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Grand Rapids Monument Company,
History -- United States
Figure male -- Full length
Occupation -- Military
Dress -- Uniform
Outdoor Sculpture -- Michigan -- Rockford
Sculpture
(Rockford Civil War Memorial), (sculpture).
Artist:
Unknown, sculptor.
Grand Rapids Monument Company, contractor.
Title:
(Rockford Civil War Memorial), (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Soldiers' Memorial, (sculpture).
Dates:
ca. 1900.
Medium:
Sculpture: concrete; Base: concrete.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 73 x 24 x 22 in.; Base: approx. 82 x 48 x 48 in.
Inscription:
(On base, front:) G.A.R./W.R.C./DEFENDERS/OF OUR/UNION (On base, left:) ARMY/AND/NAVY unsigned
Description:
Full-length figure of a uniformed Union soldier stands on a rough-hewn pedestal. The figure stands at parade rest wearing a long caped coat and cap. He holds his rifle in front of him with both hands around the barrel and the butt at his feet. Decorative relief elements on the pedestal include a flag on the left side, crossed swords and foliage on the front and an eagle perched on a medallion over crossed cannons on the right side.
Subject:
History -- United States -- Civil War
Figure male -- Full length
Occupation -- Military -- Soldier
Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Michigan -- Rockford
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of Rockford, Maintenance, 198 Industrial Drive N.E., Rockford, Michigan 49341
Located Krause Memorial Library, 140 East Bridge Street, Rockford, Michigan
Remarks:
Title supplied by Inventory cataloger.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Michigan survey, 1993.
National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, MI5001, 1989.
Monumental News, May 1908, pg. 384.
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 MI000694
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Inventory of American Sculpture
MI000694
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