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Dunn, Howard W.,
Howard, Merrill,
History -- United States
Figure male -- Full length
Occupation -- Military
Dress -- Uniform
Outdoor Sculpture -- Maine -- Ellsworth
Sculpture
Ellsworth Civil War Monument, (sculpture).
Artist:
Dunn, Howard W., sculptor.
Howard, Merrill, sculptor.
Title:
Ellsworth Civil War Monument, (sculpture).
Dates:
1887. Dedicated June 27, 1887.
Medium:
Sculpture: Blue Hill granite; Base: granite.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. H. 7 ft.; Base: approx. 20 ft. x 7 ft. 2 in. x 7 ft. 2 in. (9 tons).
Inscription:
(On base, front:) IN HONOR OF THE MEN/OF ELLSWORTH/WHO SERVED AND TO THE MEMORY OF THOSE WHO/FELL ON LAND AND SEA/IN THE WAR FOR THE UNION/THEIR GRATEFUL TOWNSMEN/HAVE RAISED THIS MEMORIAL/1861-1887
Description:
Full-length figure of a uniformed Union soldier stands atop a rounded decorative shaft and a tiered base. He holds his rifle in front of him with both hands around the barrel and the butt on the ground. He wears a long, caped coat and cap.
Subject:
History -- United States -- Civil War
Figure male -- Full length
Occupation -- Military -- Soldier
Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Maine -- Ellsworth
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Town of Ellsworth, City Manager, P. O. Box 586, City Hall Plaza, Ellsworth, Maine 04605
Located Corner of Court & West Main Streets, Ellsworth, Maine
Remarks:
Commissioned under the auspices of the William H. H. Rice Post, Grand Army of the Republic of Ellsworth. IAS files include related articles from the Ellsworth American, June 1887 and June 25, 1887.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Maine 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 ME000369
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Inventory of American Sculpture
ME000369
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