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McLean County Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument, (sculpture). Artist:  Hibbard, Frederick Cleveland, 1881-1950, sculptor. Frink, Dwight Earl, designer. Winslow Bros. Company, founder. Title:  McLean County Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument, (sculpture). Dates:  Dedicated May 30, 1913. Medium:  Sculpture: bronze; Base: light grey granite. Dimensions:  Figures: approx. life-size; Base: approx. 50 x 30 x 30 ft. Inscription:  McLEAN COUNTY/IN LOVING AND GRATEFUL REMEMBRANCE OF VALOROUS DEEDS ON/BATTLEFIELD AND SEA DEDICATES THIS MONUMENT AS A LASTING/MEMORIAL TO HER SONS AND CITIZENS WHO FREELY BARED/THEIR BREASTS AND SHED THEIR LIFE-BLOOD THAT LIBERTY/AND THE NATION MIGHT ENDURE THAT OPPRESSION SHOULD/FALL AND THAT HUMAN PROGRESS MIGHT ADVANCE. (Inscription continues, transcription illegible). Description:  An ornamental arch with a shaft rising out of its roof. The arch has two doorways with a walk-through tunnel. Above each doorway is the figure of a soldier; one apparently a Civil War soldier and one apparently a Spanish-American War soldier. The other two sides of the arch are each topped with an eagle. Another soldier stands atop the shaft. Subject:  History -- United States -- Civil War History -- United States -- Spanish American War History -- United States -- Revolution History -- United States -- War of 1812 History -- United States -- Black Hawk War Occupation -- Military -- Soldier Figure male -- Full length Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform Animal -- Bird -- Eagle Object Type:  Arch Outdoor Sculpture -- Illinois -- Bloomington Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of Bloomington, Parks & Recreation, 109 East Olive, Bloomington, Illinois 61702 Located Miller Park, Near Summit & Wood, Bloomington, Illinois Remarks:  The statue was designed to replace a Civil War Monument erected in Franklin Park in 1868-1869, which was determined unsafe in 1914 due to the deterioration of its marble. The names from that earlier monument were incorporated into the plaques on this new memorial, which honors soldiers from the Civil, Black Hawk, Spanish-American, Revolutionary Wars and the War of 1812. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Illinois survey, 1993. National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, IL0091, 1989. Monumental News, Feb., May, June 1913. 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 IL000141   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture IL000141 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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