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    		• Pickell,
     
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    		• Thomas, B. A.,
     
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    		• Hailes, W.,
     
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    		• History -- United States
     
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    		• Figure male -- Full length
     
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    		• Occupation -- Military
     
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    		• Dress -- Uniform
     
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    		• Portrait male -- Lincoln, Abraham
     
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    		• Occupation -- Political
     
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    		• Occupation -- Law
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- New York
     
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    		• Relief
     
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    		• Sculpture
     
     
    Grand Army of the Republic Memorial, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Pickell, sculptor.
    Thomas, B. A., engineer.
    Hailes, W., founder.
    Title: 
    Grand Army of the Republic Memorial, (sculpture).
    Other Titles: 
    Soldiers' Plat, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    Dedicated May 30, 1872.
    Digital Reference: 
    Image Image Image Image
    Medium: 
    Sculpture: bronze; Base: granite.
    Dimensions: 
    Sculpture: approx. 198 x 51 7/8 x 52 in.; Base: approx. 41 3/8 x 79 1/2 x 79 3/8 in.
    Inscription: 
    W. Hailes, Pickell (On plaques on front and back of bottom tier of base:) GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC/MEMORIAL/1861 1865 (followed by three columns of honor roll names) (On plaques inset in sides of bottom tier of base:) TO THE MEMORY OF OUR FALLEN/COMRADES/1861 1865 (followed by three columns of honor roll names) signed
    Description: 
    Full-length figure of a Civil War solider standing at parade rest. He wears a uniform, cap and a long overcoat. He has a moustache and a goatee. He holds the barrel of a rifle with his proper right hand; his proper left wrist rests on top of the rifle barrel. The stock of the gun rests near his feet. The bronze sculpture stands atop a multi-tiered granite base. On the front face of the highest tier is a bronze oval plaque featuring a bas-relief bust of Abraham Lincoln. He is depicted in proper right profile and has a beard.
    Subject: 
    History -- United States -- Civil War
    Figure male -- Full length
    Occupation -- Military -- Soldier
    Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform
    Portrait male -- Lincoln, Abraham -- Bust
    Occupation -- Political -- President
    Occupation -- Law -- Lawyer
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- New York
    Relief
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Restricted Owner, Albany County, New York
    Remarks: 
    Hailes cast the plaques, which were made from cannon. The portrait of Lincoln was done by Pickell. The monument was installed in 1870, and formally dedicated on May 30, 1872. The sculpture of the soldier was not installed until 1875. The initial installation cost of the monument in 1870 was $2,215; a total of $4,458 was raised to complete the project.
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York survey, 1994.
    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 NY001449
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