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First Michigan Sharpshooters, (sculpture). Artist:  Black, Frank D., 1863-1927, sculptor. A. Black and Son, fabricator. Title:  First Michigan Sharpshooters, (sculpture). Dates:  Commissioned April 1915. Dedicated Oct. 1915. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: granite; Base: granite; Foundation: concrete. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 80 x 72 x 33 in.; Base: approx. 53 x 136 x 86.5 in. Inscription:  (On small bronze plaque on front of sculpture:) 9th CORPS/BADGE (On front of sculpture, in raised letters:) FIRST/MICHIGAN/SHARPSHOOTERS (On bronze plaque on front of base:) FIELD AND STAFF (list of names) (On bronze plaque on south side of base:) COMMITTEE/CONRADES (list of names) (On bronze plaque on back side of base:) BATTLES PARTICIPATED IN BY THE REGIMENT (list of names) (On bronze plaque on north side of base:) FIRST LIEUTENANTS (list of names) SECOND LIEUTENANTS (list of names) (On small bronze plaque, mounted on front of concrete foundation:) F. D. Black/Designer and Builder, Grand Rapids, Mich. unsigned Description:  This memorial to the First Regiment of the Michigan Sharpshooters depicts a Civil War soldier standing on a rocky ledge and aiming his gun out into the distance. On the rocky ledge to the soldier's proper right is a small bronze shield that features crossed cannon and anchor emblems and a coiled rope which forms the number "9." The sculpture rests on a stepped granite base. Subject:  Figure male -- Full length Occupation -- Military -- Soldier Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform History -- United States -- Civil War Emblem -- Military Insignia Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Michigan -- Lansing Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Michigan Capitol Committee, Legislative Service Bureau, 124 West Allegan, P. O. Box 30036, Lansing, Michigan 48909 Located Michigan State Capitol, Capitol Lawn, Lansing, Michigan Remarks:  IAS files contain a transcription of the names that appear on each bronze base plaque; and an excerpt from George S. May's "Michigan Civil War Monuments," Michigan Civil War Centennial Observance Commission, 1965, pg. 33 References:  Hendry, Fay L., "Outdoor Sculpture in Lansing," Okemos, Michigan: iota Press, 1980, pg. 20. Save Outdoor Sculpture, Michigan survey, 1993. Illustration:  Hendry, Fay L., "Outdoor Sculpture in Lansing," Okemos, Michigan: iota Press, 1980, pg. 20. 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 87730003   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 87730003 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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