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Teich, Frank,
History -- United States
Figure male -- Full length
Occupation -- Military
Dress -- Uniform
Outdoor Sculpture -- Texas -- San Antonio
Sculpture
Lest We Forget Our Dead, (sculpture).
Artist:
Teich, Frank, 1856-1939, sculptor.
Title:
Lest We Forget Our Dead, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Confederate Memorial, (sculpture).
Dates:
Dedicated June 8, 1899.
Medium:
Sculpture: granite; Base: granite.
Dimensions:
Figure: approx. H. 8 ft.; Overall: approx. 40 x 12 x 12 ft.
Inscription:
(Back, lower right:) FRANK TEICH SA (Upper front of base:) LEST WE FORGET/(laurel wreath)/OUR CONFEDERATE DEAD (Corner of lower base, incised lettering:) ERECTED BY/BARNARD E. BEE CHAPTER/UNITED DAUGHTERS/OF THE CONFEDERACY/JUNE 8, 1899. (Plaque in front lower right:) United Daughters of The Confederacy June 8,1899 (On other side:) Mrs. A.W. Houston,President. signed
Description:
A uniformed Civil War soldier stands atop a tall, square tapered shaft, his proper right foot forward and his proper right hand raised, his index finger pointing skyward. His proper left hand holds the barrel of his rifle by his side, the stock by his foot. He wears a field hat, with a canteen and kit strapped to his back waist. Below the shaft is a five-stepped stone base adorned with a star and garland motif.
Subject:
History -- United States -- Civil War
Figure male -- Full length
Occupation -- Military -- Soldier
Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Texas -- San Antonio
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of Antonio, Parks and Recreation, 950 East Hildebrand, Arts and Culture, San Antonio, Texas 78212
Located Travis Park, 700 Navarro Street, San Antonio, Texas
Remarks:
The monument commemorates Confederate dead. It was erected by the Bernard E. Bee Chapter, United Daughters of the Confederacy.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Texas, San Antonio survey, 1993.
National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, TX2008, 1989.
Monumental News, March 1903, pg. 196.
Inventory staff, 2008
Illustration:
Image on file.
Monumental News, March 1903, pg. 196.
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 TX000929
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