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Taft, Lorado Zadoc,
Gorham Manufacturing Company,
History -- United States
State of Being -- Evil
State of Being -- Illness
Occupation -- Military
Figure group -- Male
Figure male -- Full length
Object -- Other
Object -- Weapon
Dress -- Uniform
Dress -- Accessory
Outdoor Sculpture -- Indiana -- Marion
Sculpture
Soldier's Monument, (
sculpture
).
Artist:
Taft, Lorado Zadoc, 1860-1936, sculptor.
Gorham Manufacturing Company, founder.
Title:
Soldier's Monument, (
sculpture
).
Other Titles:
2nd Minnesota Regiment of the Infantry, (
sculpture
).
Second Minnesota Regiment of the Infantry, (
sculpture
).
Dates:
Installed 1913-1914. Dedicated 1915.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture
: cast, painted bronze with green patina; Base: Vermont light gray granite.
Dimensions:
Sculpture
: approx. 10 ft. x 5 ft. 9 in. x 3 ft. 1 in.; Base: approx. 7 ft. 6 in. x 11 ft. 8 in. x 8 ft. 10 in.
Inscription:
(North end of
sculpture
near base:) GORHAM CO. FOUNDER (Front of base:) IN MEMORY OF/THE MEN WHO OFFERED/THEIR LIVES/IN DEFENSE/OF/THEIR COUNTRY (Rear of base:)
MARION
BRANCH/NATIONAL MILITARY HOME
INDIANA
/ACT OF CONGRESS/JULY 23, 1888 unsigned Founder's mark appears.
Description:
Three Civil War soldiers
--
one mortally wounded, another standing, clutching the flag, and a third keeling at attention with a rifle. All three soldiers wear uniforms of the Union Arm, which include a kepi, jacket, pants, boots, belt and canteen.
Subject:
History
--
United States
--
Civil War
State of Being
--
Evil
--
War
State of Being
--
Illness
--
Wound
Occupation
--
Military
--
Soldier
Figure group
--
Male
Figure male
--
Full length
Object
--
Other
--
Flag
Object
--
Weapon
--
Gun
Dress
--
Uniform
--
Military Uniform
Dress
--
Accessory
--
Hat
Object Type:
Outdoor
Sculpture
--
Indiana
--
Marion
Sculpture
Owner:
Coadministered by United States Department of Veterans Affairs, National Cemetery Administration, 810 Vermont Avenue, N.W., Washington, District of Columbia 20420
Coadministered by Veterans Administration Hospital, 1700 East 38th Street,
Marion
,
Indiana
46953
Located
Marion
National Cemetery, 1700 East 38th Street, Entrance at east end of Chapman Avenue,
Marion
,
Indiana
46952
Remarks:
Built pursuant to an Act of Congress at a cost of $10,000. Memorializes those who served in the Navy as well as the Army. The
Marion
Branch National Military Home was absorbed by the Veterans Administration. The
sculpture
is a copy of one installed at the Chicamauga Battlefield near Chattanooga, Tennessee. Approximately 6,000 veterans are buried at the
Marion
National Cemetery. IAS files contain related articles from The Indianapolis News, May 27, 1915; and the Chronicle Tribune (
Marion
, IN), May 30, 1993, Sect. C, pg. 1, as well as related material from Mrs. John W. Kendall, comp., "Cemetery Records of Grant County,
Indiana
," vol. I, Daughters of the American Revolution, General Francis
Marion
Chapter, n.d. Photographs of the
sculpture
are on file in the
Indiana
collection at the
Marion
Public Library.
References:
Save
Outdoor
Sculpture
,
Indiana
survey, 1993.
National Cemetery Administration Memorials Inventory Project, 2002-2005.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Chronicle Tribune (
Marion
, IN), May 30, 1993, Sect. C, 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 IN000269
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