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Schwarzenbach, Joseph,
Breunle, Christian,
History -- United States
Figure male -- Full length
Occupation -- Military
Dress -- Uniform
Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Coudersport
Sculpture
Civil War Monument, (sculpture).
Artist:
Unknown, sculptor.
Schwarzenbach, Joseph, stone cutter.
Breunle, Christian, stone cutter.
Title:
Civil War Monument, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Soldiers' Monument, (sculpture).
Dates:
Column: installed Dec. 10, 1874. Figure: installed April 1887. Dedicated June 8, 1887.
Medium:
Figure: metal; Monument: sandstone with marble insets.
Dimensions:
Figure: approx. H. 7 ft.; Base: approx. 27.5 ft. x 108 in. x 108 in.
Inscription:
(Incised on base, front:) IN/MEMORY/OF/THOSE SOLDIERS FROM POTTER COUNTY/WHO DIED IN THE SERVICE OF THEIR/COUNTRY DURING THE WAR OF 1861-1865/ROLL OF HONOR (List of 318 names by township are incised on all four sides of the monument on the recessed panels of the base) unsigned
Description:
Full-length figure of a uniformed Civil War soldier stands at parade rest atop a tall shaft. The figure wears a long, caped coat and cap. He holds his rifle vertically in front of him in both hands, the butt at his proper right foot. There is a shield emblem affixed to the center of the shaft.
Subject:
History -- United States -- Civil War
Figure male -- Full length
Occupation -- Military -- Soldier
Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Coudersport
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by County of Potter, Office of the County Commissioners, East 2nd Street, Coudersport, Pennsylvania 16915
Located Potter County Courthouse, Courthouse Square, Coudersport, Pennsylvania
Remarks:
Joseph Schwarzenbach incised the names into the marble and Christian Breunle cut the sandstone. The monument was cleaned and polished in the summer of 1995 by Robert Fluty (Ulysses, Pennsylvania), under the sponsorship of the Potter County Historical Society. IAS files contain an excerpt from the book "History of McKean, Elk, Cameron and Potter Counties," (J. H. Beers & Company), pg. 1038-1039, which lists the names incised on the monument; and excerpt from "History of Potter County," by Victor Beebe (Potter County Historical Society), pg. 25.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Pennsylvania survey, 1995.
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 PA001562
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Inventory of American Sculpture
PA001562
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