page_title: Henry Kirke Bush-Brown
hierarchical_section_title: Henry Kirke Bush-Brown
caption_attribution_description: English: Monument at Gettysburg to Gen. George Meade. The sculptor of the Meade statue was Henry Kirke Bush-Brown.
context_page_description: Henry Kirke Bush-Brown was an American sculptor and the adopted nephew of sculptor Henry Kirke Brown. He was raised in Newburgh, New York and attended the National Academy of Design in New York City.
  He became known for historically accurate realist sculptures illustrating American history.
  Bush-Brown was married to the painter Margaret Lesley Bush-Brown, with whom he had three surviving children; their daughter, Lydia, became a noted designer.
context_section_description: Henry Kirke Bush-Brown (1857–1935) was an American sculptor and the adopted nephew of sculptor Henry Kirke Brown. He was raised in Newburgh, New York and attended the National Academy of Design in New York City.
  He became known for historically accurate realist sculptures illustrating American history.
  Bush-Brown was married to the painter Margaret Lesley Bush-Brown, with whom he had three surviving children; their daughter, Lydia, became a noted designer.
caption: Bush-Brown's first equestrian statue was a monument to Union General George Meade on the Gettysburg Battlefield, located close to the point where Pickett's Charge was repulsed.
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