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Badger Brothers,
History -- United States
Figure male -- Full length
Dress -- Uniform
Object -- Other
Emblem -- Military Insignia
Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- New Rochelle
Sculpture
(Civil War Soldier), (sculpture).
Artist:
Badger
Brothers
,
fabricator
.
Title:
(Civil War Soldier), (sculpture).
Dates:
Cornerstone laid May 30, 1895. 1895-1896. Dedicated May 9, 1896.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: granite; Base: polished and unpolished granite.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. H. 6 ft.; Column: approx. H. 7 ft.; Base: approx. 96 x 88 x 88 in.
Inscription:
(On base, front:) TRIBUTE OF NEW ROCHELLE TO HER LOYAL SONS, ERECTED 1895 (On the faces of the base:) 1861-1865/ONE FLAG/ONE COUNTRY/UNION FOREVER unsigned
Description:
Full-length uniformed Civil War soldier bearing a flag on its pole in his proper left hand stands on a column atop a tiered base. He holds a sword in his proper right hand. The column has bas-reliefs and inscriptions on all four sides. The reliefs are separated by upward pointing cannon barrels and emblems honoring the Cavalry, Artillery and Navy, and also a United States insignia and the Coat of Arms for the City of New Rochelle.
Subject:
History -- United States -- Civil War
Figure male -- Full length
Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform
Object -- Other -- Flag
Emblem -- Military Insignia
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- New Rochelle
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of New Rochelle, Department of Public Works, 515 North Avenue, New Rochelle, New York 10804
Located Main & Huguenot Streets, facing south, New Rochelle, New York
Remarks:
Erected by the Soldiers Memorial Association which included members of the Flandreau Post, No. 509, Grand Army of the Republic. The cost was $2,500. The cornerstone was laid May 30, 1895. IAS files contain an excerpt from "Historical Landmarks of New Rochelle," by Morgan H. Seacord and William S. Hadaway, published under the auspices of the Huguenot and Historical Association by New Rochelle Trust Company, 1938.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York survey, 1994.
National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, NY0143, 1989.
Monumental News, June 1895, pg. 363.
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 NY001938
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Inventory of American Sculpture
NY001938
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