# Frederick Hibbard

Frederick Cleveland Hibbard (June 15, 1881 – December 12, 1950) was an American sculptor based in Chicago. Hibbard is best remembered for his Civil War memorials, produced to commemorate both the Union and Confederate causes.

## Life and career

Born and raised in Canton, Missouri, he graduated from the University of Missouri before deciding to be a sculptor. He studied with Lorado Taft at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.
Hibbard was a member of the National Sculpture Society and exhibited at their 1923 show held in New York City.

## Selected works

* Carter H. Harrison, Union Park, Chicago, Illinois, 1907.
* Samuel Langhorne Clemens (Mark Twain), Riverview Park, Hannibal, Missouri, 1913.
* Volney Rogers Memorial, Mill Creek Park, Youngstown, Ohio, 1920
* Bust of John Ross Callahan, Ohio State University College of Dentistry, Columbus, Ohio, 1923.
* Relief portrait of Jefferson Davis, bronze, Jefferson Davis Monument State Historic Site, Fairview, Kentucky, 1924.
* Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn at the Foot of Cardiff Hill, Cardiff Hill, North & Main Streets, Hannibal, Missouri, 1926.
* Jefferson Davis, marble, Kentucky State Capitol, Frankfort, Kentucky, 1936.
* Jefferson Davis, bronze, Alabama State Capitol, Montgomery, Alabama, 1940.
* Abraham and Mary Todd Lincoln Monument, East Park, Racine, Wisconsin, 1943.
* Jefferson Davis (1924), Jefferson Davis State Historic Site, Fairview, Kentucky
* Jefferson Davis (1936), Kentucky State Capitol, Frankfort
* Jefferson Davis (1940), Alabama State Capitol, Montgomery

### Military monuments and memorials

* Statue of bald eagle on Illinois Memorial, Vicksburg National Military Park, 1906.
* Confederate Soldier Monument, Monroe County Courthouse, Forsyth, Georgia, 1907–08.
* General James Shields, Carroll County Courthouse, Carrollton, Missouri, 1910.
** A replica is at the Minnesota State Capitol in Saint Paul.
* Artillery, Cavalry, Infantry, Navy, Sedgwick County Soldiers and Sailors Monument, Wichita, Kansas, 1913. E. M. Viquesney designed the monument and modeled the Victory figure atop its dome.
* Confederate Memorial, erected by the United Daughters of the Confederacy, Shiloh National Military Park, 1917
* Col. Alexander Doniphan, Ray County Courthouse, Richmond, Missouri, 1917–18.
* Equestrian Statue of General Ulysses S. Grant, Vicksburg National Military Park, Vicksburg, Mississippi, 1919.
* Col. David N. Foster, Swinney Park, Ft. Wayne, Indiana, 1922.
* Parade Rest and Lookout, Soldiers and Sailors National Military Museum and Memorial, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 1923.
* James Pendergast Memorial, Case Park, Kansas City, MO. 1913.
* Fawn fountain, at Promontory Point (Chicago)
* Confederate Soldier Monument (1908), Forsyth, Georgia
* General James Shields (1910), Minnesota State Capitol, Saint Paul, Minnesota.
* 4 military figures (1913), Sedgwick County Soldiers and Sailors Monument, Wichita, Kansas
* Confederate Memorial (1917), Shiloh National Military Park, Tennessee
* General Grant (1919), Vicksburg National Military Park, Vicksburg, Mississippi.
* Parade Rest (1922–23), Soldiers and Sailors National Military Museum and Memorial, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
* Lookout (1922–23), Soldiers and Sailors National Military Museum and Memorial, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.