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Brown, Jesse K.,
C. E. Tayntor & Company,
History -- United States
Figure male -- Full length
Occupation -- Military
Dress -- Uniform
Emblem -- Seal
Outdoor Sculpture -- Georgia -- Andersonville
Sculpture
Maine Monument, (sculpture).
Artist:
Brown, Jesse K., contractor.
C
. E. Tayntor &
Company
,
fabricator
.
Title:
Maine Monument, (sculpture).
Dates:
Dedicated Nov. 14, 1904.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: Hallowell granite; Base: Red Pond granite, Hallowell and Thomaston granite.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 8 ft. 9 in. x 3 ft. x 3 ft.; Base: approx. 8 x 9 x 9 ft.
Inscription:
(On each side of base:) MAINE (Above the Great Seal of the State of Maine:) DEATH BEFORE DISHONOR (On front of base, incised lettering:) IN GRATEFUL MEMORY OF THOSE HEROIC SOLDIERS OF MAINE WHO DIED THAT THE REPUBLIC MIGHT LIVE, AND OF THOSE WHO DARING TO DIE, YET SURVIVED THE TORTURES AND HORRORS OF ANDERSONVILLE PRISON 1864-1865. unsigned
Description:
A Civil War soldier stands with head bowed and his hands resting on a pole in front of him. The sculpture is mounted upon a tapered base with one bottom step decorated on each side with a military symbol in relief. The symbols are: crossed swords, crossed muskets, crossed cannons, and crossed anchors. On one side of the base is the Maine state seal in bronze.
Subject:
History -- United States -- Civil War
Figure male -- Full length
Occupation -- Military -- Soldier
Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform
Emblem -- Seal
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Georgia -- Andersonville
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by United States Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Washington, District of Columbia
Located Andersonville National Historic Site, 496 Cemetery Road, Andersonville, Georgia 31711
Remarks:
The sculpture cost $3,700 and was installed by the State of Maine in memory of 252 Maine soldiers who were prisoners of war at Andersonville Prison. Jesse K. Brown of Augusta, Maine supervised the building of the sculpture. The sculpture was fabricated by
C
.
F
.
Taynton
and
Company
of Hallowell, Maine. IAS files contain a related article from Southern Living (June 1993): pg. 8; an Andersonville Official Map and Guide; a National Park Service Classified Structure Field Inventory Report, Dec. 1975; and an excerpt from Bill Burnett's "Andersonville Monuments," Andersonville National Historic Site Library.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Georgia survey, 1993.
National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, GA0035, 1989.
Monumental News, Jan. 1903; Dec. 1903.
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 GA000597
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