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Grand Army of the Republic Monument, (sculpture). Artist:  Richards, David, 1829-1897, sculptor. National Fine Art Foundry, founder. Chapman Granite Works, fabricator. Title:  Grand Army of the Republic Monument, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Root Post Civil War Monument, (sculpture). Dates:  1885. Dedicated May 30, 1885. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: bronze; Base: Westerly granite. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 6 ft. 11 in.; Base: approx. 22 x 6 ft. 8 in. x 6 ft. 8 in. Inscription:  (On front of base:) ERECTED BY/ROOT POST NO. 151/G. A. R. /IN MEMORY OF/OUR DEAD COMRADES/1885 (On side of base:) CHAPMAN GRANITE WORKS, WESTERLY, R.I., FRANCIS AND COMPANY, AGTS Founder's mark appears. Description:  A square granite base adorned with the star insignia of the Grand Army of the Republic was once topped by a bronze figure of a Civil War Soldier holding his rifle. Although the sculpture was stolen on June 25, 1951, the base remains at the crest of a hill surrounded by the graves of men who fought in the Civil War. Subject:  History -- United States -- Civil War Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- Syracuse Sculpture Owner:  Oakwood Cemetery, 940 Comstock Avenue, Sector 56, Syracuse, New York 13210 Remarks:  The bronze sculpture of a Civil War soldier was stolen on June 25, 1951, but the granite base remains. IAS image files contain photographs of only the base. For additional information see the Syracuse Herald American, Dec. 29, 1946, or possibly the Syracuse Herald Journal, Dec. 29, 1946, available in the files of the Onondaga Historical Association; and Calvin McCoy Hennig, "The Outdoor Public Commemorative Monuments of Syracuse, New York: 1885-1915," Ph.D. diss., Syracuse University, 1983, pg. 32-51. References:  Onondaga County Public Library, 1988. Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York 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 73950020   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 73950020 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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