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The Defense of the Flag, (sculpture). Artist:  Unknown, sculptor. Van Amringe Granite Company, fabricator. Title:  The Defense of the Flag, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Soldiers and Sailors Monument, (sculpture). Civil War Monument, (sculpture) Veterans Memorial, (sculpture) Dates:  Dedicated July 11, 1918. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: bronze; Base: Barre granite. Dimensions:  Sculpture: 11ft. x 5 ft. 9 in. x 3 ft. 1 in.; Base: H. 7 ft. Inscription:  (On lower base, left side:) Van Amringe Company (On front of base:) IN MEMORY OF THE MEN WHO OFFERED THEIR LIVES IN DEFENSE OF THEIR COUNTRY Founder's mark appears. Description:  The sculpture depicts three Union soldiers, one in the center holding up a flag flanked by two kneeling soldiers holding rifles. The soldier on the proper right side kneels with is right knee down, his left leg bent, and his rifle held across his body with both hands. A knapsack is strapped to his back, a canteen and bayonet hang across his left side, and under his left leg is a square pack. The soldier in the center stands with his left leg forward, his gaze directed off to his right, and the flag held up over his held. The kneeling soldier on the proper left is wounded, his left hand pressed to his chest wound, his right hand holding his rifle, his bayonet hanging under his left arm, and his canteen resting on the ground beside him. Subject:  History -- United States -- Civil War Figure group -- Male Occupation -- Military -- Soldier Occupation -- Military -- Sailor Object -- Other -- Flag State of Being -- Illness -- Wound Object Type:  Sculpture Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- Gloversville Owner:  Administered by City of Gloversville, Department of Public Works, Frontage Road, Gloversville, New York 12078 Located Intersection of 8th Avenue & North Main Street, Gloversville, New York Remarks:  For additional information see article in the Sunday Leader (Gloversville, NY), Sept. 14, 1983. References:  Coryat, Isabel, 2007. Illustration:  Decker, Lewis G., "Images of America: Gloversville." 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 78310002   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 78310002 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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