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Soldiers and Sailors Monument, (sculpture). Artist:  Unknown, sculptor. Carpenter Granite Company, contractor. Title:  Soldiers and Sailors Monument, (sculpture). Dates:  1890. Dedicated June 3, 1891. Medium:  Male figures: bronze; Female figure, column, and base: Concord granite. Dimensions:  Overall: Approx. H. 55 ft.; Figures: approx. H. 7 1/2 ft.; Base: H. 5 ft. Inscription:  (On west side of monument:) Mr. & Mrs. George Cook's memorial in grateful memory of the soldiers and sailors of Jefferson County who fought or fell in defense of the Union and freedom of man. (One east side of monument:) This monument to witness, that these dead have not died in vain, and that through them, under God, this nation had a new birth of freedom. Description:  At the top of a tall granite column stands a granite female figure of Victory holding a wreath in her proper left hand and a sword in her proper right hand. Flanking the base of the column are bronze figures of a soldier and sailor dressed in Civil War uniforms. Subject:  History -- United States -- Civil War Figure female -- Full length Allegory -- Other -- Triumph Figure group -- Male Occupation -- Military -- Soldier Occupation -- Military -- Sailor Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- Watertown Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of Watertown, Watertown, New York Administered by Jefferson County Historical Society, 228 Washington Street, Watertown, New York 13601 Located Public Square Park, Watertown, New York Remarks:  The monument was erected in honor of the men from Jefferson County who fought and died in the Civil War. The $10,000 monument was donated to the city by Mr. and Mrs. George Cook. IAS files contain a newspaper articles from the Watertown Times, May 29, 1963. For additional information see the Watertown Times, June 3, 1891. References:  Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985 Jefferson County Historical Society, 1977. National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, NY5076, 1989. Monumental News, July 1891, pg. 268. Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York survey, 1994. Illustration:  Watertown Times, May 29, 1963. 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 76004646   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 76004646 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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