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More Smithsonian Searches     Who else has...     McVay, D. H.,     O'Banion, Jay,     Wesch & Oak Stone Cutters,     Portrait male -- Logan, John A.     Occupation -- Military     Dress -- Uniform     Dress -- Accessory     Object -- Weapon     Outdoor Sculpture -- South Dakota -- Hot Springs     Sculpture

General John A. Logan, (sculpture). Artist:  McVay, D. H., sculptor. O'Banion, Jay, assistant. Wesch & Oak Stone Cutters, fabricator. Title:  General John A. Logan, (sculpture). Dates:  May-July 1894. Dedicated July 23, 1894. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Figure: white sandstone; Base: granite (?). Dimensions:  Figure: approx. 72 x 27 x 14 in.; Base: 78 x 72 x 72 in. Inscription:  (On front of base, incised:) GEN. J.A. LOGAN/JULY 23rd 1894 unsigned Description:  Standing portrait of General John A. Logan wearing a Civil War uniform. His proper right hand is holding a hat and resting on a tree stump. His proper left hand is resting atop his sword handle with the point end touching ground. The sculpture stands atop a base made of six steps. Subject:  Portrait male -- Logan, John A. -- Full length Occupation -- Military -- General Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform Dress -- Accessory -- Hat Object -- Weapon -- Sword Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- South Dakota -- Hot Springs Sculpture Owner:  Administered by State of South Dakota, South Dakota State Veterans Home, 2500 Minnekahta Avenue, Hot Springs, South Dakota Located South Dakota State Veterans Home Cemetery, Hot Springs, South Dakota Remarks:  John Alexander Logan, 1826-1886, was a Civil War general who was instrumental in initiating the observance of Memorial Day and in finding homes for Civil War veterans. The statue is to commemorate his war contribution, his establishment of Memorial Day, and his work as Commander-in-Chief of the Grand Army of the Republic. The cost of the statue was $150 and it is made of sandstone donated by Hot Springs mayor Fred Evans on March 26, 1894. The figure was originally sited elsewhere on the grounds atop a large mound. The stone for the base is from the Sheridan Lake quarry. IAS files contain related articles from Hot Springs Star (Hot Springs, SD), July 27, 1894, which describes the dedication ceremony, and an article from May 24, 1988. IAS files also contain a related materials from the files of the Fall River County Historical Society. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, South Dakota survey, 1993. SOS Assessment Award, 1999. SOS Conservation Treatment Award, 2001. Illustration:  Image on file. South Dakota Magazine (Jan./Feb. 1994): pg. 16. 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 SD000055   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture SD000055 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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