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Hall, John P.,
Unknown (Bridgeport, Connecticut),
History -- United States
Figure male -- Full length
Occupation -- Military
Dress -- Uniform
Outdoor Sculpture -- Virginia -- Suffolk
Sculpture
Thomas Washington Smith Monument, (sculpture).
Artist:
Unknown, sculptor.
Hall, John P., fabricator.
Unknown (Bridgeport, Connecticut), founder.
Title:
Thomas Washington Smith Monument, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Confederate Monument, (sculpture).
Dates:
Dedicated Nov. 14, 1889. Rededicated Oct. 28, 2001.
Medium:
Sculpture: zinc; Shaft: dark grey Virginia granite.
Inscription:
(On shaft, upper proper left corner of sub-base:) JNO. P. HALL/NORFOLK (On front of shaft:) ERECTED IN 1889 BY THOS W. SMITH/IN MEMORY OF HIS COMRADES/CONFEDERATE DEAD (On right side of shaft:) TO THE MEMORY OF THE CONFEDERATE/DEAD/THIS SHAFT ON WHICH WE CARVE NO MORE,/SHALL GUIDE VIRGINIA'S YOUTH/A SIGN-POST ON THE ROAD TO/FAME,/TO HONOR AND TO TRUTH./A SILENT SENTRY, IT SHALL STAND/TO GUARD THRO 'COMING TIME/THEIR GRAVES WHO DIED FOR NATIVE LAND/AND DUTY MOST SUBLIME. (On left side of shaft:) WITH SHOUTS ABOVE THE CANNON'S ROAR/THEY JOINED THE LEGIONS GONE BEFORE;/THEY BRAVELY FOUGHT, THEY BRAVELY FELL,/THEY WORE THE GRAY AND WORE/IT WELL. (On back of shaft:) 1861-1889
Description:
A zinc figure of a Civil War infantryman holding a rifle stands atop a dark grey granite shaft. The soldier holds the rifle barrel with both hands resting near the muzzle. The rifle butt rests between his feet, and his proper left foot is slightly forward. He has a blanket roll over his proper left shoulder. A canteen and bayonet hang on his proper left side. The sculpture stands atop a dark grey granite shaft that is surrounded by a wrought iron fence adorned with cast iron urns.
Subject:
History -- United States -- Civil War
Figure male -- Full length
Occupation -- Military -- Soldier
Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Virginia -- Suffolk
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of Suffolk, Department of Public Works, 441 Market Street, P. O. Box 1858, Suffolk, Virginia 23439
Located Cedar Hill Cemetery, Suffolk, Virginia
Remarks:
The monument was erected by Colonel Thomas Washington Smith in memory of his Confederate comrades who lost their lives in the Civil War. Originally, there were four cast iron urns adorning the base of the monument, but only two remain. John P. Hall of Norfolk, Virginia helped construct the granite shaft. The zinc soldier was cast at a foundry in Bridgeport, Connecticut. IAS files contain copies of dedication speeches and biographical information on Thomas Washington Smith. For additional information see the Norfolk Landmark, Nov. 15, 1889 and The Virginia-Pilot, May 23, 1998, pg. B1.
References:
SOS Assessment Award, 1997.
Rededication brochure, 2001.
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 71500369
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