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Thomas J. Jackson, General CSA, (sculpture). Artist:  Foley, John Henry, 1818-1874, sculptor. R. Masefield & Company, founder. Title:  Thomas J. Jackson, General CSA, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Stonewall Jackson, (sculpture). Dates:  1873. Cast 1875. Dedicated Oct. 26, 1875. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: bronze; Base: granite. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. H. 7 ft.; Base: approx. H. 9 ft. x W. 8 ft. 6 in. Inscription:  (On figure's proper left side, bottom block:) J. H. FOLEY, RA/SCULPTOR LONDON 1873 (On figure's proper right side, on bronze base:) R. MASEFIELD & CO./FOUNDERS/LONDON (On front of granite base:) PRESENTED BY ENGLISH GENTLEMEN/AS A TRIBUTE OF ADMIRATION FOR/THE SOLDIER AND PATRIOT/THOMAS J. JACKSON/AND GRATEFULLY ACCEPTED BY VIRGINIA/IN THE NAME OF THE SOUTHERN PEOPLE/DONE A.D. 1875/IN THE HUNDREDTH YEAR OF THE COMMONWEALTH./"LOOK, THERE IS JACKSON STANDING LIKE A STONEWALL." signed Founder's mark appears. Description:  A standing portrait of Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson with his proper right hand on his hip and his proper left hand holding a sword. The tip of the sword rest atop a pile of three blocks. He is dressed in his military uniform and his coat is draped over his proper left arm. The sculpture rests atop a tall granite base in the center of a circular plaza that is surrounded by a low post-and-chain fence. Subject:  Portrait male -- Jackson, Stonewall -- Full length Occupation -- Military -- General Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Virginia -- Richmond Sculpture Owner:  Administered by State of Virginia, Department of General Services, Engineering and Buildings Division, 203 Governor Street, Richmond, Virginia 23219 Located Virginia State Capitol, Capitol Square, Richmond, Virginia Remarks:  The sculpture was a gift of English admirers and is modeled after the phrase "Look! There is Jackson standing like a stonewall," made by General Robert E. Lee at the Battle of Manassas. The sculpture cost $10,000. IAS files contain an excerpt from Odell R. Byrd, Jr.'s "Richmond, Virginia, A City of Monuments and Statues," Richmond, VA: Tambuzi Publications, 1989, pg. 37-38; and a newspaper article from the Richmond News Leader, June 13, 1981, pg. 5. References:  Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985 Save Outdoor Sculpture, Virginia survey, 1995. Illustration:  Image on file. Byrd, Odell R., Jr. "Richmond, Virginia, A City of Monuments and Statues," Richmond, VA: Tambuzi Publications, 1989, pg. 38. 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 76005981   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 76005981 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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