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Brig. General W. S. Featherston, (sculpture). Artist:  Quinn, Edmond Thomas, 1869-1929, sculptor. (possibly by) Roman Bronze Works, founder. Title:  Brig. General W. S. Featherston, (sculpture). Dates:  Dedicated April 1915. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Bust: bronze; Base: pink and black granite. Dimensions:  Bust: approx. 52 x 36 x 24 in.; Base: approx. 72 x 44 x 44 in. Inscription:  (On right side of plinth:) OVINN Sc (On back of bust:) ROMAN BRONZE WORKS N.Y. (On front of plinth, incised:) FEATHERSTON (On bronze plaque on upper front of base, raised:) BRIG. GENERAL C.S. ARMY/COMMANDING BRIGADE/LORING'S DIVISION/MARCH 29, JULY 4, 1863/--/COL. 17TH MISS. INF. JUNE 4, 1861/BRIG. GEN. C.S.ARMY MARCH 4, 1862 signed Founder's mark appears. Description:  A bust of Brigadier General W. S. Featherston in military uniform, mounted on a two-sectioned base with an inscribed plaque on the upper front. Subject:  History -- United States -- Civil War Portrait male -- Featherston, W. S. -- Bust Occupation -- Military -- Brigadier General 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 Confederate Avenue, south of All Saints School, Vicksburg, Mississippi Remarks:  Erected by the federal government, the monument commemorates Civil War Brigadier General W. S. Featherston. Monument is located on land that was formerly property of Vicksburg National Military Park. SOS! survey listed artist as Ovinn, per inscription. IAS cataloger believes artist may be Quinn. The American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database lists the artist as Quinn. The monument is on the National Park Service List of Classified Structures (LCS no. 03313). IAS files contain a copy of the LCS report form. Bronze cost $650 paid by Federal Government. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Mississippi survey, 1993. National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, MS7047, 1989. 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 MS000295   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture MS000295 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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