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Murphy, M. H.,
Boston Marble & Granite Company,
History -- United States
History -- United States
Figure male -- Full length
Dress -- Uniform
Occupation -- Military
Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Gettysburg
Sculpture
2nd
Company
Andrew Sharp Shooters, (sculpture).
Artist:
Murphy, M. H., sculptor.
Boston
Marble
&
Granite
Company
,
fabricator
.
Title:
2nd
Company
Andrew Sharp Shooters, (sculpture).
Dates:
Dedicated Oct. 8, 1885.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Granite
.
Dimensions:
Overall: approx. 6 ft. 10 in. x 2 ft. 4 in. x 3 ft. 2 in.
Inscription:
(Incised on monolith, front:) JULY 2ND 1863/2ND CO ANDREW/SHARP SHOOTERS/MASS. VOLS. unsigned
Description:
Full-length uniformed sharp shooter stands behind a waist-high, rough-hewn monolith. The figure holds his rifle in both hands, poised to fire. The rifle's barrel rests atop the monolith.
Subject:
History -- United States -- Civil War
History -- United States -- Pennsylvania
Figure male -- Full length
Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform
Occupation -- Military -- Soldier
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Gettysburg
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by United States Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Washington, District of Columbia
Administered by Gettysburg National Military Park, 97 Taneytown Road, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania 17325
Located Gettysburg National Military Park, Sickles Avenue, south side at the Loop, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania 17325
Remarks:
The monument indicates the general position held by the 2nd
Company
of the Andrew Sharp Shooters on July 2, 1863. The sculpture, also referred to as MN 158, is one of nine in the park honoring sharpshooter units. It is referenced in the Gettysburg National Military Park Archives, vol. 16 and is listed on the National Park Service List of Classified Structures, 1975-1976.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Pennsylvania 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 PA001986
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Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
PA001986
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