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Highlander Monument, (sculpture). Artist:  McKenzie, R. Tait, 1867-1938, sculptor. Title:  Highlander Monument, (sculpture). Dates:  Dedicated 1936. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Plaque: bronze; Stele: pink marble. Dimensions:  Stele: approx. 75 x 113 x 32 in.; Base of stele: approx. 7 x 113 x 32 in. Inscription:  (Artist's monogram RT appears in upper corner of bronze plaque) (Front of stele:) TO THE/HIGHLANDERS OF SCOTLAND/WHO FOUNDED NEW INVERNESS IN 1736 AD/THEIR VALOR DEFENDED THE STRUGGLING COLONY/FROM THE SPANISH INVASION/THEIR IDEALS TRADITIONS AND CULTURE/ENRICHED/THE LAND OF THEIR ADOPTION (Rear of stele:) PRESENTED BY/THE GEORGIA SOCIETY OF COLONIAL DAMES OF AMERICA./THE ST. ANDREWS SOCIETY OF THE CITY OF SAVANNAH/THE SOCIETY OF COLONIAL WARS IN THE STATE OF GEORGIA signed Description:  Pink marble stele with a bronze relief plaque on the front. The relief depicts a procession of Scottish highlanders in high-relief. The highlanders in the first three rows are playing bagpipes, those in the final two rows are playing drums. The highlanders are dressed in kilts. Incised text appears below the relief plaque and on the back of the stele. Subject:  Ethnic -- Scottish Dress -- Ethnic -- Scottish Dress Performing Arts -- Music -- Bagpipe Performing Arts -- Music -- Drum History -- United States -- Georgia Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform Occupation -- Military -- Soldier Object Type:  Stele Relief Outdoor Sculpture -- Georgia -- Darien Sculpture Owner:  Administered by McIntosh Chamber of Commerce, P. O. Box 1487, Darien, Georgia 31305 Located Highway 17 at the junction of 99, Darien, Georgia Remarks:  Monument was presented by the Georgia Society of Colonial Dames of America, the St. Andrews Society of the City of Savannah and the Society of Colonial Wars in the State of Georgia. For related reading see Buddy Sullivan's book "Early Days on the Georgia Tidewater." References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Georgia 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 GA000062   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture GA000062 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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