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Ross, Albert Randolf,
Lewiston Monumental Works,
History -- United States
Portrait male -- Curtin,
Portrait male -- Brenholtz,
Portrait male -- Hartranft,
Portrait male -- Leasure,
Portrait male -- Durell,
Emblem -- Coat of Arms
Emblem -- Military Insignia
Exedra
Outdoor Sculpture -- Mississippi -- Vicksburg
Medallion
Sculpture
Pennsylvania Memorial, (sculpture).
Artist:
Ross
,
Albert
Randolf
,
architect
.
Lewiston Monumental Works, fabricator.
Title:
Pennsylvania Memorial, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Pennsylvania State Monument, (sculpture).
Dates:
Erected 1905. Dedicated March 24, 1906.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Medallions: bronze; Base: gray or North Jay granite.
Dimensions:
5 medallions. Each: approx. H. 18 in. x W. 12 in.; Base: approx. 17 ft. x 12 ft. x 62 in.
Inscription:
(Incised above medallions:) HERE BROTHERS FOUGHT FOR THEIR/PRINCIPLES. HERE HEROS DIED FOR/THEIR COUNTRY AND A UNITED PEOPLE/WILL FOREVER CHERISH THE PRECIOUS/LEGACY OF THEIR NOBLE MANHOOD (Incised under medallions, left to right:) CURTIN BRENHOLTZ HARTRANFT LEASURE DURELL/PENNSYLVANIA
Description:
Five medallions depicting head views of Curtin, Brenholtz, Hartranft, Leasure and Durell are mounted onto the upper portion of a decorative shaft. A garland relief is draped over each head and is joined by dentil molding. There are also reliefs of the Pennsylvania State Coat of Arms and the 9th Corps insignia.
Subject:
History -- United States -- Civil War
Portrait male -- Curtin, -- Head
Portrait male -- Brenholtz, -- Head
Portrait male -- Hartranft, -- Head
Portrait male -- Leasure, -- Head
Portrait male -- Durell, -- Head
Emblem -- Coat of Arms
Emblem -- Military Insignia
Object Type:
Exedra
Outdoor Sculpture -- Mississippi -- Vicksburg
Medallion
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, Grant Circle, Vicksburg, Mississippi
Remarks:
Erected by the State of Pennsylvania for $12,300. The monument commemorates the 45th, 50th, 51st and 100th Infantry regiments and Durrell's Battery D Light Artillery, Pennsylvania Volunteers. The monument was completed in 1905, but its dedication was postponed by the governor beacuse of a yellow fever epidemic in the South. Cost $15,000
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Mississippi survey, 1993.
National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, MS0026, 1989.
Monumental News, April 1905; Dec. 1905.
Vicksburg National Military Park, 1988.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Monumental News, April 1905, pg. 259
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 MS000333
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