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Soldiers and Sailors Monument, (sculpture). Artist:  Volk, Leonard Wells, 1828-1895, sculptor. Joseph Pajeau & Son, contractor. Title:  Soldiers and Sailors Monument, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Abraham Lincoln, (sculpture). Dates:  Commissioned Oct. 31, 1889. Dedicated May 30, 1892. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Figures: bronze; Column and each base: Vermont granite. Dimensions:  Column: H. 41 ft.; Figures: H. 11 ft. Inscription:  (On base:) TO THOSE WHO/FAITHFUL UNTO DEATH/GAVE THEIR LIVES/FOR THEIR COUNTRY/1861-1865 / WE WERE IN PERIL; THEY BREASTED THE DANGER./THE REPUBLIC CALLED/THEY ANSWERED WITH THEIR BLOOD/WE HERE HIGHLY RESOLVE THAT THE DEAD/SHALL NOT HAVE DIED IN VAIN Description:  A bronze portrait of Abraham Lincoln holding a scroll stands atop a granite column adorned at the base with bronze reliefs plaques depicting Civil War battles --the firing on Ft. Sumter; the battle of the Merrimac and the Monitor; Lee's surrender; and Pickett's Charge at Gettysburg. Surrounding the column are four granite bases each topped with a bronze figure of a Civil War soldier from a different branch of the service --an infantryman, a cavalryman, an artilleryman, and a sailor. Subject:  History -- United States -- Civil War Portrait male -- Lincoln, Abraham -- Full length Figure group Occupation -- Military -- Soldier Occupation -- Military -- Sailor Occupation -- Law -- Lawyer Occupation -- Political -- President Architecture -- Military -- Battlefield Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- Rochester Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of Rochester, Maps and Surveys, 30 Church Street, Rochester, New York 14614 Located Washington Square Park, Rochester, New York Remarks:  The memorial is dedicated to the soldiers and sailors of Monroe County who fought in the Civil War. The cost of the monument was $26,000 which was raised by popular subscription. References:  Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985 National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, NY0291, 1989. Monumental News, Oct. 1889; Jan. 1891; Oct. 1903; and Sept. 1910. Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York survey, 1994. Illustration:  Image on file. Monumental News, Sept. 1910, pg. 664. Monumental News, Oct. 1903, pg. 596. 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 76004297   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 76004297 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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