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    		• O'Donovan, William Rudolf,
     
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    		• Hartley, Jonathan Scott,
     
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    		• Muldoon Monument Company,
     
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    		• History -- United States
     
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    		• Figure female -- Full length
     
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    		• Figure group
     
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    		• Allegory -- Civic
     
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    		• Obelisk
     
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    		• Relief
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- Indiana -- Michigan City
     
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    		• Sculpture
     
     
    Soliders and Sailors Monument, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    O'Donovan, William Rudolf, 1844-1920, sculptor.
    Hartley, Jonathan Scott, 1845-1912, sculptor.
    Muldoon Monument Company, contractor.
    Title: 
    Soliders and Sailors Monument, (sculpture).
    Other Titles: 
    Civil War Monument, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    Dedicated 1893.
    Digital Reference: 
    Image Image
    Medium: 
    Sculpture: bronze; Base: Vermont granite.
    Dimensions: 
    Sculpture: approx. H. 12 ft. x Diam. 30 in.; Base: approx. 17 x 16 x 16 ft.; Column: approx. H. 32 x Diam. 6 ft. (76 tons).
    Inscription: 
    (Around obelisk:) DULCE ET DECORUM EST PRO PATRIA MORI (On plaque on north side of base:) In memory of/the soldiers of the Civil War/who gave their service/to perpetuate the union of the/states (On base:) This monument is the gift of John H. Winterbotham to Michigan City
    Description: 
    A continuous frieze of bronze relief sculptures depicting various Civil War soldiers taking leave of their families circle the base of a granite obelisk. A female figure, representing Victorious Peace, holding a leaf in her proper right hand stands on top of the obelisk. The base rests on three tiers of stone.
    Subject: 
    History -- United States -- Civil War
    Figure female -- Full length
    Figure group
    Allegory -- Civic -- Peace
    Object Type: 
    Obelisk
    Relief
    Outdoor Sculpture -- Indiana -- Michigan City
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Administered by City of Michigan City, Parks and Recreation Department, Lakefront, Michigan City, Indiana 46360
    Located Washington Park, Franklin Street entrance, Michigan City, Indiana
    Remarks: 
    Gift of John H. Winterbotham. Cost of sculpture was $15,000. IAS files contain a related article from the Michigan City DISP WKLY (sic), June 1, 1893 and a citation to "History of Michigan City, Indiana," by Rollo B. Oglesbee, 1908. The sculpture was nominated for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places, Washington Park, Michigan City, Indiana, 1991.
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, Indiana survey, 1993.
    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 IN000220
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