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C. E. Tynor Granite Works,
History -- United States
Figure male -- Full length
Occupation -- Military
Dress -- Uniform
Outdoor Sculpture -- Maine -- Pittsfield
Sculpture
Soldier's Monument, (sculpture).
Artist:
C. E. Tynor Granite Works, fabricator.
Title:
Soldier's Monument, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Union Monument, (sculpture).
Dates:
Dedicated May 28, 1904.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Figure: bronze; Base: granite.
Dimensions:
Overall: approx. H. 25 ft.; Base: approx. W. 7 ft. 6 1/4 in. x D. 7 ft. 6 1/4 in.
Inscription:
(On front of octagonally-shaped lower base, incised:) PITTSFIELD/TO HER/SONS (On lower front of base, incised:) 1861 - 1865 (On rear of octagonally-shaped lower base, incised:) A TRIBUTE TO THE BRAVE (On lower rear of base, incised) ERECTED/1904 (On side of octagonally-shaped lower base, incised:) HOME AND COUNTRY (On other side of octagonally-shaped lower base:) MANHOOD AND WOMANHOOD
Description:
A figure of a Civil War soldier, dressed in a military uniform consisting of a knee-length coat, a cape, and a brimmed cap, stands at parade rest holding the barrel of a rifle with both hands. The butt rests near his proper right foot. The figure is placed atop a tall base with a circular upper half, an octagonally-shaped midsection decorated on four of its sides with emblematic designs of the G.A.R., the W.R.C., an anchor and chain, and crossed muskets and a knapsack, and a four-sided lower section.
Subject:
History -- United States -- Civil War
Figure male -- Full length
Occupation -- Military -- Soldier
Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Maine -- Pittsfield
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of Pittsfield, Town Office, 16 Park, Pittsfield, Maine 04967
Located Pittsfield Public Library, 100 Library Street, Pittsfield, Maine 04967
Remarks:
The Stephen Davis Post #11, Grand Army of the Republic, initiated the idea for a monument to honor their "comrades in arms." The monument cost $3,300. The veterans raised $2,300, with the town supplying the remaining $1,000. IAS files contain related excerpts from Sanger Mills Cook's "Pittsfield on the Sabasticook," 1966, pg. 93, 94; and Mildred C. Baruch and Ellen J. Beckman's "Civil War Union Monuments," Washington, D.C.: Daughters of the Union Veterans of the Civil War, 1978, pg. 66. IAS files contain related materials from the Pittsfield Historical Society.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Maine survey, 1994.
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 ME000289
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Inventory of American Sculpture
ME000289
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