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More Smithsonian Searches     Who else has...     Pausch, Edward Ludwig Albert,     Bedford, Joseph,     History -- United States     Occupation -- Military     Object -- Other     Object -- Weapon     Dress -- Uniform     Emblem -- Seal     Outdoor Sculpture -- Connecticut -- New Haven     Sculpture

Soldiers' Monument, St. Bernard Cemetery, (sculpture). Artist:  Pausch, Edward Ludwig Albert, 1856-1931, sculptor. Bedford, Joseph, carver. Title:  Soldiers' Monument, St. Bernard Cemetery, (sculpture). Dates:  Purchased 1889. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Light gray/buff Westerly granite. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 8 x 1 1/2 x 1 1/2 ft.; Base: approx. 24 x 7 x 7 ft. Inscription:  (Front, east face of plinth, incised caps:) PERPETUAL CARE (Front of dado, caps incised in polished panel:) ERECTED BY THE STATE/OF/CONNECTICUT/IN LOVING AND GRATEFUL/MEMORY OF/HER SONS WHO OFFERED/THEIR LIVES THAT THE/UNION SHOULD NOT PERISH/1861-1865 Description:  Figure of a union soldier standing on a tall granite shaft. He wears a uniform consisting of a long belted jacket and a cap with a visor. The mustached figure holds a flag in his proper left hand and a sword in his proper right hand. The shaft is decorated with a band of polished stars. Each face has an arched gable. In the front gable is a raised Seal of Connecticut, in the north an anchor, west a wreath, and south a crossed cannon. Polished bands of stone set off the bottom and top of the tapering shaft. The front face of the shaft bears a raised cross. The capital of the shaft, on the front, is composed of an eagle framed by long volutes. The capital faces on the other three sides are the shield of the United States. Subject:  History -- United States -- Civil War Occupation -- Military -- Soldier Object -- Other -- Flag Object -- Weapon -- Sword Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform Emblem -- Seal Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Connecticut -- New Haven Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Hartford, St. Lawrence and St. Bernard Cemeteries, 280 Derby Avenue, West Haven, Connecticut 06506 Located St. Bernard Cemetery, St. Patrick's Avenue, Ella Grasso Boulevard & Columbus Avenue, New Haven, Connecticut Remarks:  This monument was erected by the State of Connecticut. A commission was established by the legislature in 1886 to erect a monument at a cost not to exceed 3,000 dollars. In 1887, 3,500 dollars was provided for contemplated expenses of the National Guard's participation in the dedication, but no record of the dedication has been found. Payment of 3,000 dollars to Smith Granite Company was made through the Commission on Sculpture in 1889. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Connecticut survey, 1994. Office of Cultural Affairs, City of New Haven, 2007. 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 CT000114   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture CT000114 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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