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Monumental Bronze Company,
History -- United States
Figure male -- Full length
Occupation -- Military
Dress -- Uniform
Object -- Other
Outdoor Sculpture -- Minnesota -- Waconia
Sculpture
Soldiers and Sailors Memorial, (sculpture).
Artist:
Monumental
Bronze
Company
,
founder
.
Title:
Soldiers and Sailors Memorial, (sculpture).
Dates:
1892.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: white
bronze
and zinc alloy; Base: white metal.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. H. 10 ft. 10 in.; Base: approx. 14 x 5 x 5 ft.
Inscription:
(On base:)
MONUMENTAL
BRONZE
CO., BRIDGEPORT, CT. (On plaque on base in raised letters:) TO THE MEMORY/OF THE/DEFENDERS OF THE/UNION,/1861-1865./ERECTED BY THE CITIZENS/OF/CARVER COUNTY IN 1892. (Names of those who served in the Union army are listed near the bottom of the base in raised lettering) unsigned
Founder
's mark appears.
Description:
Full-length figure of a Union soldier in full uniform, including cap and long coat. The figure has a mustache and holds a flag in his proper left hand. His proper right hand holds the remnants of a missing sword. The figure stands atop an ornate, tiered pedestal which includes a list of names.
Subject:
History -- United States -- Civil War
Figure male -- Full length
Occupation -- Military -- Soldier
Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform
Object -- Other -- Flag
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Minnesota -- Waconia
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of Waconia, Department of Parks & Recreation, 109 Elm Street, Waconia, Minnesota 55387
Located 1st & South Pine Streets, Waconia, Minnesota
Remarks:
Erected by the citizens of Carver County in honor of Union soldiers. Reportedly the first monument dedicated to veterans erected through County funds and public subscription. The Town of Waconia contributed $813. IAS files include an excerpt from the book, "
Monumental
Minnesota," by Moira Harris, ([St. Paul]: Pogo Press, 1992).
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Minnesota, Minneapolis - St. Paul survey, 1995.
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 MN000111
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Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
MN000111
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