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Michigan Monument, (sculpture). Artist:  Lloyd Brothers, fabricator. Title:  Michigan Monument, (sculpture). Dates:  Dedicated May 30, 1904. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: Vermont granite; Base: Vermont granite. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 6 ft. x 10 ft. 3 in. x 3 ft. 2 in.; Base: approx. 5 ft. x 14 ft. x 9 ft. 8 in. Inscription:  (On front of sculpture, raised lettering:) IN MEMORIAM/ERECTED/BY THE STATE OF/MICHIGAN/TO HER/SOLDIERS/AND/SAILORS/WHO WERE IMPRISONED/ON THESE GROUNDS./.1861. .1865. unsigned Description:  An allegorical female figure representing the state of Michigan stands along side a rectangular inscription block. She stands on the top two steps in proper right profile with head bowed. Her proper left foot is raised, resting on the top step, as she rests her proper left arm on top of the block. She wears a veil-like head covering that extends down her back and a heavily draped, sleeveless gown and sandals. She holds a palm frond in her proper right hand. The sculpture is mounted upon a low base with rough-hewn sides. Subject:  History -- United States -- Civil War Figure female -- Full length Allegory -- Place -- Michigan Object -- Foliage -- Palm Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Georgia -- Andersonville Sculpture Owner:  Administered by United States Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Washington, District of Columbia Located Andersonville National Historic Site, 496 Cemetery Road, Andersonville, Georgia 31711 Remarks:  The sculpture cost approximately $6,000. It was installed by the State of Michigan in memory of Michigan soldiers and sailors who were imprisoned at Andersonville during the Civil War. The sculpture was designed and fabricated by Lloyd Brothers of Toledo, Ohio. IAS files contain a related article from Southern Living (June 1993): pg. 8; an Andersonville Official Map and Guide; a National Park Service Classified Structure Field Inventory Report, Dec. 1975; and a related excerpt from Bill Burnett's "Andersonville Monuments," Andersonville National Historic Site Library. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Georgia survey, 1993. National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, GA0053, 1989. Monumental News, Nov. 1903, pg. 646. 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 GA000595   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture GA000595 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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