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Soldiers & Sailors Monument, (sculpture). Artist:  Patti, E. F., sculptor. Cottrell, W. Liance, architect. Lazzari & Barton, fabricator. Title:  Soldiers & Sailors Monument, (sculpture). Dates:  Dedicated Oct. 22, 1890. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Light gray/tan granite. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 12 x 1 1/2 x 1 1/2 ft.; Base: approx. 14 x 10 x 10 ft. Inscription:  (On base of pedestal at bottom, north face, raised:) LAZZARI & BARTON/WOODLAWN N Y (On front face of pedestal base, polished raised:) GREENWICH/TO HER LOYAL SONS WHO FOUGHT/FOR THE UNION/1861 1865 (On front face of pedestal:) ANTIETAM/MORRIS ISLAND/KINSTON (On south face of pedestal:) FORT HUDSON/VICKSBURG/GETTYSBURG/APPOMATTOX (On east face of pedestal:) DEEP RUN/PETERSBURG/DRURY'S BLUFF (On north face of pedestal:) FORT GREGG/FORT FISHER/DARBYTOWN ROAD/NEW-BERNE Founder's mark appears. Description:  Full-length figure of a soldier standing in military uniform. In his proper left hand he holds the Union flag upright against his side. His proper right arm is crossed over his chest and his hand grasps the hilt of a sword which hangs by his proper left leg. The sculpture stands on an elaborate pedestal which rests on a two stage plinth. In the middle front face of the pedestal is a three-dimensional sculpture of an eagle, wings outstretched and head turned to its proper left. It grasps arrows in its talons. Subject:  History -- United States -- Civil War Figure male -- Full length Animal -- Bird -- Eagle Occupation -- Military -- Soldier Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Connecticut -- Greenwich Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Town of Greenwich, Department of Parks & Recreation, 101 Field Point Road, Town Hall, Greenwich, Connecticut 06830 Located intersection of Maple Avenue and East Putnam Avenue, Greenwich, Connecticut Remarks:  Cost of the monument was $6,000. The monument sits on the site of the former Town House which served as an enlistment headquarters during the Civil War. For related article see Greenwich News, April 22, 1993, p. A6; also "Public Sculpture in Greenwich," leaflet of the Greenwich Arts Council, 1990. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Connecticut survey, 1994. 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 CT000315   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture CT000315 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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