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(Civil War Statue), (sculpture). Artist:  Barre Granite Works, fabricator. Crooks & McLean Monument Company, fabricator. Title:  (Civil War Statue), (sculpture). Dates:  Commissioned 1901. Dedicated 1903. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: granite; Base: granite. Dimensions:  Figure: approx. H. 7 ft. 6 in. x Diam. 2 ft.; Shaft: approx. H. 22 ft.; Base: approx. 4 x 9 x 9 ft. Inscription:  (On shaft, front, in raised letters:) IN MEMORY OF/THE SOLDIERS AND/SAILORS OF THE/CIVIL AND SPANISH/AMERICAN WARS. unsigned Description:  Full-length figure of a uniformed Union soldier at parade rest stands atop a three-course shaft and tiered base. He wears a caped coat and a cap and holds his rifle in front of him with both hands around the barrel and the butt near his proper right foot. Relief ornamentation includes a cannon on the front of the base, crossed swords and a wreath on the second course of the shaft and polished cannon balls on each corner, at the base of the second course of the shaft. Subject:  History -- United States -- Civil War History -- United States -- Spanish American War Figure male -- Full length Occupation -- Military -- Soldier Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- Carthage Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Village of Carthage, 120 South Mechanic Street, Carthage, New York 13619 Located Monument Park, Corner of State & North Clinton Streets, Carthage, New York Remarks:  Commissioned by the Town of Wilna under the auspices of the E. B. Steele Post, Grand Army of the Republic and the Women's Relief Corps. The monument was crafted at the Barre Granite Works and purchased through and erected by Crooks & McLean Monument Company. For related reading, see the Watertown Daily News (Watertown, New York), Feb. 9, 1901. 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 NY001013   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture NY001013 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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