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Iowa Monument, (sculpture). Artist:  Kitson, Henry Hudson, 1863-1947, sculptor. Kitson, Theo Alice Ruggles, 1871-1932, sculptor. Roman Bronze Works, founder. Title:  Iowa Monument, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Iowa Memorial, (sculpture). Iowa State Memorial, (sculpture). Dates:  Dedicated 1906. Copyrighted 1906-1907. Dedicated November 15, 1906. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Colonnade: Barre white granite; Equestrian: bronze; Reliefs: bronze. Dimensions:  Equestrian: approx. 12 ft. x 54 in. x 11 ft.; Base: approx. 8 ft. x 54 in. x 11 ft.; Each bronze panel: approx. 5 ft. 9 in. x 5 ft. x 16 in. Inscription:  (Left base of equestrian statue:) HENRY H. KITSON & THEO. A. RUGGLES KITSON FECIT 1911 (Right base of equestrian statue:) ROMAN BRONZE WORKS N.Y. (On far right of equestrian:) HENRY H. KITSON COPYRIGHT 1906-1907 (Most bronze panels:) HENRY H. KITSON FECIT COPYRIGHT 1906 (Bronze text plaque lists Iowa commands and casualties signed Founder's mark appears. Description:  A large semi-circular granite memorial with Doric columns. Inset within colonnade are six bronze relief plaques with battle scenes of soldiers in combat and carrying flags. Out front, in the center of the memorial, is a bronze equestrian figure of a single soldier. The soldier, dressed in uniform, carries a flag in his proper right hand and holds the horse's reins in his proper left hand. Subject:  History -- United States -- Civil War Equestrian Figure group State of Being -- Evil -- War Object -- Other -- Flag Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Mississippi -- Vicksburg Sculpture Owner:  Administered by United States Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Washington, District of Columbia Administered by Vicksburg National Military Park, 3201 Clay Street, Box 349, Vicksburg, Mississippi 39180 Located Vicksburg National Military Park, Union Avenue, Vicksburg, Mississippi Remarks:  Erected by the State of Iowa for for $150,000. The equestrian statue was done by Henry H. Kitson and Theo Alice Ruggles Kitson. The reliefs were done by Henry H. Kitson. IAS files contain signature text and location of markings on each bronze panel. The monument is on the National Park Service List of Classified Structures (LCS no. 07269). IAS files contain a copy of the LCS report form. References:  Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985. Save Outdoor Sculpture, Mississippi survey, 1993. National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, MS5024, 1989. Monumental News, Nov. 1902; June 1905; Nov. 1905. Vicksburg National Military Park, 1988. 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 76006653   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 76006653 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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