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John Benson Marker, (sculpture). Artist:  Monumental Bronze Company, founder. (possibly by) Title:  John Benson Marker, (sculpture). Dates:  1884 (?). Digital Reference:  Medium:  Gravestone: zinc; Base: concrete. Dimensions:  Gravestone: approx. 22 x 17 x 1 3/4 in. Inscription:  (Front of gravestone, raised lettering:) JOHN BENSON/Co.G.29TH REG'T/CONN. VOL'S/(COLORED)/DIED/JUNE 17, 1884 unsigned Description:  The gravestone is adorned with crossed flags and a wreath on the upper front and an inscription on the lower front. On the rear is a relief of a Civil War soldier in uniform, standing with feet together at the heels, apart at the toes. His musket butt is to the right of his proper right foot and both of his hands are on the barrel, proper left over proper right. He wears a long, belted overcoat with a cape that falls to his elbows. He is clean shaven and wears a cap. There are two flag holders on the upper corners of the gravestone. A concrete support that was added around the bottom of the gravestone obscures the last line of the inscription and the base. Subject:  Homage -- Benson, John Ethnic -- African American Occupation -- Military -- Soldier Figure male -- Full length Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform Object -- Other -- Flag Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Connecticut -- Stratford Gravestone Relief Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Putney-Oronoque Cemetery Association, c/o Kenneth Burton, 165 Chapel Street, Stratford, Connecticut 06497 Located Putney-Oronoque Cemetery, Opposite 5695 Main Street, Stratford, Connecticut Remarks:  The gravestone is for John Benson, an African-American soldier who served during the Civil War in Company G, 29th Regiment of the Connecticut Volunteers and who died on June 17, 1884. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Connecticut 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 CT000264   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture CT000264 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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