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Newport Soldiers and Sailors Monument, (sculpture). Artist:  Noble, W. Clark, 1858-1938, sculptor. Henry-Bonnard Bronze Company, founder. Title:  Newport Soldiers and Sailors Monument, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument, (sculpture). Dates:  1889. Dedicated Spring 1890. Rededicated Nov. 12, 2001. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: bronze; Base: Westerly red granite. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 8 ft. x 60 in. x 60 in.; Base: approx. 132 in. x 9 ft. 18 in. x 114 in. Inscription:  W. Clark Noble/Sculptor 1889 (On bronze plinth:) Henry-Bonnard Bronze Co./New York, 1890 (On base, in raised lettering:) ERECTED BY CHARLES E. LAWTON POST NO 5 G.A.R./AND CITIZENS OF NEWPORT, 1890,/IN MEMORY OF THE BRAVE MEN WHO FOUGHT FOR THEIR FLAG,/THAT THE NATION MIGHT LIVE. signed Founder's mark appears. Description:  A standing soldier and a kneeling sailor, both holding rifles, are mounted atop a granite base that features four decorative relief plaques. The sailor aims his rifle straight down Broadway toward the harbor while the soldier stands guard at his side. The figures are dressed in the uniforms of their respective branches of service. On the base, the front relief plaque depicts the insignia of the Grand Army of the Republic and bears the words "Veterans 1861-1866," an eagle, a cannon and cannon balls, and a flag, a star, and a scene of two soldiers with two children and a large mythical figure behind them. The right relief plaque depicts the insignia of the artillery division with wagon wheels and flags. The left relief plaque depicts the insignia of the cavalry with swords, flags, a saddle, and gloves. The rear relief plaque depicts the seal of the state of Rhode Island. Subject:  History -- United States -- Civil War Figure group -- Male Occupation -- Military -- Soldier Occupation -- Military -- Sailor Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform Emblem -- Seal Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Rhode Island -- Newport Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of Newport, Department of Parks & Recreation, 280 Spring Street, Newport, Rhode Island 02840 Located Congdon Park, Broadway & Everett Street, Newport, Rhode Island Remarks:  Erected by the Charles E. Lawton Post No. 5 of the Grand Army of the Republic. Clarke used Newport veterans Peter Dennis Melville and William Swinburne as models. IAS files contain a reference to the Newport Historical Society, GAR Scrapbook #970, pg. 82 & 83 for clippings from the Newport Mercury. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Rhode Island survey, 1993. SOS Assessment Award, 1998. Inventory staff, 2000. Newport Cultural Commission, 2000. Illustration:  Image on file. Note:  The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide. Repository:  Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012 Control Number:  IAS RI000098   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture RI000098 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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