Detail of the Sculpture Peace on the Dewey Arch, Madison Square, New York

This monumental sculptural group crowned the Dewey Arch, a temporary triumphal structure erected in Madison Square to celebrate Admiral George Dewey's return from the Spanish-American War. The winged figure of Peace stands elevated above a gathered assembly of allegorical figures representing civic virtues and nations. The arch's sculptural program, designed by prominent American artists, employed classical forms and poses to frame contemporary military victory within timeless artistic traditions. Such public monuments were central to late nineteenth-century urban culture, shaping civic identity through coordinated sculpture, architecture, and symbolism. The temporary arch was dismantled in 1900, but its visual program exemplified the era's fusion of classical allegory with modern commemoration.