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Farnham, Sally James,
Bragdon, Claude Fayette,
Massachusetts Monumental Company,
Sam Gottry Casting Company,
History -- United States
Emblem -- Cross
Animal -- Bird
Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- Rochester
Sculpture
Civil War Memorial, (sculpture).
Artist:
Farnham, Sally James, 1876-1943, sculptor.
Bragdon, Claude Fayette, b. 1866, sculptor.
Massachusetts Monumental Company, contractor.
Sam Gottry Casting Company, founder.
Title:
Civil War Memorial, (sculpture).
Dates:
1907. Dedicated Sept. 4, 1908.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Eagle: bronze with patina; Cross: pink granite.
Dimensions:
Eagle: approx. 30 x 80 x 66 in.; Cross: approx. 18 ft. x 5 ft. x 1 ft. 6 in.
Inscription:
(On lower section of cross:) MDCCCLXI TO THE GLORY/OF GOD AND IN MEMORY/OF BRAVE MEN MDCCCLXV
Description:
An eagle perched on the left arm of a Celtic cross. The eagle leans forward with its proper right wing slightly extended beyond the cross and the proper left wing draped over and behind the head of the cross. The cross-section of the cross has an incised design of an endless knot and a circle connects the four arms. On the shaft of the cross are four panels of incised, abstract designs. The cross sits on a base with an inscription.
Subject:
History -- United States -- Civil War
Emblem -- Cross
Animal -- Bird -- Eagle
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- Rochester
Sculpture
Owner:
Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, 2461 Lake Avenue, Rochester, New York 14612
Remarks:
Sally James Farnham designed the eagle; Claude Fayette Bragdon designed the cross. Sculpture commissioned by Grand Army of the Republic committee for a then newly developed veterans section of the cemetery for men who served in the Civil War.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York survey, 1993.
National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, NY0064, 1989.
Monumental News, Oct. 1908; Sept. 1910.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Monumental News, Sept. 1910, pg. 666.
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 NY000232
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Inventory of American Sculpture
NY000232
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