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Mosman, Melzar Hunt,
T. F. McGann & Sons Company,
History -- United States
Figure male -- Full length
Occupation -- Military
Dress -- Uniform
Outdoor Sculpture -- Massachusetts -- Winthrop
Sculpture
Spanish American War Memorial, (sculpture).
Artist:
Mosman, Melzar Hunt, 1845-1926, sculptor.
T. F. McGann & Sons Company, founder.
Title:
Spanish American War Memorial, (sculpture).
Dates:
Dedicated Oct. 17, 1948.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: bronze; Base: granite.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 7 x 2 x 3 1/2 ft.; Base: approx. 5 x 5 x 5 ft.
Inscription:
(On bronze base of sculpture:) M.H. MOSMAN/SCULPTOR / MCGANN FOUNDRY (On base plaque:) ERECTED BY THE CITIZENS OF THE/TOWN OF WINTHROP, MASS./IN HONOR OF THOSE WHO SERVED IN THE/SPANISH AMERICAN WAR/DEDICATED OCTOBER 17, 1948/BOARD OF SELECTMEN/(list of names) signed Founder's mark appears.
Description:
A marching figure of a Spanish American War soldier carrying his rifle over his proper right shoulder. The sculpture stands atop a square granite base that is adorned on the front with a bronze insignia of the Spanish War Veterans.
Subject:
History -- United States -- Spanish American War
Figure male -- Full length
Occupation -- Military -- Soldier
Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Massachusetts -- Winthrop
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Town of Winthrop, Winthrop, Massachusetts
Located Metcalf Square, Winthrop, Massachusetts
Remarks:
The memorial honors those from Winthrop who served during the Spanish American War. The sculpture was restored in 1991.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Massachusetts survey, 1994.
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 MA001025
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Inventory of American Sculpture
MA001025
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