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G.A.R. Memorial, (sculpture). Artist:  Marion Monument Works, fabricator. Title:  G.A.R. Memorial, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Grand Army of the Republic Memorial, (sculpture). Dates:  Dedicated March (?) 1929. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Eagle: white granite; Base: white granite. Dimensions:  Eagle: approx. 28 x 32 x 14 in.; Base: approx. 10 ft. 4 in. x 6 ft 7 in. x 4 ft. 9 in. Inscription:  (Front of base, in incised letters:) (G.A.R. and W.R.C. insignias)/IN MEMORY OF/CIVIL WAR VETERANS/AND/W. R. C./-------/ERECTED BY THEODORE P. BURKERT/A CIVIL WAR VETERAN/1929 unsigned Description:  An eagle, emblem of Liberty, with outspread wings is mounted atop a tall, rectangular, three-tiered base, with insignias on the front of the Women's Relief Corps and the Grand Army of the Republic. The memorial sits atop a foundation. Subject:  History -- United States -- Civil War Animal -- Bird -- Eagle Allegory -- Civic -- Liberty Emblem Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Kansas -- Marion Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of Marion, Marion, Kansas 66861 Located Marion Cemetery, Marion, Kansas Provenance:  Formerly located Highland Cemetery, Marion, Kansas Remarks:  Commemorates Civil War veterans and the Women's Relief Corps, and was a gift to the Grand Army of the Republic from Theodore P. Burkert, a Civil War veteran and member of the G.A.R. Pollock Post. The memorial replaces another G.A.R. marker that used to sit on the same location. When the memorial was dedicated, Marion Cemetery was called Highland Cemetery. IAS files contain a transcription of a related article from the Marion Record, Feb. 28, 1929. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Kansas survey, 1995. 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 KS000458   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture KS000458 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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