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Pausch, Edward Ludwig Albert,
Smith Granite Company,
History -- United States
Figure male -- Full length
Occupation -- Military
Dress -- Uniform
Object -- Other
Outdoor Sculpture -- Rhode Island -- Bristol
Sculpture
Rhode Island Soldiers Home Monument, (sculpture).
Artist:
Pausch
, Edward Ludwig Albert, 1856-1931, sculptor. (possibly by)
Smith Granite Company, contractor.
Title:
Rhode Island Soldiers Home Monument, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Soldiers' Monument, (sculpture).
Dates:
1902.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: granite; Base: granite.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. H. 12 ft.; Base: approx. H. 33 ft. x Diam. 6 ft.
Inscription:
(On east side of base, in raised letters:) RHODE ISLAND SOLDIERS' HOME (On west side of base, in raised letters:) ERECTED BY THE/STATE OF/RHODE ISLAND/IN MEMORY OF THE/VETERANS OF THE WAR/OF THE REBELLION/1861-1865/1902 (The state seal appears on the south side of the base and a patriotic emblem of two bands of stars and stripes appears on the north side of the base)
Description:
Full-length figure of a Union Army flag bearer stands atop a tall cylindrical column on an octagonal base. The figure is in full uniform and holds the flag at his proper left side. The column has ornate foliage carvings towards the top, a girding band of decorative frieze near the middle and moldings at the base.
Subject:
History -- United States -- Civil War
Figure male -- Full length
Occupation -- Military -- Soldier
Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform
Object -- Other -- Flag
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Rhode Island -- Bristol
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Town of Bristol, Bristol, Rhode Island 02809
Located North Burial Ground, Hope Street, Route 114, Bristol, Rhode Island
Remarks:
Erected by the State of Rhode Island in memory of its citizens who served in the Civil War. Name of artist supplied by National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, RI0005.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Rhode Island survey, 1993.
National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, RI0005, 1989.
Monumental News, June 1902, pg. 376.
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 RI000128
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Inventory of American Sculpture
RI000128
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