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Mullins, James,
History -- United States
Figure male -- Full length
Occupation -- Military
Dress -- Uniform
Object -- Other
Outdoor Sculpture -- Indiana -- Swayzee
Sculpture
(Civil War Monument), (sculpture).
Artist:
Mullins, James, designer.
Title:
(Civil War Monument), (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Soldiers' Monument, (sculpture).
Dates:
Installed July 4, 1910.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: limestone; Pedestal: limestone; Base: concrete.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 8 1/2 ft. x 30 in. x 22 in.; Pedestal: approx. 125 in. x 6 ft. x 6 ft.; Base: approx. W. 8 ft. x D. 8 ft.
Inscription:
(On front of pedestal, in raised letters:) IN LOVING/REMEMBRANCE/OF OUR DEAD AND/LIVING HEROES/OF THE WAR OF/1861-1865/ERECTED JULY 4, 1910/G.A.R. (On pedestal, south face:) JAMES MULLINS/BURGESS RAY/BENJAMIN F. HEADLEY/CLANCY B. KNOWLTON/ISAAC R. LEE/BUILDING AND SOLICITING COMMITTEE unsigned
Description:
The monument is comprised of a tiered base, ornate pedestal whose decorative elements include columns and reliefs and military accouterments, a tall, tapered square shaft and five figures. Four of the figures, a cavalryman, sailor, infantryman and artilleryman, stand at the corners of the pedestal atop the columns. A color bearer stands on the top of the shaft. He holds the flag on its pole in his proper left hand and points with his proper right hand. All of the figures are uniformed according to their military branch.
Full-length, uniformed figure of a Civil War soldier stands atop a pedestal and tiered base. He holds a flag crooked in his proper left arm, with both hands around the pole. He wears a uniform with a short coat and a wide-brimmed hat.
Subject:
History -- United States -- Civil War
Figure male -- Full length
Occupation -- Military -- Soldier
Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform
Object -- Other -- Flag
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Indiana -- Swayzee
Sculpture
Owner:
Thrailkill Cemetery, 107 Sycamore, Swayzee, Indiana 46986
Remarks:
The land was dondatd by the I.O.O.F.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Indiana survey, 1993.
Monumental News, Jan. 1910, pg. 58.
National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, IN5031, 1989.
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 IN001020
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