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Milmore, Martin,
Milmore, Joseph,
Ames Manufacturing Company,
Robert Wood & Company,
History -- United States
Occupation -- Military
Occupation -- Military
Allegory -- Civic
Allegory -- Place
Allegory -- Arts & Sciences
Outdoor Sculpture -- Massachusetts -- Boston
Sculpture
Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument, (sculpture).
Artist:
Milmore, Martin, 1844-1883, sculptor.
Milmore, Joseph, architect.
Ames Manufacturing Company, founder.
Robert Wood & Company, founder.
Title:
Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Army and Navy Monument, (sculpture).
Dates:
Sept. 7, 1877.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Figure: bronze; Base: Quincy granite.
Dimensions:
Overall: approx. H. 72 ft.
Inscription:
(On front, level with four bronze figures:) TO THE MEN OF BOSTON/WHO DIED FOR THEIR COUNTRY/ON LAND AND SEA IN THE WAR/WHICH KEPT THE UNION WHOLE/DESTROYED SLAVERY/AND MAINTAINED THE CONSTITUTION/THE GRATEFUL CITY/HAS BUILT THE MONUMENT/THAT THEIR EXAMPLE MAY SPEAK/TO COMING GENERATIONS (Bas-relief plaques:) Ames Foundry Chicopee Mass. (Proper right side, base of one plaque:) Martin Milmore Sculptor (Proper right side, base 2nd plaque:) Martin Milmore Sc. (Bronze figures:) Robert Wood and Co. Philadelphia PA signed Founder's mark appears.
Description:
A column topped by a figure representing the Genius of America. Four statues at the base represent Peace, the Sailor, the Muse of History, and the Soldier. Bas-relief plaques depict the departure and return of the forces, the Navy, and the work of the Boston Sanitary Commission. In one plaque, Longfellow can be seen accompanying the governor. The figures at the base of the column represent the sections of the country: North, South, East, and West.
Subject:
History -- United States -- Civil War
Occupation -- Military -- Soldier
Occupation -- Military -- Sailor
Allegory -- Civic -- Peace
Allegory -- Place -- America
Allegory -- Arts & Sciences -- History
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Massachusetts -- Boston
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of Boston, Boston Art Commission, Office of Cultural Affairs, Boston City Hall, Room 716, Boston, Massachusetts 02201
Located Boston Common, Flagstaff Hill, Boston, Massachusetts
Remarks:
The total cost of the monument was 110,000. The monument was funded by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Massachusetts survey, 1993.
Carlock, Marty, "A Guide to Public Art in Greater Boston: From Newburyport to Plymouth," Boston: The Harvard Common Press, rev. ed., 1993, pg. 37.
Zoukee, Sophye M., "Adopt-A-Statue Casebook," Boston: City of Boston, 1990.
Boston Art Commission, 1991.
National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, MA0129, 1989.
Monumental News, July 1894, pg. 335.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Zoukee, Sophye M., "Adopt-A-Statue Casebook," Boston: City of Boston, 1990, pg. 60.
Monumental News, July 1894, pg. 335.
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 87740311
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