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Albert Weiblen Marble & Granite Works,
Homage -- Lee, Thompson Wood
Occupation -- Military
Landscape -- Tree
Dress -- Accessory
Object -- Other
Emblem -- Seal
Outdoor Sculpture -- Louisiana -- Monroe
Gravestone
Sculpture
Grave Marker for Captain Thompson Wood Lee, (sculpture).
Artist:
Albert
Weiblen
Marble
&
Granite
Works,
fabricator
.
Title:
Grave Marker for Captain Thompson Wood Lee, (sculpture).
Dates:
1898.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Granite
.
Dimensions:
2 pieces. Tree trunk: approx. 8 ft. x 3 ft. 4 in. x 3 ft.; Hat: approx. W. 11 in. x D. 14 in.
Inscription:
(On front of tree trunk sculpture, under crossed flags:) THOMPSON WOOD LEE/CAPTAIN/
COMPANY
/E/FIRST LOUISIANA REG./VOLUNTEER DEPT./1898 (Rear of tree trunk sculpture raised lettering:) THOMPSON WOOD/SON OF/JOHN M. LEE, JR./& VADA BURCH LEE/BORN NOV. 4, 1873/DIED SEPT. 12, 1898/--/WHEN
MARBLE
WEARS AWAY/AND MONUMENTS ARE DUST/THE LOVE FOR ALL OUR SOLDIER'S CLAY/WILL STILL FULFILL ITS TRUST./--/A.
WEIBLEN
, N.O. signed
Description:
A two-piece grave marker comprised of a tree trunk and a Confederate hat. The tree trunk is decorated with two crossed flags on the front. The flag on the left is inscribed "PELICAN RIFLES" and bears the Seal of the State of Louisiana; the flag on the right has twelve stars near the top. About eight feet in front of the tree trunk, a Confederate uniform hat is on the ground.
Subject:
Homage -- Lee, Thompson Wood
Occupation -- Military -- Captain
Landscape -- Tree
Dress -- Accessory -- Hat
Object -- Other -- Flag
Emblem -- Seal
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Louisiana -- Monroe
Gravestone
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of Monroe, Cemetery Division, 400 Lea Joyner Expressway, Monroe City Hall, Monroe, Louisiana 71201
Located Monroe City Cemetery, 900-1200 DeSiard Street, facing Manassas Street, Monroe, Louisiana
Remarks:
The sculpture marks the grave of Capt. Thompson Wood Lee, who served in
Company
E, First Louisiana Regiment, Volunteer Infantry. "Pelican Rifles" was a Confederate unit in the Civil War which originated in Monroe, Louisiana. IAS files contain newspaper clippings from Monroe Morning World, May 12, 1968, pg. 1-B; and News-Star-World, Feb. 27, 1983, pg. 3D.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Louisiana survey, 1996.
Illustration:
Image on file.
News-Star-World, Feb. 27, 1983, pg. 3D.
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 LA000456
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Inventory of American Sculpture
LA000456
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