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Alabama State Memorial, (sculpture). Artist:  Urner, Joseph, 1898- , sculptor. Hammaker Brothers, foundry. Title:  Alabama State Memorial, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Alabama Memorial, (sculpture). Dates:  Dedicated Nov. 12, 1933. Medium:  Sculpture: bronze; Base: Gettysburg granite and Vermont granite Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 7 ft. 9 in. x 10 ft. 9 in. x 35 in.; Base: approx. 33 in. x 11 ft. 4 in. x 5 ft. 2 in. Inscription:  Joseph Urner/1933 (On top of base, in raised bronze letters:) ALABAMIANS! (On bottom of base, in raised bronze letters:) YOUR NAMES ARE INSCRIBED ON FAMES IMMORTAL SCROLL (On bottom of base, incised letters:) BY THE ALABAMA DIVISION UNITED DAUGHTERS OF THE CONFEDERACY/UNVEILED NOVEMBER 12, 1833 signed Description:  Atop a large granite base stands a bronze figure group composed of an allegorical female figure representing the Spirit of the Confederacy flanked a wounded soldier on her proper right and an armed soldier on her proper left. With her raised proper left arm she urges the armed soldier to continue fighting and with her lowered proper right arm she gently restrains the wounded soldier from further combat. The figures are installed against a granite wall which rests atop three granite steps. Subject:  History -- United States -- Civil War Figure group Allegory -- Civic Occupation -- Military -- Soldier Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform State of Being -- Illness -- Wound Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Gettysburg Sculpture Owner:  Administered by United States Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Washington, District of Columbia Administered by Gettysburg National Military Park, 97 Taneytown Road, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania 17325 Located Gettysburg National Military Park, South of Confederate Avenue & Emmitsburg Road intersection, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania 17325 Remarks:  The memorial is one of nineteen state and national memorial in Gettysburg. The memorial is listed on the National Park Service, List of Classified Structures (referred to as MN 366) and is referenced in the Gettysburg National Military Park Archives, vol. 1. References:  Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985 Gettysburg Battlefield. Save Outdoor Sculpture, Pennsylvania survey, 1995. 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 77001108   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 77001108 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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