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More Smithsonian Searches     Who else has...     Saint-Gaudens, Augustus,     Cobb, Cyrus,     Cobb, Darius,     Silloway, T. W.,     McDonald & Mann,     History -- United States     Figure male -- Full length     Occupation -- Military     Portrait male -- Lincoln, Abraham     Occupation -- Law     Occupation -- Political     Outdoor Sculpture -- Massachusetts -- Cambridge     Sculpture

Civil War Memorial, (sculpture). Artist:  Saint-Gaudens, Augustus, 1848-1907, sculptor. Cobb, Cyrus, 1834-1903, designer. Cobb, Darius, 1834-1919, designer. Silloway, T. W., architect. McDonald & Mann, contractor. Title:  Civil War Memorial, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Cambridge Civil War Memorial, (sculpture). Dates:  Installed 1869-1870. Dedicated 1870. Figure of Lincoln cast 1887. Rededicated May 30, 1947. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Granite and bronze. Dimensions:  Approx. 50 x 30 x 30 ft. Inscription:  (Base, tablet on front:) THE SOLDIERS AND SAILORS OF CAMBRIDGE, WHOSE NAMES ARE HERE INSCRIBED, DIED IN THE SERVICE OF THEIR COUNTRY, IN THE WAR FOR THE MAINTENANCE OF THE UNION. / TO PERPETUATE THE MEMORY OF THEIR VALOR AND PATRIOTISM, THIS MONUMENT IS ERECTED BY THE CITY, A.D. 1869-70. (names of soldiers are inscribed on tablets attached to the base) Description:  A large architectural structure topped by a stone figure of a Civil War soldier holding his rifle. A bronze portrait of Abraham Lincoln standing inside the memorial is visible through the arches on each side of the memorial. Metal tablets inscribed with the names of Massachusetts military men are attached to the base of the monument. The memorial is surrounded by a low metal fence. Subject:  History -- United States -- Civil War Figure male -- Full length Occupation -- Military -- Soldier Portrait male -- Lincoln, Abraham -- Full length Occupation -- Law -- Lawyer Occupation -- Political -- President Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Massachusetts -- Cambridge Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of Cambridge, Cambridge Historical Commission, 831 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139 Located Cambridge Common, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139 Remarks:  The figure of Lincoln is by Augustus Saint-Gaudens. It was cast in 1887 and was added to the memorial at a later date. IAS files contain a transcription of the names that appear on the base tablets. References:  Carlock, Marty, "A Guide to Public Art in Greater Boston," Boston: Harvard Common Press, 1988. Save Outdoor Sculpture, Massachusetts survey, 1997. 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 87740157   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 87740157 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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