Patrick Walsh, (sculpture).

Patrick Walsh, (sculpture).

Brewster, George Thomas, 1862-1943, sculptor.

Gorham Manufacturing Company, founder.

Patrick Walsh, (sculpture).

Patrick Walsh Memorial Statue, (sculpture).

Dedicated June 20, 1913.

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Sculpture: bronze; Base: marble; Foundation: concrete.

Sculpture: approx. H. 96 in. x Diam. 41 in.; Base and foundation: approx. H. 109 in. x Diam. 64 in.

(On sculpture base:) (SC) GEO T BREWSTER (On front of base, incised lettering:) (Above wreath:) PATRICK WALSH (Inside wreath:) 1840/1899 (On rear of base, incised lettering:) EDITOR OF THE AUGUSTA CHRONICLE/MAYOR OF THE CITY OF AUGUSTA/MEMBER OF THE GEORGIA LEGISLATURE/UNITED STATES SENATOR/A PATRIOTIC CITIZEN/A LOYAL FRIEND/A LOVER OF HUMANITY/ERECTED BY HIS FELLOW CITIZENS signed

Patrick Walsh stands with his proper left foot forward dressed in a knee-length top coat. He holds his proper right hand in his lapel and his proper left hand is extended down at his side where he holds a scroll. He has a bushy mustache and has thick hair that is combed back off his forehead. The sculpture is mounted atop a circular base with a wide bottom. A wreath appears in relief on the front of the base. The top and bottom edges are trimmed with a decorative border. The base sits on a circular foundation and rests in an elevated flower bed that has a concrete wall with a low railing.

Portrait male -- Walsh, Patrick -- Full length

Occupation -- Military -- Lieutenant

Occupation -- Political -- Mayor

Occupation -- Political -- State Congressman

Occupation -- Political -- Senator

Occupation -- Writer -- Journalist

Occupation -- Writer -- Publisher

Occupation -- Other -- Businessman

Object -- Written Matter -- Scroll

Outdoor Sculpture -- Georgia -- Augusta

Administered by City of Augusta, Trees and Parks Department, 1568 Broad Street, Augusta, Georgia 30904

Located Barrett Plaza, 800 Telfair Street, Augusta, Georgia

The portrait sculpture honors Patrick Walsh, who was born in Ireland in 1840 and served as Augusta's mayor, a Georgia legislator and a United States Senator. As a young man he fought in the Civil War for the Confederacy, earning the rank of lieutenant. Walsh worked as a journalist for the Associated Press before coming to Augusta as a journalist for the Sentinel and Chronicle, where he later became business manager and ultimately owner and publisher. Walsh died in 1899. The sculpture was installed under the direction of the Walsh Memorial Association for the people of Augusta and Georgia. For related reading see Marguerite F. Fogleman's "Historical Markers and Monuments of Richmond County," Augusta, GA: Richmond County Historical Society, 1986. IAS files contain an article from the Augusta Chronicle, June 21, 1913, pg. 1-3, 6.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Georgia survey, 1994.

National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, GA5012, 5014, 1989.

Monumental News, April, May & June, 1913.

Augusta Chronicle, June 21, 1913, pg. 1.

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