 ft. 5 in. × 6 in.; Base: approx. 9 ft. × 26 ft. × 30 ft. 2 in.	"A uniformed nineteenth century-era soldier stands at the center of the relief, holding a flagpole in his bent proper right arm and a rifle in his proper right hand. An eagle overhead bears a banner in its mouth on which is written the State motto. The decorative scrolling includes corn and wheat stalks."[29]
Richard W. Thompson Bust[30]	1902	Vigo County Courthouse (Terre Haute, Indiana)	Bronze sculpture on Indiana limestone base	Sculpture: approx. 2 ^1⁄2 ft. × 36 in. × 20 in.; Base: approx. 7 ft. × 55 ^1⁄4 in × 44 ^1⁄4 in.		Image of sculpture
Gen. Beauregard Equestrian Statue[31]	1915	City Park (New Orleans, Louisiana)	Bronze sculpture on Stone Mountain granite base	20 feet
General Charles G. Halpine portrait[32]			Bronze sculpture on granite pedestal		Commissioned by the Grand Army of the Republic, Dahlgren Post, New York.
James L. Ridgely sculpture[33]			Bronze		Commissioned by the Sovereign Grand Lodge, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Baltimore, Maryland.
Aretas Blood mausoleum[34]		Valley Cemetery, Manchester, New Hampshire	Granite			Image of mausoleum
Cross for Charles W. Gould tomb[35]		Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York	Marble
Austin Flint bas-relief portrait[36]		Bellevue Hospital Center, New York, New York	Bronze

References

1. Save Outdoor Sculptures! (1993). "The Washington Artillery (sculpture)". SOS!. Smithsonian. Retrieved 5 December 2010.
2. Save Outdoor Sculptures! (1994). "Francis Scott Key Grave and Monument (sculpture)". SOS!. Smithsonian. Retrieved 5 December 2010.
3. Hutton, Orlando (1890). Life of the Right Reverend William Pinkney, D.D., LL.D., Fifth Bishop of Maryland. Washington, D.C.: Gibson Bros. pp. 350–352.
4. Campanella, Marina and Richard (1999). New Orleans Then and Now. Gernta, LA: Pelican Publishing. pp. 323–327.
5. Save Outdoor Sculptures! (1993). "Margaret Gaffney Haughery (sculpture)". SOS!. Smithsonian. Retrieved 5 December 2010.
6. Save Outdoor Sculptures! (1993). "Robert E. Lee (sculpture)". SOS!. Smithsonian. Retrieved 5 December 2010.
7. Doyle, Joseph Beatty (1911). In Memoriam, Edwin McMasters Stanton: His Life and Work. Steubenville, OH: Herald Printing Co. p. 388.
8. Save Outdoor Sculptures!. "Benjamin Harvey Hill (sculpture)". SOS!. Smithsonian. Retrieved 5 December 2010.
9. Save Outdoor Sculptures!. "Benjamin Harvey Hill (sculpture)". SOS!. Smithsonian. Retrieved 5 December 2010.
10. Wilson, Samuel (2002) [1974]. New Orleans Architecture. Vol. III: The Cemeteries. Gernta, LA: Pelican Publishing. p. 54.
11. Save Outdoor Sculptures! (1993). "Louisiana Confederate Soldier (sculpture)". SOS!. Smithsonian. Retrieved 5 December 2010.
12. Save Outdoor Sculptures! (1992). "Saratoga Battle Monument: General Philip Schuyler (sculpture)". SOS!. Smithsonian. Retrieved 5 December 2010.
13. Save Outdoor Sculptures! (1993). "General James B. Steedman (sculpture)". SOS!. Smithsonian. Retrieved 5 December 2010.
14. Toledo-Lucas Public Library Images in Time. "Images in Time". Retrieved 6 December 2010.
15. Wilson, Samuel (2002) [1974]. New Orleans Architecture. Vol. III: The Cemeteries. Gernta, LA: Pelican Publishing. p. 54.
16. Save Outdoor Sculptures! (1993). "Army of Tennessee - Louisiana Division (sculpture)". SOS!. Smithsonian. Retrieved 5 December 2010.
17. Save Outdoor Sculptures! (1993). "Volunteer Firemen's Monument (sculpture)". SOS!. Smithsonian. Retrieved 5 December 2010.
18. Save Outdoor Sculptures! (1994). "National Monument to the Forefathers (sculpture)". SOS!. Smithsonian. Retrieved 5 December 2010.
19. Save Outdoor Sculptures!. "James A. Garfield Monument: Garfield (sculpture)". SOS!. Smithsonian. Retrieved 5 December 2010.
20. Save Outdoor Sculptures!. "Greeley Monument (sculpture)". SOS!. Smithsonian. Retrieved 5 December 2010.
21. Save Outdoor Sculptures! (1994). "Jasper Monument (sculpture)". SOS!. Smithsonian. Retrieved 5 December 2010.
22. Save Outdoor Sculptures! (1995). "(Bison Fountain) (sculpture)". SOS!. Smithsonian. Retrieved 5 December 2010.
23. Save Outdoor Sculptures! (1992). "Henry W. Grady (sculpture)". SOS!. Smithsonian. Retrieved 5 December 2010.
24. Save Outdoor Sculptures!. "Thomas H. Benton (sculpture)". SOS!. Smithsonian. Retrieved 5 December 2010.
25. Save Outdoor Sculptures!. "Francis P. Blair, Jr. (sculpture)". SOS!. Smithsonian. Retrieved 5 December 2010.
26. Save Outdoor Sculptures!. "John E. Kenna (sculpture)". SOS!. Smithsonian. Retrieved 5 December 2010.
27. Save Outdoor Sculptures! (1992). "The Confederate Monument (sculpture)". SOS!. Smithsonian. Retrieved 5 December 2010.
28. Save Outdoor Sculptures! (1996). "(Iowa State Capitol Relief) (sculpture)". SOS!. Smithsonian. Retrieved 5 December 2010.
29. Save Outdoor Sculptures! (1996). "(Iowa State Capitol Relief) (sculpture)". SOS!. Smithsonian. Retrieved 5 December 2010.
30. Save Outdoor Sculptures! (1993). "Bust of Richard W. Thompson (sculpture)". SOS!. Smithsonian. Retrieved 6 December 2010.
31. Save Outdoor Sculptures! (1993). "General G. T. Beauregard (sculpture)". SOS!. Smithsonian. Retrieved 5 December 2010.
32. Doyle, Joseph Beatty (1911). In Memoriam, Edwin McMasters Stanton: His Life and Work. Steubenville, OH: Herald Printing Co. p. 388.
33. Doyle, Joseph Beatty (1911). In Memoriam, Edwin McMasters Stanton: His Life and Work. Steubenville, OH: Herald Printing Co. p. 388.
34. Doyle, Joseph Beatty (1911). In Memoriam, Edwin McMasters Stanton: His Life and Work. Steubenville, OH: Herald Printing Co. p. 388.
35. Doyle, Joseph Beatty (1911). In Memoriam, Edwin McMasters Stanton: His Life and Work. Steubenville, OH: Herald Printing Co. p. 388.
36. Doyle, Joseph Beatty (1911). In Memoriam, Edwin McMasters Stanton: His Life and Work. Steubenville, OH: Herald Printing Co. p. 388.

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