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Indiana Stone & Supply Company,
Powell, Schuyler,
History -- United States
Figure male -- Full length
Occupation -- Military
Dress -- Uniform
Outdoor Sculpture -- Indiana -- Michigan City
Sculpture
GAR Monument, (
sculpture
).
Artist:
Indiana
Stone & Supply Company, fabricator.
Powell, Schuyler, fabricator.
Title:
GAR Monument, (
sculpture
).
Other Titles:
Grand Army of the Republic Monument, (
sculpture
).
Soldiers Monument, (
sculpture
).
Dates:
Dedicated May 31, 1926.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture
: Barre granite; Base: Barre granite and Missouri Ozark red granite.
Dimensions:
Sculpture
: approx. 7 1/2 ft. x 40 in. x 40 in.; Base: approx. 14 ft. x 80 in. x 80 in.
Inscription:
(On front of base:) ONE COUNTRY/ONE FLAG/SPONSORED BY THE WOMAN'S RELEIF (sic) CORPS/GEO. V. RAWSON POST/46 DEPT. IND. G.A.R./(Raised lettering:) 1861-1865 (On left, rear and right sides of base: names of
Michigan
City
Civil War soldiers)
Description:
A Civil War soldier stands dressed in a uniform and greatcoat. A blanket or cape hangs over his proper right shoulder. He wears a cap with bill. He holds a rifle in front of him, butt downward, proper left hand over proper right hand. The
sculpture
is mounted upon a base consisting of a rectangular block of Missouri Ozark red granite with a cornice and stepped bottom made of Barre granite with rough-hewn accents.
Subject:
History
--
United States
--
Civil War
Figure male
--
Full length
Occupation
--
Military
--
Soldier
Dress
--
Uniform
--
Military Uniform
Object Type:
Outdoor
Sculpture
--
Indiana
--
Michigan
City
Sculpture
Owner:
Greenwood Cemetery, 153 Tilden Avenue,
Michigan
City
,
Indiana
46360
Remarks:
The
sculpture
was installed by the Woman's Relief Corps and the George V. Rawson Post No. 46 of the
Indiana
Grand Army of the Republic in honor of
Michigan
City
Civil War soldiers. The
sculpture
was dedicated on May 31, 1926 in conjunction with Memorial Day festivities. The
sculpture
and base were fabricated by the
Indiana
Stone & Supply Company of
Michigan
City
under the direction of president, Schuyler Powell, and secretary-treasurer, J. Harold Powell.
Nearby plaque on left side of base reads: ON FAME'S ETERNAL CAMPING GROUND,/THEIR SILENT TENTS ARE SPREAD,/AND GLORY GUARDS WITH SOLEMN ROUND,/THE BIVOUAC OF THE DEAD. Nearby plaque on right side of base reads: THE MUFFLED DRUMS SAD ROLL HAS BEAT/THE SOLDIER'S LAST TATTOO/NO MORE ON LIFE'S PARADE SHALL MEET/THAT BRAVE AND FALLEN FEW. IAS files contain related articles from the
Michigan
City
Dispatch, May 14, 1926 and May 31, 1926.
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 IN000904
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Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
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