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    		• W. H. Mullins Company,
     
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    		• Perice & Huntly,
     
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    		• History -- United States
     
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    		• Figure group -- Male
     
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    		• Occupation -- Military
     
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    		• Occupation -- Military
     
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    		• Dress -- Uniform
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- North East
     
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    		• Sculpture
     
     
    Civil War Memorial, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    W. H. Mullins Company, founder.
    Perice & Huntly, founder.
    Title: 
    Civil War Memorial, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    1911. Dedicated May 30, 1911.
    Medium: 
    Sculpture: bronze over copper; Base: marble and stone.
    Dimensions: 
    Sculpture: approx. 6 x 4 x 2 1/2 ft.; Base: approx. 12 ft. 6 in. x 112 in. x 93 in.
    Inscription: 
    (Base:) PERICE & HUNTLY (ERIE, PA) (On front of base, middle marble section:) ERECTED/TO THE MEMORY OF/THE DEFENDERS/OF OUR/COUNTRY AND FLAG/MAY 30, 1911 Founder's mark appears.
    Description: 
    A uniformed Civil War soldier and sailor stand side by side. The soldier holds the barrel of his rifle with both hands, proper right over proper left, the rifle but resting by his feet. He carries a pack on his back. To his proper left is the sailor, his proper right arm bent and holding a telescope, his proper left hand raised to his face to shade his eyes. The sculpture is a dark brown and is mounted upon a tall square stone base with a marble center section. Upper and lower edges of base are rough hewn.
    Subject: 
    History -- United States -- Civil War
    Figure group -- Male
    Occupation -- Military -- Soldier
    Occupation -- Military -- Sailor
    Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- North East
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Administered by Borough of North East, 500 East Main Street, North East, Pennsylvania 16428
    Located Gibson Park, North East, Pennsylvania
    Remarks: 
    The monument commemorates soldiers and sailors of the Civil War, and was funded by the Grand Army of the Republic, the Daughters of the American Revolution, and the Women's Relief Corps. The sculpture was cleaned in 1960 and 1975, and in 1985 with glass beads.
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, Pennsylvania survey, 1995.
    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 PA001014
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