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    		• O'Donovan, William Rudolf,
     
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    		• Ellicott, Henry Jackson,
     
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    		• Richards, David,
     
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    		• Perry, Theodore M.,
     
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    		• M. J. Power Bronze Founder,
     
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    		• Quincy Granite Company,
     
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    		• History -- United States
     
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    		• Allegory -- Civic
     
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    		• Figure group
     
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    		• Occupation -- Military
     
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    		• Occupation -- Military
     
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    		• Dress -- Uniform
     
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    		• Dress -- Accessory
     
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    		• Emblem -- Seal
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- Massachusetts -- Lawrence
     
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    		• Sculpture
     
     
    Civil War Monument, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    O'Donovan, William Rudolf, 1844-1920, sculptor.
    Ellicott, Henry Jackson, 1848-1901, sculptor.
    Richards, David, 1829-1897, sculptor.
    Perry, Theodore M., carver.
    M. J. Power Bronze Founder, founder.
    Quincy Granite Company, fabricator.
    Title: 
    Civil War Monument, (sculpture).
    Other Titles: 
    Soldiers and Sailors Monument, (sculpture).
    Time Brightens the Record of Patriotism, Establishes Justice and Honors Sacrifice, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    1881. Dedicated Nov. 2, 1881.
    Digital Reference: 
    Image Image
    Medium: 
    Military figures: bronze; Female figure representing Union: Concord granite; Column and base: Concord granite.
    Dimensions: 
    Overall: approx. 50 x 20.5 x 16 ft.; Military figures: each approx. 6 ft. 6 in. x 31 in. x 29 in.; Base: approx. H. 6 ft. 8 in. x Diam. 15 ft.
    Inscription: 
    (On the bronze base of military figures:) W.R.O'DONOVAN 1881 / M.J.POWER FOUNDER/NEW YORK (Bronze plaque on side of granite base:) ERECTED IN 1881/BY THE PEOPLE OF LAWRENCE/IN HONOR OF THOSE THAT SERVED/IN THE ARMY AND NAVY/1861-1965 (Bronze plaque on side of granite base:) IN MEMORY OF BRAVE MEN/WHOSE SACRIFICE AND DEATH/PRESERVED THE UNION (On base of granite shaft: two bronze plaques listing soldiers and sailors names) signed Founder's mark appears.
    Description: 
    The monument features a hexagonal base adorned with three bronze military figures of a soldier, a sailor, and a cavalry officer, a tall granite column, and a granite female figure representing "Union" atop the column. The figure representing "Union" holds in her left hand a wreath and a shield bearing the Lawrence municipal seal "Industria" and an emblematic bee. Her proper right arm rests at her side and in her hand she holds a large sword sheathed in a scabbard. The figure of the soldier once held a rifle in his hands; the sailor once held a sword in front of him; and the cavalry officer once rested his proper left hand on the handle of a sword, but all of the weapons are now missing. The cavalry officer holds a pair of binoculars in his hand. Each military figure stands on a small granite base that extends from the hexagonal base.
    Subject: 
    History -- United States -- Civil War
    Allegory -- Civic -- Unity
    Figure group
    Occupation -- Military -- Sailor
    Occupation -- Military -- Soldier
    Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform
    Dress -- Accessory -- Binoculars
    Emblem -- Seal
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- Massachusetts -- Lawrence
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Administered by City of Lawrence, Department of Parks & Recreation, 225 Essex Street, 3rd Floor, Lawrence, Massachusetts 01840
    Lawrence Common, Lawrence & Common Streets, Lawrence, Massachusetts
    Remarks: 
    In September of 1879, the Civil War veterans of the Grand Army of the Republic Post 39 contributed $500 to fund a Civil War monument. Additional funding was provided by several corporations contributing $3,000; school children donating $200 in pennies and dimes; the Ladies Choral Union concert raising $200, and the citizens of Lawrence making up the remainder. The total cost of the monument was $11,111.75. The granite figure of "Union" was designed by David Richards. Both the figure of "Union" and the column on which she stands were carved by Theodore M. Perry at the Quincy Granite Works. The soldier was designed and modeled by Henry Jackson Ellicott. The sailor and cavalry officer were modeled by William R. O'Donovan. All three military figures were cast at the M. J. Power Bronze Foundry in New York.
    Lawrence Common is also known as Campagnone Common.
    Conservation: 
    Treated 2001 October-2002 July. Royalston Arts Foundry (Royalston, MA). Treatment report on file with conservator and owner.
    References: 
    Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, Massachusetts survey, 1994.
    SOS Conservation Treatment Award, 1997.
    SOS Assessment Award, 1997.
    Inventory staff, 2000.
    SOS Conservation Notification Report, 2002.
    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 76009774
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