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Civil War Memorial, (sculpture). Artist:  Lukeman, Augustus, 1871-1935, sculptor. Howe, George B., architect. Gorham Manufacturing Company, founder. Austin Ford and Son, contractor. Title:  Civil War Memorial, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Memorial to Soldiers and Sailors, (sculpture). American Valor, (sculpture). Dates:  1908. Dedicated May 31, 1909. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: bronze; Base: granite. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 11 x 4 x 4 ft.; Base: approx. 10 x 4 ft. 4 in. x 4 ft. 9 in. Inscription:  Augustus Lukeman 1908 (On front of base:) 1861 UNION 1865/TO THE/MEN/OF/SOMERVILLE/WHO SERVED THE UNION/ON/LAND AND SEA signed Description:  The memorial depicts marching Union soldier with an angel walking behind him, her proper right hand hovering protectively over the soldier's head. In her raised proper left hand, the angel carries a flag. The soldier is dressed in an overcoat with a small cape around his shoulders. In his proper right hand he carries a rifle over his shoulder. The figures are mounted atop a tall square base set in the middle of a semicircular plaza bordered by a granite exedra. Subject:  History -- United States -- Civil War Figure male -- Full length Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform Occupation -- Military -- Soldier Object -- Other -- Flag Religion -- Angel Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Massachusetts -- Somerville Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of Somerville, Parks Department, 1 Franey Road, Somerville, Massachusetts 02145 Located Central Hill Park, Highland Avenue, west of Library, Somerville, Massachusetts Remarks:  The memorial commemorates the Union army volunteers from Somerville who served during the Civil War. IAS files contain an article from the Somerville Journal, May 28, 1909, pg. 24. References:  Carlock, Marty, "A Guide to Public Art in Greater Boston," Boston: Harvard Common Press, 1988. Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985. Save Outdoor Sculpture, Massachusetts survey, 1994. National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, MA5015, 1989. Monumental News, June 1908, pg. 442. 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 87740268   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 87740268 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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