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Finlay, James K.,
Finlay, Jack,
Finlay, Jim,
History -- United States
Portrait male -- Finlay, James K.
Figure male -- Full length
Occupation -- Military
Dress -- Uniform
Outdoor Sculpture -- Texas -- Llano
Sculpture
Confederate Soldier Monument, (sculpture).
Artist:
Finlay, James K., sculptor.
Finlay, Jack, sculptor.
Finlay, Jim, sculptor.
Title:
Confederate Soldier Monument, (sculpture).
Dates:
Installed 1915. Dedicated Feb. 22, 1916.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: granite; Base: granite and concrete.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. H. 5 ft.; Base: approx. 15 ft. x 144 in. x 144 in.
Inscription:
(Front of base, raised lettering:) TO OUR CONFEDERATE DEAD/1861 1865 (Rear of base:) ERECTED BY
LLANO
CO. CHAPTER U.D.C. 1915 unsigned
Description:
A uniformed Confederate soldier stands at parade rest with both hands holding his rifle barrel, the butt of the rifle resting by his proper right foot. He has a moustache and wears a wide-brimmed hat, with a bedroll slung over his proper left shoulder and a canteen on his proper left waist. The soldier stands on a granite shaft with a square, graduated base, the bottom tier of which is concrete. The monument is set within a square planter with flagpole, and is lit by spotlights.
Subject:
History -- United States -- Civil War
Portrait male -- Finlay, James K. -- Full length
Figure male -- Full length
Occupation -- Military -- Soldier
Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture --
Texas
--
Llano
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by United Daughters of the Confederacy, Adam R. Johnson Chapter #2498, 307 West Sandstone,
Llano
,
Texas
78643
Owned by
Llano
County
,
Llano
,
Texas
Located
Llano
County
Courthouse Square, Northeast corner,
Llano
,
Texas
Remarks:
The monument was erected by the
Llano
County
Chapter of the UDC. It cost $1,200, which was funded through contributions. The soldier was created by James K. Finlay and his two sons, Jack and Jim, who may have used their father as a model for the soldier. The monument was designed by James K. Finlay and
Llano
Granite Company. For further information see The
Llano
News, Feb. 10 and Feb. 17, 1916. IAS files contain excerpt from Wilburn Oatman, Jr.'s and Sarah Oatman's "
Llano
Gem of the Hill Country: Revisited," 2nd ed., San Angelo, TX: Anchor Publication Company, pg. 113.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture,
Texas
survey, 1993.
SOS Assessment Award, 1999.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Oatman, Wilburn, Jr., and Sarah Oatman Franklin, "
Llano
Gem of the Hill Country: Revisited," 2nd ed., San Angelo, TX: Anchor Publication Company, 1988, pg. 113.
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 TX000785
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Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
TX000785
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