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Southside Granite Works,
Fiero, C. M.,
History -- United States
Animal -- Bird
Outdoor Sculpture -- Minnesota -- Windom
Sculpture
The Grand Army of the Republic, (sculpture).
Artist:
Southside Granite Works, fabricator.
Fiero, C. M., fabricator.
Title:
The Grand Army of the Republic, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
La Grange Post Memorial, (sculpture).
Dates:
Installed 1910. Dedicated May 30, 1911.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: bronze, marble and granite; Base: red granite.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. H. 20 ft.; Base: approx. H. 5 ft. 4 in.
Inscription:
(On bronze star medal:) (top semicircle:) Grand Army of the Republic (bottom semicircle:) 1861 - Veteran - 1866 (On third tier of base:) La Grange Post No. 79/61. G.A.R. 65. unsigned
Description:
A Civil War memorial consisting of a bronze eagle, with wings spread, perched on a marble sphere, mounted on a granite shaft. The upper section of the shaft is fluted and the lower section is polished. The two sections are divided by a band of stars. On the front of the polished section of the shaft is a bronze medal containing an eagle with wings spread and a flag. On the back of the polished section of the shaft is a bronze star of the Grand Army of the Republic. The shaft rests on a square, four-tiered base. The memorial is surrounded by a walkway, with stairs before it.
Subject:
History -- United States -- Civil War
Animal -- Bird -- Eagle
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Minnesota -- Windom
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Cemetery Association, Windom, Minnesota 56101
Located Lakeview Cemetery, Soldiers Square, Windom, Minnesota
Remarks:
The memorial commemorates Civil War veterans. For related information see the Citizen (Minnesota), June 7, 1911; June 1, 1977; and the Worthington Globe, Sept. 26, 1991. For additional information see the Cottonwood County Historical Society (Windom, Minnesota) Letter file 572.24, dated Dec. 23, 1908, to Mr. Jones, Cottonwood County.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Minnesota 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 MN000354
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Inventory of American Sculpture
MN000354
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