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George Green and Company,
History -- United States
Architecture -- Detail
Outdoor Sculpture -- Maine -- Warren
Sculpture
Warren Civil War Monument, (sculpture).
Artist:
George Green and Company, fabricator.
Title:
Warren Civil War Monument, (sculpture).
Dates:
1888-1889. Installed Fall 1889. Dedicated June 17, 1890.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Black granite and marble.
Dimensions:
Approx. 21 ft. x 7 ft. 2 1/2 in. x 7 ft. 2 1/2 in. (35 tons).
Inscription:
Geo. Green & Co./So. Thomaston, Me. (On base, front:) DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY/OF THE HEROES WHO FELL/AND THE PATRIOTS WHO/FOUGHT FOR UNION/AND LIBERTY 1861-1865/ERECTED 1889 GAR (Names of the citizens of Warren who served in the Civil War and the William Payson Post are listed on the sides) unsigned Founder's mark appears.
Description:
Columnic memorial structure stands on an upper and lower pedestal and tiered base. Decorative elements include an anchor and a book and crossed cannons with three stacks of cannon balls on the ground, at the corners.
Subject:
History -- United States -- Civil War
Architecture -- Detail -- Column
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Maine -- Warren
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Town of Warren, 168 Western Road, Warren, Maine 04864
Located Main Street & Western Road, Warren, Maine
Remarks:
Commissioned under the auspices of the William Payson Post, Grand Army of the Republic. The Town of Warren appropriated $800 for the work and an additional $1,000 was raised through public subscription. The final cost was just over $1,800 plus $.11 per character. IAS files contain a survey form from the Maine Olmsted Alliance survey of Historic Designated Landscapes and an unpublished paper which lists the names on the monument and gives detailed dimensions.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Maine 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 ME000370
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Inventory of American Sculpture
ME000370
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