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Buberl, Caspar,
Zolnay, George Julian,
Henry-Bonnard Bronze Company,
Petersburg Granite Company,
Figure male -- Full length
Occupation -- Military
History -- United States
Object -- Weapon
Object -- Weapon
Outdoor Sculpture -- Virginia -- Charlottesville
Sculpture
Confederate Monument, (sculpture).
Artist:
Buberl, Caspar, 1834-1899, sculptor.
Zolnay, George Julian, 1863-1949, designer.
Henry-Bonnard Bronze Company, founder.
Petersburg Granite Company, contractor.
Title:
Confederate Monument, (sculpture).
Dates:
Cast 1893. Dedicated June 7, 1893.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Figure: bronze; Base: granite.
Dimensions:
Figure: approx. H. 8 ft.; Base: approx. 12 x 7 x 7 ft.
Inscription:
(On proper right side, in script:) C. Buberl, sculptor (On proper left:) Cast by the Henry Bonnard Foundry, N.Y. 1893 (Front of base, on upper section:) 1861 CONFEDERATE/DEAD 1865 (Front of base, lower section:) FATE DENIED THEM VICTORY/BUT CROWNED THEM WITH/GLORIOUS IMMORTALITY (On each of the four sides of middle section of base are bronze tablets listing the names of soldiers, listed by state and regiment, who were buried in the
University
of
Virginia
Cemetery.) signed Founder's mark appears.
Description:
Young, male, Confederate soldier standing at rest position. His proper left leg is slightly forward with bent knee. In his proper left hand he holds the barrel of a bayoneted rifle, with the stock butt resting behind his proper left foot. His proper right hand rests on his proper right hip and holds his hat.
Subject:
Figure male -- Full length
Occupation -- Military -- Soldier
History -- United States -- Civil War
Object -- Weapon -- Bayonet
Object -- Weapon -- Gun
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture --
Virginia
--
Charlottesville
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by
University
of
Virginia
,
Department
of
Facilities
Management
, 575 Alderman Road,
Charlottesville
,
Virginia
22903
Located
University
of
Virginia
, Cemetery,
Charlottesville
,
Virginia
Remarks:
Commissioned by the Ladies Confederate Memorial Association. Funded by the Ladies Confederate Memorial Association and private contributions. Cost: $4,000. A competition was held and Caspar Buberl was chosen as the sculptor. George Julian Zolnay designed the four tablets for the base, listing names of soldiers buried in the
University
of
Virginia
Cemetery. IAS files contain copy of magazine article, Kuhlthau, A. Robert, and Harry W. Webb, "Sculpture in and around
Charlottesville
: Confederate Memorials," The Magazine of Albemarle County History 48 (1990), which details the commissioning, funding, creation, and dedication of the monument.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture,
Virginia
survey, 1994.
Kuhlthau, A. Robert, and Harry W. Webb, "Sculpture in and around
Charlottesville
: Confederate Memorials," The Magazine of Albemarle County History 48 (1990): pg. 2-13.
Daily Progress (
Charlottesville
,
Virginia
), June 8, 1893.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Kuhlthau, A. Robert, and Harry W. Webb, "Sculpture in and around
Charlottesville
: Confederate Memorials," The Magazine of Albemarle County History 48 (1990): pg. 7.
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 VA000004
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