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    		• Needler, James F.,
     
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    		• History -- United States
     
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    		• Animal -- Bird
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- Indiana -- Indianapolis
     
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    G.A.R. Monument, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Needler, James F., 1855-1895, sculptor.
    Title: 
    G.A.R. Monument, (sculpture).
    Other Titles: 
    Grand Army of the Republic Monument, (sculpture).
    Women's Relief Corps Monument, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    Dedicated May 30, 1889.
    Digital Reference: 
    Image Image
    Medium: 
    Sculpture: limestone; Pedestal: limestone.
    Dimensions: 
    Sculpture: approx. 28 x 21 x 21 in.; Pedestal: approx. 75 x 35 x 34 in.
    Inscription: 
    (Rear of base:) J.F. NEEDLER/CITY (Front of base:) ERECTED BY MAJ. ROBERT/ANDERSON WOMANS RELIEF/CORPS. No. 44 AUXILEARY (sic)/TO POST No. 369. G.A.R./DEPARTMENT OF INDIANA/MAY 30TH A.D. 1889. (Rear of base:) IN MEMORY OF/THE UNKNOWN DEAD WHO/FELL IN OUR COUNTRY'S/SERVICE IN THE WAR FOR THE/UNION A.D. 1861-65./"NO NAME TO BID US KNOW/WHO REST BELOW./NO WORD OF DEATH OR BIRTH./ONLY THE GRASSES WAVE/OVER THE MOUND OF EARTH,/OVER A NAMELESS GRAVE. signed
    Description: 
    An eagle poised to take flight, perched on a draped globe with cannon barrels beside it. The eagle is set atop a squared pedestal decorated with medals of the Grand Army of the Republic and the Woman's Relief Corps. The entire piece is set atop a tiered base.
    Subject: 
    History -- United States -- Civil War
    Animal -- Bird -- Eagle
    Object -- Weapon -- Cannon
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- Indiana -- Indianapolis
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Administered by United States Department of Veterans Affairs, National Cemetery Administration, 810 Vermont Avenue, N.W., Washington, District of Columbia 20420
    Located Crown Hill Cemetery, 700 West 38th Street, National Cemetery Section, Indianapolis, Indiana 46208
    Remarks: 
    The Civil War monument was erected by the Major Robert Anderson Woman's Relief Corp No. 44 Auxiliary, to Post No. 369, Indiana GAR (Grand Army of the Republic).
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, Indiana survey, 1994.
    National Cemetery Administration Memorials Inventory Project, 2002-2005.
    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 IN000842
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