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More Smithsonian Searches     Who else has...     Perry, Roland Hinton,     Zabriskie, A. J.,     G. H. Cutting Granite Company,     History -- United States     Occupation -- Military     Allegory -- Civic     Figure group -- Male     Object -- Other     Dress -- Uniform     Outdoor Sculpture -- Tennessee -- Chattanooga     Sculpture

New York Peace Monument, (sculpture). Artist:  Perry, Roland Hinton, 1870-1941, designer. Zabriskie, A. J., engineer. G. H. Cutting Granite Company, contractor. Title:  New York Peace Monument, (sculpture). Dates:  Dedicated Nov. 15, 1910. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: bronze; Column: pink granite; Base: Tennessee marble. Dimensions:  Overall: approx. H. 95 ft.; Sculpture: approx. H. 8 ft. 9 in.; Base: approx. Diam. 50 ft. Inscription:  unsigned Description:  A depiction of a Union and a Confederate soldier embracing each other and standing beside the flag. The soldiers stand atop a tall circular shaft which rests atop a colonnade. Bronze plaques with inscriptions are on four sides around the circumference of the shaft. Marble stairs lead up to the colonnade. Subject:  History -- United States -- Civil War Occupation -- Military -- Soldier Allegory -- Civic -- Peace Figure group -- Male Object -- Other -- Flag Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Tennessee -- Chattanooga Sculpture Owner:  Administered by United States Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Washington, District of Columbia Administered by Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park, P. O. Box 2128, Ft. Oglethorpe, Georgia 30742 Located Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park, Point Park, Lookout Mountain, Chattanooga, Tennessee Remarks:  Roland Hinton Perry designed the sculpture; A. J. Zabniskie prepared the plans and specifications; and G. H. Cutting Granite Company served as the contractor. The monument commemorates the battle for Lookout Mountain. The cost of the monument was $80,000. IAS files contain photocopy of the National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form. The monument is on the National Park Service List of Classified Structures (LCS no. 08699). IAS files contain a copy of the LCS report form. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Tennessee survey, 1992. National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, TN0088, 1989. National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, GA7034, 1989. Monumental News, June 1903, pg. 370. 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 TN000338   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture TN000338 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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