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Washington County Confederate Monument, (sculpture). Artist:  Sievers, Frederick William, 1872-1966, sculptor. Aubry Brothers & Company, founder. Title:  Washington County Confederate Monument, (sculpture). Dates:  1906. Dedicated 1907. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Figure: bronze; Relief plaques: bronze; Base: granite. Dimensions:  Figure: approx. H. 8 ft.; Base: approx. 11 x 4 x 4 ft.; Relief plaque on front of base: approx. H. 5 ft.; Rear base plaque: approx. H. 6 ft. Inscription:  (On plinth, at figure's feet) SIEVERS 1906/SCULPTOR (On plinth, at figure's feet:) AURRY (sic) BROS FOUNDARY (sic) N.Y (Upper front base, incised:) (one side) 1861 (other side) 1865 (On bottom side of base, raised:) TO THE/CONFEDERATE SOLDIERS/OF/WASHINGTON COUNTY/VIRGINIA/ERECTED MAY 30, 1907. (On rear plate, above head of woman holding flag:) "OUR MOTHERS"/WIVES/(and) "DAUGHTERS"/AND/SISTERS unsigned Description:  A Confederate soldier stands in field uniform wearing a field hat and tattered clothes, including a open-collared shirt and belted pants. He holds the stock of his rifle with his proper left hand, with his proper right hand holding the butt. The soldier is mounted upon a tall, multitiered, inscribed base with a stepped lower section, with bronze relief plaques on front and back. The front relief depicts a youth, perhaps a female, holding a shield with the Coat of Arms of Virginia. The rear relief depicts a woman holding a Confederate flag, with inscriptions above her head. The entire monument is surrounded by a short, chain link fence. Subject:  History -- United States -- Civil War Figure male -- Full length Occupation -- Military -- Soldier Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform Figure female Emblem -- Coat of Arms Object -- Other -- Flag Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Virginia -- Abingdon Relief Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Washington County, Abingdon, Virginia Located Washington County Courthouse, Main Street, Abingdon, Virginia Remarks:  Commemorates the Confederate soldiers of Washington County. For related information see: The Historical Society of Washington County, VA. Publication Series II, No. 14 (Oct. 1977). References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Virginia survey, 1995. 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 VA000287   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture VA000287 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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