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Brig. General John W. Whitfield, (sculpture). Artist:  Brewster, George Thomas, 1862-1943, sculptor. Gorham Manufacturing Company, founder. Title:  Brig. General John W. Whitfield, (sculpture). Dates:  Dedicated 1913. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Bust: bronze; Base: polished pink and grey granite. Dimensions:  Bust: approx. 52 x 36 x 24 in.; Base: approx. 72 x 44 x 44 in. Inscription:  (On right side of plinth:) GEO. T. BREWSTER Sc. (On left side of plinth:) GORHAM Co. FOUNDERS (On front of plinth:) JOHN W. WHITFIELD (On bronze plaque on upper front of base:) JOHN W. WHITFIELD/BRIG. GENERAL C.S.ARMY/COMMANDING 2ND BRIGADE/CAV. DIV.JOHNSTON'S ARMY/--/MAJOR TEXAS BATTALION NOV. 12 1861/COL. 1-ST TEXAS LEGION APRIL 2 1862/BRIG. GEN. C.S. ARMY MAY 9 1863 signed Founder's mark appears. Description:  A bust of Brigadier General John W. Whitfield dressed in military uniform and wearing a beard, placed atop a two-sectioned base with an inscribed plaque on the upper front. Subject:  History -- United States -- Civil War Portrait male -- Whitfield, John W. -- Bust Occupation -- Military -- Brigadier General Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Mississippi -- Vicksburg Sculpture Owner:  Administered by United States Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Washington, District of Columbia Administered by Vicksburg National Military Park, 3201 Clay Street, Box 349, Vicksburg, Mississippi 39180 Located Washington Street at Frontage Road, Vicksburg, Mississippi Remarks:  Commemorates Civil War Brigadier General John W. Whitfield. Monument is located on land that was formerly property of Vicksburg National Military Park. The monument is on the National Park Service List of Classified Structures (LCS no. 03357). IAS files contain a copy of the LCS report form. Bronze cost $575 paid by Federal Government. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Mississippi survey, 1993. National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, MS7062, 1989. Vicksburg National Military Park, 1988. 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 MS000268   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture MS000268 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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