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More Smithsonian Searches     Who else has...     Noble, W. Clark,     Henry-Bonnard Bronze Company,     Van Amringe Granite Company,     History -- United States     History -- United States     Portrait male -- Christ, Benjamin C.     Occupation -- Military     Dress -- Uniform     Dress -- Accessory     Emblem -- Military Insignia     Outdoor Sculpture -- Maryland -- Sharpsburg     Sculpture

50th Pennsylvania Volunteer Reserve Infantry Monument, (sculpture). Artist:  Noble, W. Clark, 1858-1938, sculptor. Henry-Bonnard Bronze Company, founder. Van Amringe Granite Company, contractor. Title:  50th Pennsylvania Volunteer Reserve Infantry Monument, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Colonel Benjamin Christ, (sculpture). Dates:  Cast 1904. Dedicated Sept. 17, 1904. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: bronze; Base: Barre granite. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. H. 7 ft. 4 in. x W. 3 ft.; Base: approx. 9 x 6 x 6 ft. Inscription:  (On bronze base of sculpture, proper left side of figure:) W. Clarke Noble (On bronze base of sculpture, proper right side of figure:) The Henry Bonnard Bronze Co./Founders N.Y. 1904 (On front of base:) 50TH PENNSYLVANIA/VOLUNTEER INFANTRY/1ST BRIGADE 1ST DIVISION/9TH CORPS/COLONEL BENJAMIN C. CHRIST/CASUALTIES AT ANTIETAM/KILLED 6/WOUNDED 46/MISSING 3/TOTAL 57/RECRUITED IN BERKS SCHUYLKILL BRADFORD/SUSQUEHANNA LANCASTER AND LUZERNE COUNTIES signed Founder's mark appears. Description:  A standing portrait of Colonel Benjamin C. Christ on the battlefield holding his binoculars in his proper left hand as he observes the movements of his troops. The sculpture rests on a tall granite base adorned on the front with the insignia of the Ninth Army Corps. Subject:  History -- United States -- Civil War History -- United States -- Pennsylvania Portrait male -- Christ, Benjamin C. -- Full length Occupation -- Military -- Colonel Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform Dress -- Accessory -- Binoculars Emblem -- Military Insignia Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Maryland -- Sharpsburg Sculpture Owner:  Administered by United States Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Washington, District of Columbia Located Antietam National Battlefield, Rodman Avenue, Sharpsburg, Maryland 21782 Remarks:  The monument honors the 50th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry under the command of Benjamin C. Christ. References:  Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985 Save Outdoor Sculpture, Maryland survey, 1993. National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, MD0039, 1989. Monumental News, Jan. 1905, pg. 31-32. 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 76009925   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 76009925 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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