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Markwalter, Theodore,
Unknown (Massachusetts),
History -- United States
Figure male -- Full length
Occupation -- Military
Dress -- Uniform
Portrait male -- Palmer, John S.
Outdoor Sculpture -- South Carolina -- Orangeburg
Sculpture
Orangeburg Confederate Monument, (sculpture).
Artist:
Markwalter
,
Theodore
,
sculptor
.
Unknown (Massachusetts), founder.
Title:
Orangeburg Confederate Monument, (sculpture).
Dates:
Dedicated Oct. 18, 1893.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: bronze; Base: Winnsboro granite.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 30 ft. x 5 ft. 11 in. x 5 ft. 11 in.; Base: approx. 2 ft. 5 in. x 11 ft. 4 in. x 11 ft. 4 in.
Inscription:
(On north face:) TO THE CONFEDERATE DEAD OF/ORANGBURG (sic) DISTRICT (On east face:) ERECTED BY THE WOMEN OF/ORANGEBURG COUNTY 1893. (On south face:) A GRATEFUL TRIBUTE/TO THE BRAVE DEFENDERS OF/OUR RIGHTS/OUR HONOR/AND OUR HOMES (On west face:) LET POSTERITY EMULATE THEIR/VIRTUES/AND TREASURE THE/MEMORY OF THEIR/VALOR AND PATRIOTISM
Description:
Uniformed Confederate soldier stands atop a tall pedestal which rests on a tiered base. The figure faces southwest and leans on his rifle with both hands. A canteen and haversack hang from his proper left shoulder and a knife is at his proper left side. He carries a bedroll and a kepi rests on his head. The model for the sculpture was a Confederate soldier named John S. Palmer.
Subject:
History -- United States -- Civil War
Figure male -- Full length
Occupation -- Military -- Soldier
Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform
Portrait male -- Palmer, John S. -- Full length
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- South Carolina -- Orangeburg
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of Orangeburg, 222 Middleton Street S.E., Orangeburg, South Carolina 29115
Located Memorial Plaza, Orangeburg, South Carolina
Remarks:
The monument was initiated by the Orangeburg Confederate Monument Association and was cast in a small town in Massachusetts. IAS files contain a undated article from the Times and Democrat which notes that the model for the soldier was Captain John S. Palmer. For related information see "History of the Confederate Monument, Orangeburg, South Carolina," by Mrs. George Love Adams, Librarian, Orangeburg County Free Library; and editorials from the Times and Democrat, Oct. 18, 1893 and Oct. 25, 1893, both available at the Caroliniana Library of the University of South Carolina.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, South Carolina survey, 1993.
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 SC000221
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Inventory of American Sculpture
SC000221
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