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Borglum, Solon Hannibal,
A. Critton Brothers,
History -- United States
Portrait male -- Smith, William Sooy
Occupation -- Military
Outdoor Sculpture -- Mississippi -- Vicksburg
Sculpture
Brig. Gen. William Sooy Smith, (sculpture).
Artist:
Borglum, Solon Hannibal, 1868-1922, sculptor.
A. Critton Brothers, founder.
Title:
Brig. Gen. William Sooy Smith, (sculpture).
Dates:
Dedicated 1913.
Medium:
Bust: bronze; Base: white or light grey granite.
Dimensions:
Bust: approx. 48 x 36 x 24 in.; Base: approx. 72 x 44 x 44 in.
Inscription:
(On right side of bust:) Solon H. Borglum (On back of bust:) A.Critton Bros. N.J. (On bronze plaque on upper front of base:) WM. SOOY SMITH/BRIG. GENERAL U.S. VOLS/COMMANDING 1ST DIVISION/SIXTEENTH ARMY CORPS (On bronze plaque on front midsection of base:) WM. SOOY SMITH/CADET US MILITARY ACADEMY 1849/2nd LIEUT. 2ND ARY. JULY 9 1853/RESIGNED JUNE 19, 1854/COL. 13TH OHIO INF. JUNE 26 1861/BRIG. GEN. U.S. VOLS. APR. 15, 1862/RESIGNED JULY 15 1864 signed Founder's mark appears.
Description:
A bust of William Sooy Smith dressed in military uniform and placed atop a two-sectioned base with inscribed plaques.
Subject:
History -- United States -- Civil War
Portrait male -- Smith, William Sooy -- Bust
Occupation -- Military -- Brigadier General
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Mississippi -- Vicksburg
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by United States Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Washington, District of Columbia
Administered by Vicksburg National Military Park, 3201 Clay Street, Box 349, Vicksburg, Mississippi 39180
Located Vicksburg National Military Park, Grant Avenue, between Kansas Memorial & Grant Circle, Vicksburg, Mississippi
Remarks:
William Sooy Smith commanded the 1st Division of the Sixteenth Army Corps during the Vicksburg campaign. Erected by the federal government. The monument is on the National Park Service List of Classified Structures (LCS no. 03345). IAS files contain a copy of the LCS report form. Bronze cost $555 and pedestal cost $181.66 paid by Federal Government.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Mississippi survey, 1993.
National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, MS7030, 1989.
Vicksburg National Military Park, 1988.
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 MS000230
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Inventory of American Sculpture
MS000230
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