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Bunnell Company,
History -- United States
Occupation -- Military
Allegory -- Civic
Animal -- Bird
Figure group -- Male
Figure female -- Full length
Outdoor Sculpture -- Tennessee -- Chattanooga
Sculpture
Ohio Monument, (sculpture).
Artist:
Unknown, sculptor.
Bunnell Company, founder.
Title:
Ohio Monument, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Ohio State Monument, (sculpture).
Dates:
1917. Dedicated 1917.
Medium:
Eagle: bronze; Shaft and base: grey granite.
Dimensions:
Overall: approx. H. 75 ft.; Base: approx. 2 1/2 x 21 x 26 ft.
Inscription:
(Plaques on left and right sides of base of shaft: Rolls of the units that were in action here) unsigned
Description:
A tall shaft atop a two-tiered base. At the top of the shaft is an eagle with outspread wings. Around the base of the shaft are four bronze plaques. The relief on the front plaque depicts a female figure, symbolic of Peace. On the rear plaque is a relief of a standing soldier.
Subject:
History -- United States -- Civil War
Occupation -- Military -- Soldier
Allegory -- Civic -- Peace
Animal -- Bird -- Eagle
Figure group -- Male
Figure female -- Full length
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Tennessee -- Chattanooga
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by United States Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Washington, District of Columbia
Administered by Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park, P. O. Box 2128, Ft. Oglethorpe, Georgia 30742
Located Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park, Lookout Mountain, Chattanooga, Tennessee
Remarks:
Cost $20,000. This monument was erected by the veterans of three brigades in commemoration of their participation in the Battle of Lookout Mountain, Nov. 24, 1863. The Second, Twelfth and Fourteenth army corps were involved. The monument is on the National Park Service List of Classified Structures (LCS no. 08701). IAS files contain a copy of the LCS report form.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Tennessee survey, 1992.
National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, GA7036, 1989.
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 TN000342
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Inventory of American Sculpture
TN000342
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