George Morgan Jones, (sculpture).

George Morgan Jones, (sculpture).

Borglum, Solon Hannibal, 1868-1922, sculptor.

Roman Bronze Works, founder.

George Morgan Jones, (sculpture).

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Sculpture: bronze; Base: appears to be granite.

Sculpture: approx. H. 80 in. x W. 24 in.; Base: approx. W. 60 in. x D. 60 in.

(On proper left of integral base of sculpture, incised lettering:) Solon Borglum Sc. (Rear of integral base of sculpture, incised lettering:) ROMAN BRONZE WORKS, NY (Front of base, raised lettering:) IN HONOR OF/GEORGE MORGAN JONES/CITIZEN - SOLDIER/PHILANTHROPIST signed Founder's mark appears.

Full-length portrait of George Morgan Jones, depicted in the uniform of a Civil War general. His proper left foot is forward and his proper left hand holds the scabbard of the sword by his side, his proper right hand reaching across and holding the hilt. He has a beard and moustache and wears a brimmed hat with the proper right side bent upward, a knee-length coat, gloves, knee-length boots, and a CSA belt buckle. Jones stands on a square of molded ground, with horizontal fascia bundles beneath it. The sculpture is mounted upon a multitiered base.

Portrait male -- Jones, George Morgan -- Full length

Occupation -- Monetary -- Philanthropist

Occupation -- Military -- Soldier

Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform

Outdoor Sculpture -- Virginia -- Lynchburg

Administered by George Morgan Jones Memorial Library Association, 2311 Memorial Avenue, Lynchburg, Virginia 24501

Located Old Jones Memorial Libary 434 Rivermont Avenue, Lynchburg, Virginia

George Morgan Jones was a philanthropist and former Civil War soldier. The sculpture was done after his death, commissioned by his widow. It stands before the old Jones Memorial Library, which was a gift to the city in his memory, opening on July 3, 1908. The sculpture is one of two cast, the other sited at Randolph-Macon Woman's College. Jones, though depicted in a Confederate general's uniform, only achieved the rank of private in the commissary department of the Second Virginia Cavalry. The sculpture was originally installed at the entrance steps of Jones Memorial Library, but was relocated to the terrace in 1924 when the library entrance was redesigned.

IAS files contain newspaper article from The News & Advance (Lynchburg, VA), Nov. 6, 1994, pg. B8; excerpt from S. Allen Chambers Jr.'s " Lynchburg: An Architectural History," Charlottesville, VA: University of Virginia Press, 1981, pg. 365-366; and excerpt from Luther E. Caudill Jr.'s "Jones Memorial Library: The Legacy Behind Its Founding," footnote 11.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Virginia survey, 1995.

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