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    		• Ayers,
     
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    		• Bureau Brothers,
     
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    		• History -- United States
     
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    		• Figure male -- Full length
     
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    		• Occupation -- Military
     
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    		• Dress -- Uniform
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- Elmira
     
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    		• Sculpture
     
     
    (Civil War Sculpture), (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Ayers, contractor.
    Bureau Brothers, founder.
    Title: 
    (Civil War Sculpture), (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    Commissioned Dec. 1881.
    Digital Reference: 
    Image Image
    Medium: 
    Sculpture: bronze; Base: granite.
    Dimensions: 
    Base: approx. 11 ft. x 6 ft. 8 in. x 6 ft. 8 in.
    Inscription: 
    (On west side of base:) (Raised lettering:) N.Y.VOLS. (Incised lettering:) ANTIETAM/CHANCELLORSVILLE/GETTYSBURG/RESACA/NEW HOPE CHURCH (Raised lettering:) 1861-1865 (On south side of base:) PINE KNOB/CULP'S FARM/KENESAW MOUNTAIN/PEACH TREE CREEK/SIEGE OF ATLANTA (On north side of base, incised lettering:) SHERMAN'S MARCH/SIEGE OF SAVANNAH/CAROLINAS/AVERYSBORO/BENTONVILLE Founder's mark appears.
    Description: 
    A Civil War soldier stands with proper left leg extended forward, his foot over the edge of the base. He holds a rifle with both hands at the top of the barrel with the butt grounded in front of his proper right foot. His head is turned slightly down and to the proper right. He wears a billed cap which is pushed forward, a "US" cartridge box on his proper right hip, a knee-length coat and a short cape. The sculpture is mounted on a tiered base with a crested cornice and a star in relief in the crest at the front. Below this is a laurel wreath in relief containing the number "107" in the center.
    Subject: 
    History -- United States -- Civil War
    Figure male -- Full length
    Occupation -- Military -- Soldier
    Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- Elmira
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Administered by Chemung County, Buildings & Grounds, 217 Madison Avenue, Elmira, New York 14901
    Located 210 Lake Street, Elmira, New York
    Remarks: 
    The sculpture cost approximately $12,000. It was installed on the courthouse grounds by the Chemung County Historical Society in honor of the 107th regiment, New York volunteers, who served during the Civil War. Founders for the sculpture were Bureau Brothers and Heaton Bronze Founders of Philadelphia. Ayers of Elmira was the base carver. IAS files contain related information from the Chemung County Historical Society files.
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York 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 NY001162
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