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Buberl, Caspar,
Frederick & Field,
Henry-Bonnard Bronze Company,
History -- United States
Figure male -- Full length
Occupation -- Military
Dress -- Uniform
Emblem -- Seal
Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Gettysburg
Sculpture
111th New York Infantry Monument, (sculpture).
Artist:
Buberl
, Caspar,
1834-1899
,
sculptor
.
Frederick & Field, fabricator.
Henry-Bonnard Bronze Company, founder.
Title:
111th New York Infantry Monument, (sculpture).
Dates:
Cast 1889. Dedicated June 26, 1891.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: bronze; Base: Quincy granite.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 6 ft. 9 in. x 3 ft. x 2 ft. 2 in.; Base: approx. 14 ft. 3 in. x 8 ft. 2 in. x 5 ft. 10 in.
Inscription:
(On northwest corner of sculpture's bronze base:) C.
Buberl
./Sculptor/N.Y. 1889 (On southeast corner of sculpture's bronze base:) CAST FOR FREDERICK & FIELD, QUINCY MASS./BY THE HENRY-BONNARD BRONZE CO./NEW YORK. 1889 (On front of granite base:) 111TH NEW YORK INFANTRY,/3RD BRIGADE,/3RD DIVISION,/2ND CORPS (On bronze plaque on back of granite base:) Cast by the Henry-Bonnard Bronze Co./New York 1891 (description of troop movement at Gettysburg, casualties, and mustering information) signed Founder's mark appears.
Description:
A bronze figure of a Civil War soldier advancing forward on the battlefront with his rifle cocked and ready to shoot. His canteen and ammunition pouches are slung over his shoulder, and his cap is titled back on his head. The sculpture rests on a rectangular base adorned on the front with a circular bronze relief depicting the state seal. A trefoil symbol adorns the north and south sides of the base.
Subject:
History -- United States -- Civil War
Figure male -- Full length
Occupation -- Military -- Soldier
Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform
Emblem -- Seal
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, North Hancock Avenue, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania 17325
Remarks:
The monument (also referred to as MN 210) is on the National Park Service, List of Classified Structures, and is referenced in the Gettysburg National Military Park Archives, vol. 22, 1975-1976. The monument is one of ninety honoring New York commands in the Gettysburg campaign and one of fifty-two with bronze statuary. The monument marks the position held by the regiment on July 3, 1863 at the time of Longstreet's assault.
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 PA002024
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