During the last two years of the
American Civil War, he moved to Washington, D.C., and modeled 24 portrait medallions of President
Abraham Lincoln, his Cabinet, and generals and admirals.[4] The Union League of Philadelphia purchased most of the medallions. In 1867 Simmons received an honorary A.M. from
Bates College and from
Colby.
Simmons went to live in Rome in 1868, but returned several times. Among his portrait busts are those of David D. Porter,
James G. Blaine,
Francis Wayland, and
Ulysses S. Grant (1886). He is said to have made a female statue of The Wanderer, meant to depict a Jewess wandering in the desert.[5] He died in Rome, aged 74, and is buried in the
Protestant Cemetery.[6]
Peace Monument (marble, 1877), United States Capitol, Washington, D.C.
Peace Monument (formerly Naval Monument) (marble, 1877), United States Capitol Grounds, Washington, D.C.,
Edward Clark, architect.[14] The figures atop the monument are titled "Grief and History."
During the last two years of the
American Civil War, he moved to Washington, D.C., and modeled 24 portrait medallions of President
Abraham Lincoln, his Cabinet, and generals and admirals.[4] The Union League of Philadelphia purchased most of the medallions. In 1867 Simmons received an honorary A.M. from
Bates College and from
Colby.
Simmons went to live in Rome in 1868, but returned several times. Among his portrait busts are those of David D. Porter,
James G. Blaine,
Francis Wayland, and
Ulysses S. Grant (1886). He is said to have made a female statue of The Wanderer, meant to depict a Jewess wandering in the desert.[5] He died in Rome, aged 74, and is buried in the
Protestant Cemetery.[6]
Peace Monument (marble, 1877), United States Capitol, Washington, D.C.
Peace Monument (formerly Naval Monument) (marble, 1877), United States Capitol Grounds, Washington, D.C.,
Edward Clark, architect.[14] The figures atop the monument are titled "Grief and History."