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Barnicoat, Fred,
Sprago, William T.,
History -- United States
Figure male -- Full length
Occupation -- Military
Dress -- Uniform
Outdoor Sculpture -- Massachusetts -- Middleboro
Sculpture
Soldier's Monument, (sculpture).
Artist:
Barnicoat, Fred, sculptor.
Sprago, William T., sculptor.
Title:
Soldier's Monument, (sculpture).
Dates:
Dedicated May 30, 1896.
Medium:
Quincy granite.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. H. 40 ft. 11 in. x W. 9 ft.
Inscription:
(On front of base:) LOYALTY UNION LIBERTY/T0 THE DEFENDERS OF OUR COUNTRY/1861-1865
Description:
Atop a tall column stands a Civil War soldier holding a flag in his proper left hand.
Subject:
History -- United States -- Civil War
Figure male -- Full length
Occupation -- Military -- Soldier
Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Massachusetts -- Middleboro
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Town of Middleboro, Middleboro, Massachusetts
Located Town Hall, South Main Street, Middleboro, Massachusetts
Remarks:
The monument was erected by the citizens of Middleboro to perpetuate the memory of her soldiers who died during the Civil War. The monument was initiated by the E. W. Pierce Post 8 of the Grand Army of the Republic and those who served. IAS files contain a copy of the Massachusetts Historical Commission Form C - Monuments questionnaire dated April 12, 1985.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Massachusetts survey, 1997.
National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, MA0103, 1989.
Monumental News, Dec. 1895, pg. 764.
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 MA000659
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Inventory of American Sculpture
MA000659
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