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MacNeil, Hermon A.,
Piccirilli Brothers Marble Carving Studios,
Lord & Hewlett,
History -- United States
Figure group -- Male
Dress -- Uniform
Object -- Weapon
Occupation -- Military
Occupation -- Military
Equestrian
State of Being -- Illness
Figure female -- Full length
Animal -- Bird
Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia
Sculpture
Civil War Soldiers & Sailors Memorial, (sculpture).
Artist:
MacNeil, Hermon A., 1866-1947, sculptor.
Piccirilli Brothers Marble Carving Studios, carver.
Lord & Hewlett, architectural firm.
Title:
Civil War Soldiers & Sailors Memorial, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Civil War Soldiers and Sailors Memorial (two pylons), (sculpture).
Dates:
Installed 1921. Relocated 1954-55.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: Tennessee marble; Base: granite.
Dimensions:
2 pylons. Sculpture: approx. 480 x 156.25 x 118.75 in.; Each base: approx. 11 x 166 x 128.5 in.
Inscription:
PICCIRILLI BROS NY (Sailors, front of south pylon:) IN GIVING/FREEDOM TO THE SLAVE/WE ASSURE/FREEDOM TO THE FREE (Base of south pylon:) ALL WHO HAVE LABORED TODAY/IN BEHALF OF THE UNION/HAVE WROUGHT FOR THE BEST INTERESTS/OF THE COUNTRY AND THE WORLD/NOT ONLY FOR THE PRESENT/BUT FOR ALL FUTURE AGES (Sailors, back of south pylon:) PORT ROYAL/FORT HATTERAS/PORT HENRY HAMPTON ROADS/NEW ORLEANS/MEMPHIS PORT HUDSON/CHARLESTON/MOBILE BAY CRURYS BLUFF/ CHERBOURG/FORT FISHER (Soldiers, front of north pylon:) ONE COUNTRY/ONE CONSTITUTION/ONE DESTINY (Base of north pylon:) EACH FOR HIMSELF GATHERED UP/THE CHERISHED PURPOSES OF LIFE/ITS AIMS AND AMBITIONS/ITS DEAREST AFFECTIONS/AN FLUNG ALL WITH LIFE ITSELF/INTO THE SCALE OF BATTLE (Soldiers, back of north pylon:) DONELSON/THE PENINSULA/ANTIETAM MURFREESBORO/CHANCELLORSVILLE/GETTYSBURG VICKSBURG/CHICKAMAUGA/CHATTANOOGA PETERSBURG/ATLANTA/APPOMATTOX Founder's name appears.
Description:
Two rectangular pylons installed on either side of the Benjamin Franklin Parkway provide a gateway to the Philadelphia Art Museum. Each pylon is adorned near its base with a group of nine male figures dressed in military uniforms and intertwined around a cannon. The grouping on the south pylon measures 132 inches high and is dedicated to sailors who served during the Civil War. The figures include one wounded sailor clutched by another and a sailor looking outward and holding binoculars at his waist. The grouping on the north pylon measures 156 inches high and is dedicated to soldiers who served during the Civil War. The figures include two on horseback, one carrying a rifle, one aiming a rifle, a wounded one being held by another, and one blowing a bugle. On each pylon, a low relief of a female figure with her hands clasped across her chest rises from above the heads of the figures. At the top of each pylon is an eagle with wings spread and a shield.
Subject:
History -- United States -- Civil War
Figure group -- Male
Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform
Object -- Weapon -- Cannon
Occupation -- Military -- Soldier
Occupation -- Military -- Sailor
Equestrian
State of Being -- Illness -- Wound
Figure female -- Full length
Animal -- Bird -- Eagle
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of Philadelphia, Fairmount Park Commission, Memorial Hall, West Park, P. O. Box 21601, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19131
Located 20th Street & Benjamin Franklin Parkway, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Remarks:
In 1918, the City of Philadelphia appropriated $88,000 for a Civil War memorial. When the two pylons were first installed, they were envisioned as a gateway to what was to be the "Parkway Gardens." However, when the Vine Street Expressway was constructed in 1954-1955, the pylons had to be moved about 150 feet down along the Benjamin Franklin Parkway toward the Philadelphia Museum of Art to make room for an underpass.
References:
Public Monument Conservation Project, 1986.
Fairmount Park Art Assoc., "Sculpture of a City: Philadelphia's Treasures in Bronze & Stone," NY: Walker Publ., 1974, pg. 281.
Bach, Penny Balkin, "Public Art in Philadelphia," Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 1992, pg. 61.
Brenner, Roslyn, "Philadelphia's Outdoor Art: A Walking Tour," Philadelphia: Camino Books, 1991, pg. 45.
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia survey, 1993.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Fairmount Park Art Assoc., "Sculpture of a City: Philadelphia's Treasures in Bronze & Stone," NY: Walker Publ., 1974, pg. 281.
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 PA000010
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