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Gorham Manufacturing Company,
History -- United States
Figure male -- Full length
Occupation -- Military
Dress -- Uniform
Emblem -- Military Insignia
Outdoor Sculpture -- Connecticut -- Putnam
Relief
Sculpture
Soldiers' Monument, (
sculpture
).
Artist:
Gorham Manufacturing Company, founder.
Title:
Soldiers' Monument, (
sculpture
).
Dates:
Dedicated May 30, 1912.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture
bronze; Base: granite.
Dimensions:
Sculpture
: approx. 7 x 2 x 2 ft.; Base: approx. 12 x 7 x 7 ft.
Inscription:
(Incised on plinth, right rear:) GORHAM CO. FOUNDERS (On plaque on base, front:) TO THE MEMORY/OF THE/SOLDIERS AND SAILORS/OF/
PUTNAM
AND VICINITY/WHO FOUGHT FOR/THE PRESERVATION/OF THE UNION/1861-1865/ERECTED BY/A.G. WARNER WOMEN'S/RELIEF CORPS (On base, raised characters:) 1861-1865 unsigned Founder's mark appears.
Description:
Full-length figure of a uniformed Union soldier stands atop a pedestal and tiered base. The figure wears a long, caped coat, cap and moustache. He holds his rifle by the barrel in both hands in front of him with the butt on the ground. Decorative relief elements on the base include crossed rifles, cannons and a Grand Army of the Republic shield.
Subject:
History
--
United States
--
Civil War
Figure male
--
Full length
Occupation
--
Military
--
Soldier
Dress
--
Uniform
--
Military Uniform
Emblem
--
Military Insignia
Object Type:
Outdoor
Sculpture
--
Connecticut
--
Putnam
Relief
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of
Putnam
, Parks & Recreation Department, 126 Church Street,
Putnam
,
Connecticut
06260
Located Opposite 93 Grove Street,
Putnam
,
Connecticut
Remarks:
Erected by the A. G. Warner Women's Relief Corps. For related reading, see the
Putnam
Patriot, May 31, 1912 and June 7, 1912.
References:
Save
Outdoor
Sculpture
,
Connecticut
survey, 1994.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Putnam
Patriot, May 31, 1912, pg. 1.
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 CT000366
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