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More Smithsonian Searches     Who else has...     King, J. B.,     Huges Granite & Marble Company,     History -- United States     Portrait male -- McKinley, William     Occupation -- Political     Occupation -- Military     Figure female -- Full length     Object -- Foliage     Object -- Other     Animal -- Bird     Outdoor Sculpture -- Maryland -- Sharpsburg     Medallion     Sculpture

William McKinley Monument, (sculpture). Artist:  King, J. B., sculptor. Huges Granite & Marble Company, fabricator. Title:  William McKinley Monument, (sculpture). Dates:  ca. 1903. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Relief: bronze; Medallion: bronze; Female figure: granite; Base: granite. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. H. 5 ft. x W. 2 ft.; Base: approx. 12 x 8.5 x 8.5 ft. Inscription:  (At lower right corner of relief:) Hughes Granite Company (On plaque:) FOURTEEN YEARS MEMBER OF CONGRESS/TWICE GOVERNOR OF OHIO/1892-3 & 1894-5/TWICE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES/1897-1900 & 1901./SARGEANT MCKINLEY, CO E 23RD OHIO VOL. INFTY. WHILE IN CHARGE OF THE COMMISSARY DEPARTMENT ON THE AFTERNOON OF THE DAY OF THE BATTLE OF ANTIETAM, SEPT. 17, 1862, PERSONALLY & WITHOUT ORDERS SERVED HOT COFFEE AND WARM FOOD TO EVERY MAN IN THE REGIMENT ON THIS SPOT AND IN SO DOING HAD TO PASS UNDER FIRE Founder's mark appears. Description:  Sculpture consists of a column mounted on a pedestal with a square base. A female figure in Classical drapery is seated on the pedestal at the base of the column. She holds an American flag in her proper left hand and a palm branch in her proper right hand. Below her is a medallion of William McKinley - a double portrait as a Civil War sergeant and as President. Below the medallion is a relief of a battle scene. The column is topped with an eagle. Subject:  History -- United States -- Civil War Portrait male -- McKinley, William -- Bust Occupation -- Political -- President Occupation -- Military -- Sergeant Figure female -- Full length Object -- Foliage -- Palm Object -- Other -- Flag Animal -- Bird -- Eagle Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Maryland -- Sharpsburg Medallion Sculpture Owner:  Administered by United States Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Washington, District of Columbia Located Antietam National Battlefield, Near Burnside Bridge parking lot, Sharpsburg, Maryland 21782 References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Maryland survey, 1993. National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, MD0064, 1989. Monumental News, March and Nov. 1903. 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 MD000367   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture MD000367 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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