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Lummus, W. W.,
History -- United States
Figure male -- Full length
Occupation -- Military
Outdoor Sculpture -- Massachusetts -- Boston
Sculpture
Soldier's Monument, (sculpture).
Artist:
Lummus, W. W., sculptor.
Title:
Soldier's Monument, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Jamaica Plain Soldiers' Monument, (sculpture).
Dates:
Installed 1871.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: granite and marble; Base: granite and bronze.
Dimensions:
Overall: approx. 25 x 33 x 33 ft. including base; Figure: approx. H. 6 ft.
Inscription:
(On each side of monument, just above arch:) ANDREW / LINCOLN / THOMAS / FARRAGUT (In niche:) In memory of the men of W. Roxbury who died in the service of their country during the rebellion of 1861-65, Erected by the town of W. Roxbury A. D. 1871.
Description:
The monument consists of a broad Gothic revival base topped with a standing Civil War soldier wearing a Union Army uniform and holding his rifle with both hands on the barrel. The base is square and has an archway on each side. The monument is surrounded by a low metal fence.
Subject:
History -- United States -- Civil War
Figure male -- Full length
Occupation -- Military -- Soldier
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Massachusetts -- Boston
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of Boston, Boston Art Commission, Office of Cultural Affairs, Boston City Hall, Room 716, Boston, Massachusetts 02201
Located South & Centre Streets, Jamaica Plain, Boston, Massachusetts
Remarks:
In 1978, the fence was replaced and the finial was replaced. A plaque attached to the fence surrounding the monument reads: Restoration of the Jamaica Plain Soldiers Monument was made possible through a grant from the Edward Ingersoll Browne Trust Fund, a private fund administered by the City of Boston. This site is maintained by the Boston Parks Dept.
References:
Public Monument Conservation Project, 1986.
Zoukee, Sophye M., "Adopt-A-Statue Casebook," Boston: City of Boston, 1990.
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Massachusetts survey, 1997.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Zoukee, Sophye M., "Adopt-A-Statue Casebook," Boston: City of Boston, 1990, pg. 62.
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 MA000006
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