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Kitson, Theo Alice Ruggles,
Parrot, Lillian R.,
Ogden, Annie E.,
History -- United States
Figure male -- Full length
Occupation -- Military
Dress -- Uniform
Object -- Weapon
Outdoor Sculpture -- Rhode Island -- North Providence
Sculpture
Soldier's and Sailor's Monument, (sculpture).
Artist:
Kitson, Theo Alice Ruggles, 1871-1932, sculptor.
Parrot, Lillian R., assistant.
Ogden, Annie E., assistant.
Title:
Soldier's and Sailor's Monument, (sculpture).
Dates:
1901. Copyrighted 1901. Dedicated May 30, 1904.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: bronze; Base: field stone boulder.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: heroic; Base: approx. 7 x 4 x 4 ft.
Inscription:
(On sculpture, bottom right:) Theo A. Ruggles Kitson/Sculptor/Copyright 1901 (On plaque on base:) Erected in Memory of/the soldiers and sailors/enlisting from the/Town of North Providence/who Fell or Died/in the Civil War/Given by Daniel Wanton Lyman signed
Description:
Standing figure of a Civil War soldier in full uniform. His rifle rests across his proper right shoulder, the butt held in his proper right hand.
Subject:
History -- United States -- Civil War
Figure male -- Full length
Occupation -- Military -- Soldier
Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform
Object -- Weapon -- Gun
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Rhode Island -- North Providence
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Town of North Providence, Department of Public Works, 2 Malfalda Street, North Providence, Rhode Island 02904
Located Corner of Olney & Fruit Hill Avenues, North Providence, Rhode Island
Remarks:
Gift of Daniel Wanton Lyman in memory of North Providence citizens who served in the Civil War. IAS files include a citation to the Observer North Providence 200th Anniversary Issue (Greenville, RI) v. X no. 5 (April 8, 1965).
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Rhode Island survey, 1993.
National Park Service, American Monument and Outdoor Sculpture Database, RI0059, 1989.
Monumental News, Nov. 1903, pg. 650.
Freeman, Robert & Vivienne Lasky, "Hidden Treasure: Public Sculpture in Providence," Providence: The Rhode Island Bicentennial Foundation, 1980, pg. 55.
Illustration:
Image on file.
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 RI000110
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Inventory of American Sculpture
RI000110
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