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Wadesboro Marble & Granite Furnishing Company,
Figure male -- Full length
History -- United States
Occupation -- Military
Dress -- Uniform
Object -- Weapon
Outdoor Sculpture -- North Carolina -- Wadesboro
Sculpture
Anson, (sculpture).
Artist:
Wadesboro Marble & Granite Furnishing Company, fabricator.
Title:
Anson, (sculpture).
Dates:
Jan. 19, 1906.
Medium:
Sculpture: stone and bronze with green patina; Base: barry granite.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 10 x 5 x 3 ft.; Base: approx. 22 x 6 x 6 ft.
Inscription:
WADESBORO MARBLE & GRANITE FURNISHING CO. ERECTED UNDER THE AUSPICES OF ANSON CHAPTER NO. 357 UNITED DAUGHTERS OF THE CONFEDERACY (On front of base:) BY THIS MONUMENT, WE/TRANSLATE OUR HOMAGE/FOR THE SOLDIERS OF/ANSON COUNTY/WHO SERVED IN THE WAR/BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT/AND THE CONFEDERATE STATES (On lower part, front of base:) ANSON unsigned Founder's mark appears.
Description:
Standing figure of a confederate soldier in uniform. His proper right hand holds a rifle, the butt of which rests on the ground near his proper right foot. Figure stands on a tall, multi-tiered, stone base.
Subject:
Figure male -- Full length
History -- United States -- Civil War
Occupation -- Military -- Soldier
Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform
Object -- Weapon -- Gun
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- North Carolina -- Wadesboro
Sculpture
Owner:
Anson County Courthouse, Greene & Martin Streets, P. O. Box 1064, Wadesboro, North Carolina 28140
Remarks:
Installed under the auspices of Anson Chapter No. 357 United Daughters of the Confederacy at a cost of $2,800. Sergeant John Randle Richardson was the model for this sculpture. IAS files contain text of nearby plaque.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, North Carolina 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 NC000169
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Inventory of American Sculpture
NC000169
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