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Civil War Monument "Victory", (sculpture). Artist:  Bartlett, Truman Howe, 1835-1923, sculptor. Coffing, John H., designer. Thiebaut Freres, founder. Title:  Civil War Monument "Victory", (sculpture). Other Titles:  Soldiers' Monument, (sculpture). Victory, (sculpture). Dates:  1873. Dedicated 1876. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: gilded bronze; Base: Portland brownstone. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. H. 8 ft.; Base: approx. H. 15 ft. Inscription:  T F Bartlett F(illegible)V Thiebaut & Fils, Paris (On front face of stone pedestal:) A TRIBUTE/OF HONOR AND GRATITUDE/TO HER CITIZENS WHO FOUGHT/FOR LIBERTY AND UNION/1861-1865/ERECTED BY THE TOWN OF/GREAT BARRINGTON/1876 signed Founder's mark appears. Description:  Sculpture is a full-length bronze figure of the goddess "Victory." She has wings which are outspread, and wears a flowing gown. In her proper left hand she holds a gilded olive branch. In her proper right hand, which is raised, she holds a gilded crown of laurel. Figure stands atop a gilded globe. The globe rests on a tall brownstone pedestal, on the face of which is inscribed text. The pedestal has a tiered base. Subject:  History -- United States -- Civil War Allegory -- Other -- Triumph Mythology -- Classical -- Goddess Object -- Foliage -- Olive Branch Object -- Foliage -- Laurel Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Massachusetts -- Great Barrington Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Town of Great Barrington, Great Barrington, Massachusetts Located Town Hall, Main Street, Great Barrington, Massachusetts Remarks:  The sculpture was fashioned after a figure unearthed at Pompeii and held in the collection of the international museum in Naples. John H. Coffing, chairman of the monument committee, proposed the original design for the monument. The town's expense in erecting the monument was $6,610. Mr. Coffing is said to have contributed additional funds. IAS files contain copies of related articles from The Berkshire Courier, Aug. 23, 1876 and April 3, 1930. For additional information see "History of Great Barrington", Second edition, pg. 389. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Massachusetts 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 MA000160   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture MA000160 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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