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Captain Charles Vernon Gridley Monument, (sculpture). Artist:  Bachman, Max, 1862-1921, sculptor. Title:  Captain Charles Vernon Gridley Monument, (sculpture). Dates:  1913. Copyrighted 1913. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: stone; Base: stone. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. H. 16 ft. x Diam. 3 ft.; Base: approx. 8 x 8 x 8 ft. Inscription:  (Plaque on east side of base:) Charles Vernon Gridley, Captain, U.S.N. served with distinction as ensign at the Battle of Mobile Bay . August V AD MDCCCLXIV in command of the Flagship of the American fleet at the Battle of Manila Bay May 1 AD MDCCCIIC . Died at Kobe, Japan June V . AD MDCCCDC . His fame is immortal.....executed to his Memory by the citizens of Erie AD MCMXII - this panel is made of metal recovered from the USSS.Maine given the U.S. government (copyright symbol) Max Bachmann (sic) sculptor 1913 unsigned Description:  The monument to Captain Charles Vernon Gridely consists of a tall Ionic column set upon a square, three-stepped base. Subject:  Portrait male -- Gridley, Charles Vernon -- Bust Occupation -- Military -- Captain Architecture -- Detail -- Column Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Erie Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of Erie, 626 State Street, Municipal Building, Room 309, Erie, Pennsylvania 16501 Located Gridley Park, West 6th & Liberty, Erie, Pennsylvania Remarks:  Charles Vernon Gridley served at the Battle of Mobile Bay in 1864 and later at the Battle of Manila Bay in 1898. The base plaque is made from metal recovered from the U.S.S. Maine. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Pennsylvania 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 PA001010   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture PA001010 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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