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Steinmetz, A.,
History -- United States
Allegory -- Quality
Figure female -- Full length
Dress -- Historic
Architecture -- Boat
Outdoor Sculpture -- Maryland -- Hagerstown
Sculpture
Hope, (sculpture).
Artist:
Steinmetz, A., sculptor. (possibly by)
Title:
Hope, (sculpture).
Dates:
Installed Feb. 28, 1877. Dedicated June 12, 1877.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: Italian marble; Pedestal: polished brown, gray and white mottled Aberdeen granite; Base: light gray Richmond granite.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. H. 6 ft.; Base: approx. 9 ft. 2 in. x 4 ft. 1 1/2 in. x 4 ft. 1 1/2 in.
Inscription:
(Incised on pedestal, west side:) THE STATE OF MARYLAND/HAS PROVIDED/THIS CEMETERY,/AND ERECTED THIS MONUMENT,/TO PERPETUATE/THE MEMORY OF THE/CONFEDERATE DEAD,/WHO FELL IN THE BATTLES/OF ANTIETAM,/AND SOUTH MOUNTAIN. (Incised on pedestal, north side:) THE STATE OF/VIRGINIA,/HAS CONTRIBUTED/TOWARD THE BURIAL/OF HER DEAD,/IN THIS CEMETERY (Incised on pedestal, south side:) THE STATE OF/WEST VIRGINIA,/HAS CONTRIBUTED/TOWARD THE BURIAL/OF HER DEAD,/IN THIS CEMETERY
Description:
Allegorical figure of Hope stands atop a rectangular pedestal and square base. Hope is a full-length female figure with long hair, dressed in a draped, Classical garment. The garment falls off her proper right shoulder. She leans on an anchor held in both hands, towards her proper left side.
Subject:
History -- United States -- Civil War
Allegory -- Quality -- Hope
Figure female -- Full length
Dress -- Historic -- Classical Dress
Architecture -- Boat -- Detail
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Maryland -- Hagerstown
Sculpture
Owner:
Coadministered by State of Maryland, Maryland Veterans' Commission, 2825 South Hanover Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21225
Coadministered by Washington Cemetery Board of Trustees, Maryland
Located Rose Hill Cemetery, 600 South Potomac Street, Washington Confederate Cemetery, Hagerstown, Maryland
Remarks:
The monument was erected as part of an appropriation by the Maryland General Assembly for the establishment of a cemetery for the Confederate dead from the battles of Antietam and South Mountain. The cost was $1,440. The States of Virginia and West Virginia each contributed $500 towards the monument and the cemetery. IAS files include an essay detailing the history of the Washington Confederate Cemetery, the Hope Monument and other Maryland monuments at the site.
In August 1993, the figure was cleaned with a non-ionic detergent, water and a hydrogen peroxide solution to remove organic growth. Hairline cracks in the plinth were closed and stabilized with a stainless steel rod. The pedestal was repointed and the brickwork of the pedestal foundation was repointed and reparged. The work was performed by the Cathedral Stone Company and funded by the Governor's Commission on Maryland Military Monuments.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Maryland survey, 1993.
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 MD000517
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