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Batchelder, Ernest Alan,
Presbry Coykendall Company,
History -- United States
Occupation -- Military
Occupation -- Military
Figure group -- Male
Dress -- Uniform
Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Lock Haven
Obelisk
Sculpture
Civil War Memorial, (sculpture).
Artist:
Unknown, sculptor.
Batchelder, Ernest Alan, 1875-1975, contractor.
Presbry Coykendall Company, fabricator.
Title:
Civil War Memorial, (sculpture).
Dates:
1908.
Medium:
Sculpture: Barre granite; Base: Barre granite.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 30 x 10 x 10 ft.; Base: approx. 4 x 14 x 14 ft.
Inscription:
(On front of base, raised letters:) 1908/ERECTED BY THE/CITIZENS OF/CLINTON COUNTY. unsigned
Description:
A memorial consisting of a shaft with a color bearer on top and four military figures standing on pillars at the corners of the base. The color bearer stands at ease, holding a flag with his proper left hand and a sword with his proper right hand. The four figures standing at the base represent the four branches of the military. They include a sailor, a cavalryman, an infantryman, and an artilleryman. The sailor stands wearing a cap, his proper right hand raised to his forehead. The cavalryman wears a cap, gloves, and riding boots. The artilleryman holds a cannon stopper in his proper right hand.
Subject:
History -- United States -- Civil War
Occupation -- Military -- Soldier
Occupation -- Military -- Sailor
Figure group -- Male
Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Lock Haven
Obelisk
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Clinton County, P. O. Box 928, Courthouse, Lock Haven, Pennsylvania 17745
Located Bellefonte Avenue & Church Street, Lock Haven, Pennsylvania
Remarks:
The monument was erected by citizens of Clinton County. The total cost of the monument was $7,000.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Pennsylvania survey, 1995.
National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, PA0062, 1989.
Monumental News, Aug. 1908, pg. 594.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Monumental News, Aug. 1908, pg. 594.
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 PA000943
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