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Frank Hubert Venn Associates,
History -- United States
Occupation -- Military
Dress -- Uniform
Object -- Weapon
Object -- Other
Object -- Musical Instrument
Outdoor Sculpture -- Arkansas -- Fayetteville
Sculpture
(Confederate Memorial), (
sculpture
).
Artist:
Frank Hubert Venn Associates, founder.
Title:
(Confederate Memorial), (
sculpture
).
Dates:
Dedicated June 10, 1897.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Figure: bronze; Base: granite, concrete, and metal.
Dimensions:
Figure: approx. 6 x 2 x 1 ft.; Base: approx. 20 x 9 x 9 ft.
Inscription:
(On front of base:) These were men/whom power could not corrupt/whom death could not terrify/whom defeat could not dishonor./
ARKANSAS
/Erected by the/Southern Memorial Association/of Washington Co. Ark./AD 1897. (On south side of base:) Louisiana/Prairie Grove (On west side of base:) Texas/A tribute/of/Southern Women. (On north side of base:) Missouri/Pea Ridge (Front of base, in metal wreath:) PRO PATRIA
Description:
A figure of a Confederate soldier standing at parade rest. He wears a uniform which includes a brimmed hat and holds the barrel of his rifle in both hands. The butt of the rifle rests on the plinth at his feet. His proper left leg is bent and his foot rests on a field pack which protrudes beyond the edge of the plinth. The soldier looks to the northeast and stands atop a tall carved shaft. Each side of the base is devoted to one of four states. The front side, to
Arkansas
, has a relief of a furled flag surrounding a metal relief of the CSA seal. Beneath the flag is a metal wreath. The North side, Missouri, has metal drum and trumpet. The West side, Texas, has crossed rifle in metal. The south side, Louisiana, has a metal sword.
Subject:
History
--
United States
--
Civil War
Occupation
--
Military
--
Soldier
Dress
--
Uniform
--
Military Uniform
Object
--
Weapon
--
Gun
Object
--
Other
--
Flag
Object
--
Musical Instrument
--
Trumpet
Object Type:
Outdoor
Sculpture
--
Arkansas
--
Fayetteville
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Southern Memorial Association, 2231 Laverne,
Fayetteville
,
Arkansas
72701
Located Confederate Cemetery, Rock Street,
Fayetteville
,
Arkansas
72701
Remarks:
The idea for the monument originated in June of 1872, when the Southern Memorial Association was formed to care for veterans and erect a memorial. IAS files contain copy of
Arkansas
Sentinel (AR) June 15, 1897, which describes the unveiling ceremonies and includes a transcription of the dedication speech.
References:
Save
Outdoor
Sculpture
,
Arkansas
survey, 1992.
Galloway, Rowena, "They Builded a Monument," Flashback, Washington County Historical Society II (May 1858): pg. 3.
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 AR000015
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Inventory of American Sculpture
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