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More Smithsonian Searches     Who else has...     Hermant, Leon,     Lang, Fred A.,     Berchem, Jules,     American Bronze Company,     Fred A. Lang Marble & Granite Company,     Beil & Hermant,     History -- United States     Figure male -- Full length     Occupation -- Military     Dress -- Uniform     Object -- Weapon     Outdoor Sculpture -- West Virginia -- Parkersburg     Sculpture

Confederate Soldier, (sculpture). Artist:  Hermant, Leon, 1866-1936, sculptor. Lang, Fred A., contractor. Berchem, Jules, 1855-1930, caster. American Bronze Company, founder. Fred A. Lang Marble & Granite Company, contractor. Beil & Hermant, contractor. Title:  Confederate Soldier, (sculpture). Dates:  Dedicated July 21, 1908. Medium:  Figure: bronze; Base: granite. Dimensions:  Figure: approx. 6 ft. x 30 in x 30 in.; Base: approx. 15 ft. x 60 in. x 60 in. Inscription:  (On front of base, on oval plaque:) CONFEDERATE STATES OF AMERICA IN MEMORY/OF OUR CONFEDERATE DEAD/ERECTED BY PARKERSBURG CHAPTER/UNITED DAUGHTERS/OF/CONFEDERACY/1908 Description:  A Confederate soldier standing in a position of readiness. The soldier wears a soft, wide-brimmed hat, and has a full beard and moustache. He wears a waist-length jacket with a turned-up collar. He has a bedroll draped over his proper left shoulder; a hip pack hanging on his back. He wears a wide belt with a square pouch and a large buckle with the letters "CS" on it. He holds a flintlock rifle diagonally in front of his chest; his proper left hand on the middle of the rifle and his proper right hand at the trigger area with one finger on the trigger. The soldier wears loose-fitting pants tucked into calf-high boots. He stands atop a rectangular obelisk of rough textured granite. An oval plaque on the base includes a relief of a horse and rider, and is inscribed with text. Subject:  History -- United States -- Civil War Figure male -- Full length Occupation -- Military -- Soldier Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform Object -- Weapon -- Gun Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- West Virginia -- Parkersburg Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of Parkersburg, Division of Public Works, Parkersburg, West Virginia 26101 Located Parkersburg City Park, Park Avenue & 19th Streets, Parkersburg, West Virginia 26101 Remarks:  IAS files contain related articles from Parkersburg State Journal (Parkersburg, WV), Jan. 16, 1902, pg. 8; Jan. 23, 1902, pg. 8; and July 22, 1908, pg. 7; and articles from the Parkersburg Dispatch-News (Parkersburg, WV), July 21, 1908, pg. 5; and July 22, 1908, pg. 1. The idea for the monument originated with the Daughters of the Confederacy. The design was presented by F. A. Lang, who was given the contract for the monument's erection. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, West Virginia survey, 1992. National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, WV0007, 1989. Monumental News, July 1908, pg. 514. Illustration:  Image on file. Monumental News, July 1908, pg. 514. 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 WV000049   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture WV000049 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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