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Clarke, Edward J.,
History -- United States
Figure male -- Full length
Occupation -- Military
Dress -- Uniform
Outdoor Sculpture -- Massachusetts -- Winthrop
Sculpture
Civil War Monument, (sculpture).
Artist:
Clarke, Edward J., d. 1908, sculptor.
Title:
Civil War Monument, (sculpture).
Dates:
Dedicated May 1907.
Medium:
Granite.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 7 ft. x 24 in. x 18 in.; Base: approx. 8 x 7 x 7 ft.
Inscription:
(On front of base:) PRO PATRIA/THE TOWN OF WINTHROP/ERECTS THIS MONUMENT/IN MEMORY OF/THOSE WHO DIED THAT THIS/NATION MIGHT LIVE/1861-1865/DEDICATED UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE WINTHROP/WAR VETERANS ASSOCIATION, MEMORIAL DAY, 1907 (On east side of base:) FOR THE DEAD, A TRIBUTE, FOR THE LIVING, A MEMORY, FOR POSTERITY, AN EMBLEM OF LOYALTY TO THE FLAG OF THEIR COUNTRY (On west side of base:) IN GRATEFUL RECOGNITION/OF THE SERVICES OF ALL/HER SONS/WHO UPHELD THE HONOR AND/INTEGRITY OF OUR BELOVED COUNTY./IN HER HOUR OF PERIL (On bronze plaque on back of base:) WINTHROP VETERANS OF THE CIVIL WAR/(list of names) unsigned
Description:
A granite figure of a Civil War soldier holding his rifle in front of him stands atop a square granite base. The front of the base is adorned with a laurel wreath.
Subject:
History -- United States -- Civil War
Figure male -- Full length
Occupation -- Military -- Soldier
Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Massachusetts -- Winthrop
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Town of Winthrop, Winthrop, Massachusetts
Located Metcalf Square, Hermon Street, Winthrop, Massachusetts
Remarks:
The memorial honors those from Winthrop who lost their lives in the Civil War. IAS files contain a newspaper article from the Winthrop Telegraph, April, 3, 1991. The monument was restored in 1991.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Massachusetts 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 MA001024
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Inventory of American Sculpture
MA001024
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