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Confederate Defenders of Charleston, (sculpture). Artist:  MacNeil, Hermon A., 1866-1947, sculptor. Delano & Aldrich, architectural firm. Alexis Rudier Fondeur, founder. Dawson Engineering Company, engineering firm. Title:  Confederate Defenders of Charleston, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Monument to the Confederate Defenders of Charleston, (sculpture). Fort Sumter Memorial, (sculpture). Fort Sumter Monument, (sculpture). Dates:  Dedicated Oct. 20 1932. Medium:  Sculpture: bronze; Base: granite. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. H. 12 ft. x W. 5 ft. x Diam. 5 ft.; Base: approx. H. 13 ft. x Diam. 50 ft. Inscription:  H. A. MACNEIL ALEXIS RUDIER, FONDEUR PARIS (On front of base:) TO THE/CONFEDERATE/DEFENDERS OF/CHARLESTON/FORT SUMTER/1861-1865 (Around bottom of base:) COUNT THEM/HAPPY/WHO FOR THEIR/FAITH/AND THEIR/COURAGE/ENDURED A GREAT/FIGHT signed Founder's mark appears. Description:  An allegorical depiction of the Confederate defense of Charleston during the Civil War, the monument consists of two figures atop an octagonal granite base set on a circular platform. The male figure is the defending warrior, with a sword in his proper right hand and a shield bearing the South Carolina state seal in his proper left hand. The female figure represents the City of Charleston. She holds in her proper right hand a garland of laurel, symbolizing immortality, and with her proper left hand points towards the sea to the enemy. On the base are scenes in relief of figures repairing the shattered walls of Fort Sumter with sand bags. Eleven stars on the lower base represent the eleven Confederate states. Subject:  Allegory -- Civic -- War Allegory -- Place -- Charleston Allegory -- Religion -- Immortality History -- United States -- Civil War Figure group Emblem -- Seal Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- South Carolina -- Charleston Relief Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of Charleston, Department of Parks, 30 Mary Murray Drive, Charleston, South Carolina 29403 Located Battery, White Point Garden, 2 Murray Drive, Charleston, South Carolina 29401 Remarks:  This monument to the Confederate defenders of Charleston, South Carolina, was erected with the major portion of a $100,000 bequest of Andrew Buist Murray. Dawson Engineering Company set the base. IAS files contain copy of newspaper article from the Post-Courier (Charleston, SC), Sept. 21, 1977; and copy from a book entitled "The Battery, Charleston, S.C.," pg. 35. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, South Carolina survey, 1993. Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985. 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 76007054   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 76007054 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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