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Old Soldiers Monument, (sculpture). Artist:  Sommers, Louis, sculptor. Mahan & Company, contractor. Title:  Old Soldiers Monument, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Civil War Memorial, (sculpture). Soldiers Monument, (sculpture). Dates:  1905. Dedicated Oct. 1905. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Figure: painted; Base: polished granite and concrete; Columns: red Wisconsin granite. Dimensions:  Figure: approx. 6 x 2 x 2 ft.; Base: approx. 12 ft. x 9 ft. 8 in. x 8 ft. Inscription:  (On front of pediment:) 1905 (On pediment base:) RANDOLPH POST NO. 352 (On rear base:) GAR (On front of right column base:) 1861 (On front of left column base:) 1865 (On rear of left column base:) 1861 (On rear of right column base:) 1865 unsigned Description:  Uniformed male Civil War soldier standing at ease on a tiered base with canopy and pillars. The soldier is holding the barrel of a rifle with both hands with the butt of the rifle on the plinth. The soldier is painted with a blue uniform, tan face, and a brown and gray rifle. The pillars are of polished granite and support a pediment on each side. The front pediment features a green painted 1905; the rear pediment has two branches; and the two side pediments have crossed cannons with cannonballs. The immediate base of the figure is bordered by cannon balls. In middle of the base between the pillars is a cannon. GAR on base is black with blue background. Subject:  History -- United States -- Civil War Occupation -- Military -- Soldier Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform Object -- Weapon -- Gun Figure male -- Full length Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Nebraska -- Randolph Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Town of Randolph, Library/Cemetery Association, Randolph, Nebraska 68771 Located Randolph Cemetery, Highway 20, Randolph, Nebraska Remarks:  Monument was dedicated and presented to the G.A.R. by the community of Randolph, and was built at a cost of $800. SOS! report lists additional bibliographical citations. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Nebraska survey, 1994. National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, NE2002, 1989. Monumental News, Aug., Nov. 1905. Illustration:  Image on file. Monumental News, Nov. 1905, pg. 766. 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 NE000063   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture NE000063 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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