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Soldiers and Sailors Monument, (sculpture). Artist:  Farnham, Sally James, 1876-1943, sculptor. Roman Bronze Works, founder. Title:  Soldiers and Sailors Monument, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Soldiers Monument, (sculpture). Spirit of Liberty, (sculpture). Dates:  1905. Dedicated Aug. 23, 1905. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: bronze; Base: Barre granite with concrete risers. Dimensions:  Overall: approx. H. 35 ft. 6 in.; Liberty figure: approx. H. 11 ft.; Column: approx. H. 16 ft. 4 in. x Diam. 2 ft. 4 in.; Base: approx. W. 11 ft. x D. 11 ft.; Soldier: approx. H. 5 ft. 8 in. x W. 3 ft. 5 in. (1,000 lbs.). Inscription:  (Sculptor's signature and date are on the lower left sides of all the shields on the base) (On east-facing shield, upper right side:) Roman Bronze Works NY (On shield on north side of monument:) 1861 1865/SOLDIERS AND SAILORS/TOWN OF/OSWEGATCHIE/WAR OF THE/REBELLION signed Founder's mark appears. Description:  Allegorical female winged figure of Liberty stands atop a Roman column on a square pedestal and base. She holds a flag and extends her proper right hand out with an olive branch. There are four bronze war eagles at the base of the column, which is also ringed with maple leaves. Shields on the base contain national and local coats of arms and inscriptions. A single male figure in Union uniform originally stood on nearby concrete risers. Subject:  History -- United States -- Civil War Figure female -- Full length Allegory -- Civic -- Liberty Figure male -- Full length Occupation -- Military -- Soldier Animal -- Bird -- Eagle Emblem -- Coat of Arms Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- Ogdensburg Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Ogdensburg Public Library, Board of Trustees, 312 Washington Street, Ogdensburg, New York 13669 Located Library Park, State & Caroline Streets, Ogdensburg, New York Remarks:  Erected in 1905 in honor of the citizens of Oswegatchie (of which Ogdensburg was a part until 1926) who served in the Civil War. The monument has been vandalized with repairs made by Roman Bronze Works. Because the soldier figure was repeatedly vandalized and knocked off its base, it was moved indoors (sometime after 1975) to the library basement for safekeeping. IAS files contain related articles from the Ogdensburg Advance & St. Lawrence Weekly Democrat, Aug. 10, Aug. 17, Aug. 24 and Aug. 31, 1905; and the Watertown Daily Times, Oct. 15, 1956, Aug. 24, 1957 and Nov. 7, 1957. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York survey, 1994. National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, NY5128, 1989. Monumental News, Oct. 1905, pg. 684. 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 NY001815   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture NY001815 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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