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    		• Vente, W. T.,
     
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    		• History -- United States
     
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    		• Homage -- Dickinson, James P.
     
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    		• Emblem -- Seal
     
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    		• Obelisk
     
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    		• Gravestone
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- South Carolina -- Camden
     
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    		• Sculpture
     
     
    Dickinson Monument, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Vente, W. T., sculptor.
    Title: 
    Dickinson Monument, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    1856.
    Medium: 
    Sculpture: marble; Base: concrete.
    Dimensions: 
    Sculpture: approx. 18 x 3 x 3 ft.; Base: approx. 6 in. x 7 ft. x 7 ft.
    Inscription: 
    (On base:) W. T. Vente (Inscriptions appear on each face of the monument) signed
    Description: 
    An obelisk whose shaft is topped with a helmet and a laurel wreath. On each side is a shield. One is the coat of arms for the state of South Carolina. One bears the name "Dickinson," and the other two bear the names of Vera Cruz and Conturas and Churubusco. The obelisk rests on a pedestal and multi-tiered base.
    Subject: 
    History -- United States -- Mexican War
    Homage -- Dickinson, James P.
    Emblem -- Seal
    Object Type: 
    Obelisk
    Gravestone
    Outdoor Sculpture -- South Carolina -- Camden
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Administered by City of Camden, Streets and Park Maintenance, 1000 Lyttleton Street, Camden, South Carolina 29020
    Located Monument Square, Camden, South Carolina
    Remarks: 
    Additional information is available from the Camden Archives, 1314 North Broad Street, Camden, SC 29020. IAS files contain a photocopied excerpt from "Camden Heritage," and from "A Descriptive Sketch of Camden, South Carolina," compiled and published by W. S. Alexander and JNO. W. Corbett, M.D., which contains the full text of the inscriptions. Lt. Col. James Polk Dickinson (1816-1847) was a native of Camden, SC, and a hero in the Mexican War. He is buried under this monument.
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, South Carolina survey, 1993.
    Montgomery, Rachel, "Camden Heritage: Yesterday and Today," Columbia, SC: R. L. Bryan Company, 1971, pg. 35-38.
    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 SC000046
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