Soldiers and Sailors Monument, (sculpture).

Soldiers and Sailors Monument, (sculpture).

Unknown, sculptor.

Stipp, Peter, contractor.

Carlucci, Frank, fabricator.

Carlucci Brothers, fabricator.

Harrison Granite Company, design firm.

Soldiers and Sailors Monument, (sculpture).

Lackawanna County Soldiers and Sailors Monument, (sculpture).

Civil War Monument, (sculpture).

Woman of Peace, (sculpture).

Goddess of Victory, (sculpture).

Commissioned 1899. Dedicated Nov. 15, 1900.

Sculptures: bronze or copper alloy sheeting;Reliefs: bronze; Base: granite.

Shaft: approx. H. 60 ft.; Female figure: approx. H. 14 ft.; Soldiers: approx. H. 8 ft.; Base: approx. W. 40 ft. x D. 30 ft.

(On shaft:) GETTYSBURG/ANTIETAM (Around top of columned structure:) 1860 SOLDIERS AND SAILORS LACKAWANNA COUNTY PENN. 1865

At the top of a tall granite shaft is a metal female figure representing the Goddess of Victory wearing a laurel wreath and carrying a sword, which is now missing. Below the shaft is a circular structure adorned with pairs of columns and topped by four metal figures depicting a sailor, a cavalryman, an infantryman, and an artilleryman. Two bronze reliefs depicting battle scenes are set into the sides of the shaft base.

History -- United States -- Civil War

History -- United States -- Revolution

History -- United States -- Spanish American War

Figure female -- Full length

Allegory -- Other -- Triumph

Allegory -- Civic -- Peace

Figure group -- Male

Occupation -- Military -- Soldier

Occupation -- Military -- Sailor

Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform

Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Scranton

Administered by Lackawanna County, Department of Public Works, 200 Adams Avenue, Scranton, Pennsylvania 18503

Located Courthouse Square, Scranton, Pennsylvania

In 1895, the general assembly passed legislation authorizing the county to erect a monument to commemorate Civil War soldiers and sailors, but it was not until 1899 that the monument was commissioned. The monument honors not only the men who fought in the Civil War, but also the Revolutionary War and the Spanish-American War. The contract for the design of the monument was awarded to the Harrison Granite Company on Nov. 11, 1899. The contract for the construction of the foundation was let to Peter Stipp of Scranton for $50,000, but an additional $2,500 was needed to create more solid support pillars for the monument. Frank Carlucci and employees of Carlucci Brothers erected the monument. In 1967, the sword held by the Goddess of Victory was torn from the sculpture by a gust of wind. IAS files contain newspaper articles from the Scrantonian, Sept. 1, 1968 and the Scranton Sunday Times, March 12, 1967. For additional information see the Scrantonian, Aug. 4, 1968.

Treated 2007 April-July. Kreilick Conservation, LLC (Oreland, PA). Treatment report on file with owner and conservator.

Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985

Lackawanna County Historical Society, 1970.

National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, PA0310, 1989.

National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, PA5054, 1989.

Monumental News, Jan. 1900, pg. 44.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Pennsylvania survey, 1995.

SOS Conservation Treatment Award, 2001.

SOS Conservation Notification Report, 2008.

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.

Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012

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