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Graver, John B.,
Albin and Brothers,
History -- United States
Object -- Other
Object -- Flower
Allegory -- Element
Outdoor Sculpture -- Virginia -- Front Royal
Sculpture
Soldiers Circle, (sculpture).
Artist:
Graver, John B., sculptor.
Albin and Brothers, fabricator.
Title:
Soldiers Circle, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Soldiers' Circle Monument, (sculpture).
Dates:
1882. Dedicated Aug. 24, 1882.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: Italian marble; Base: Italian marble and granite.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. H. 18 ft. x W. 2 ft. 10 in.; Base: approx. 4 ft. 6 in. x 4 ft. 6 in. x 4 ft. 6 in.
Inscription:
Albin and Brothers (On lower east side of sculpture, incised letters:) IN MEMORY OF THE ONE/HUNDRED AND EIGHTY SIX/HONORED MEN WHO LIE/BURIED HERE, FROM THIS/AND OTHER SOUTHERN/STATES THEY GAVE THEIR/LIVES IN DEFENSE OF/TRUTH AND RIGHT (On lower west side of sculpture, incised letters:) THEY DIED IN THE CAUSE/OF HONOR AND JUSTICE (On lower side north side of sculpture, incised letters:) VIRGINIA HONORS THE/BRAVE (On other lower south side of sculpture:) ERECTED AUG. 24, 1882, BY THE LADIES' WARREN MEMORIAL ASSOCIATION unsigned Founder's mark appears.
Description:
A Civil War monument consisting of a tall shaft surmounted by a flame-topped urn draped with a cloth and morning glories that flow over the sides. A relief of a belt and scabbard embellishes the north side of the shaft. The shaft is mounted on a block with inscriptions on all faces, placed atop a square, multitiered base of granite on Italian marble.
Subject:
History -- United States -- Civil War
Object -- Other -- Vase
Object -- Flower -- Morning Glory
Allegory -- Element -- Fire
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Virginia -- Front Royal
Sculpture
Owner:
Prospect Hill Cemetery, West Prospect Street, P. O. Box 83, Front Royal, Virginia 22630
Remarks:
The monument cost $1,100 and was erected by the Ladies' Warren Memorial Association. It honors the one-hundred and eighty-six Civil War soldiers from Virginia and other Confederate states whose remains are unidentified and are buried in a common grave surrounding the monument. IAS files contain an excerpt from Laura Virginia Hale's "Memories in Marble: The Story of the Four Confederate Monuments at Front Royal, Virginia," Warren Rifles Chapter, United Daughters of the Confederacy, 1956. For related information see: Duane Lyle Borden's "Tombstone Inscriptions," Ozark, MO: Yates Publishing Company, 1981.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Virginia survey, 1994.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Hale, Laura Virginia, "Memories in Marble: The Story of the Four Confederate Monuments at Front Royal, Virginia," Warren Rifles Chapter, United Daughters of the Confederacy, 1956.
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 VA000401
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