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Klinkhart, (sculpture). Artist:  Nelson, Henry B., sculptor. Title:  Klinkhart, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Augustus T. Klinkhart, (sculpture). Dates:  ca. 1903. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: granite; Base: granite. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 6 ft. x 2 ft. 2 in. x 1 ft. 2 in.; Base: approx. 7 x 6 x 3 ft. Inscription:  Augustus T. Klinkhart/1839-1925/Enlisted Apr. 23. 1861/Co B Regt. NY Vol. INFANTRY/Discharged May 25/1863/Reenlisted Jan 4 1864/1st NY Heavy Art./Discharged Aug 21, 1865 unsigned Description:  A full-length portrait of Augustus Theodore Klinkhart depicted in his Civil War uniform. He stands with both hands holding the barrel of his rifle in front of him. His proper left foot is forward. Subject:  Portrait male -- Klinkhart, Augustus Theodore -- Full length Occupation -- Military -- Soldier Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- Canajoharie Gravestone Sculpture Owner:  Canajoharie Falls Cemetery, Route 10, Canajoharie, New York Remarks:  Augustus Theodore Klinkhart (1839-1925) ordered the monument from Henry E. Nelson of Cherry Valley in July of 1903. The statue was modeled from a photograph of Mr. Klinkhart taken about forty years earlier, when he was in the army. Nearby plaque reads: Wm. H.H. Klinkhart/1869-1955/Caroline Kieckle/His Wife/1878-1973/Helena C. Klinkhardt/1907-1909. For related information see: The Radii, July 16, 1903; Fort Plain Standard, Jan. 22, 1925. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York 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 NY000912   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture NY000912 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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