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Schwarz, Rudolf,
Clark, Charles Richard,
History -- United States
Figure group -- Male
Dress -- Uniform
Occupation -- Military
Occupation -- Military
Outdoor Sculpture -- Indiana -- Vincennes
Sculpture
Soldiers and Sailors Monument, (sculpture).
Artist:
Schwarz, Rudolf, 1866-1912, sculptor.
Clark, Charles Richard, architect.
Title:
Soldiers and Sailors Monument, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Knox County War Memorial, (sculpture).
Dates:
ca. 1913. Dedicated October 8, 1914.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: bronze; Base: granite.
Dimensions:
Top figure: approx. 10 x 4 x 4 ft.; Each lower figure: approx. H. 7 1/2 ft.; Shaft: approx. 40 x 4 x 4 ft.; Building: approx. 15 x 18 x 18 ft.; Base: approx. 13 in. x 46 1/2 ft. x 46 1/2 ft.
Inscription:
(On lower front of shaft:) IN GRATEFUL REMEM-/BRANCE OF THE SERVICES/AND SACRIFICES OF OUR/SOLDIERS IN THE WAR OF/THE UNION, WE, THE PEOPLE/OF KNOX COUNTY HAVE ERECTED THIS MONUMENT (On front of building:) SHILOH 1861 WILDERNESS/INDIANA (On right side of building:) GETTYSBURG 1865 ANTIETAM (On back of building:) MOBILE BAY 1861 PERRYVILLE (On left side of building:) VICKSBURG 1865 ATLANTA
Description:
A bronze figure of a standard bearer holding a flag in his proper left hand stands atop a stall shaft which tops a small building. On each corner of the building stands a bronze figure of a Civil War serviceman. The figures represent a sailor, an infantryman, an artillery man, and a cavalryman.
Subject:
History -- United States -- Civil War
Figure group -- Male
Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform
Occupation -- Military -- Sailor
Occupation -- Military -- Soldier
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Indiana -- Vincennes
Sculpture
Owner:
Knox County Commissioners, North Seventh Street & Broadway Street, Knox County Courthouse, Vincennes, Indiana 47591
Located Knox County Courthouse, North Seventh Street & Broadway Street, Vincennes, Indiana 47591
Remarks:
The memorial was commissioned by the Grand Army of the Republic through public subscription.
References:
Salmon, Thomas W., II, 1990.
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Indiana survey, 1993.
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 74110003
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Inventory of American Sculpture
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