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Frederick Barnicoat (Firm),
History -- United States
Figure male -- Full length
Occupation -- Military
Dress -- Uniform
Outdoor Sculpture -- Maine -- York
Sculpture
Civil War Monument, (
sculpture
).
Artist:
Frederick Barnicoat (Firm), fabricator.
Title:
Civil War Monument, (
sculpture
).
Other Titles:
Soldiers' & Sailors' Monument, (
sculpture
).
Dates:
1906. Dedicated May 28, 1906.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture
: Westerly white granite; Base: Quincy granite.
Dimensions:
Sculpture
: approx. H. 6 ft. 8 in. x Diam. 48 in.; Base: approx. 11 ft. 4 in. x 7 ft. x 7 ft.
Inscription:
(On base:) ERECTED/1906/TO SONS OF
YORK
WHO SERVED/THEIR COUNTRY IN ARMY AND NAVY/FOR PRESERVATION OF THE UNION/1861-1865 unsigned
Description:
Full-length figure of a uniformed Union soldier stands atop a square pedestal on a tiered base. The figure holds his rifle in front of him with both hands around the barrel and the butt on the ground. He wears a wide-brimmed hat and carries a bed roll on his back. There is a cannonball at each corner of the top of the pedestal.
Subject:
History
--
United States
--
Civil War
Figure male
--
Full length
Occupation
--
Military
--
Soldier
Dress
--
Uniform
--
Military Uniform
Object Type:
Outdoor
Sculpture
--
Maine
--
York
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Town of
York
, Public Works Department, 186
York
Street,
York
,
Maine
03909
Located
York
Village Center,
York
,
Maine
Remarks:
The monument was initiated by Captain John Dennett, W. M. and E. S. Marshall, who between them contributed $200. The remainder was raised through public subscription and the Town appropriated $800. IAS files include a related article from The Old
York
Transcript and the
York
Courant, Summer edition, May 26, 1911.
References:
Save
Outdoor
Sculpture
,
Maine
survey, 1994.
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 ME000374
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Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
ME000374
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