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Waugh, A. A.,
Barton and Waugh,
History -- United States
Figure male -- Full length
Occupation -- Military
Dress -- Uniform
Outdoor Sculpture -- Minnesota -- Fulda
Sculpture
The Old Soldier, (sculpture).
Artist:
Waugh, A. A., sculptor.
Barton and Waugh, fabricator.
Title:
The Old Soldier, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Old Soldier's Monument, (sculpture).
Man in Blue, (sculpture).
Prairie Hill Monument, (sculpture).
Dates:
Installed 1895 or 1896. Dedicated Memorial Day 1896.
Medium:
Sculpture: concrete, painted; Base: concrete, painted.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. H. 6 ft.; Base: approx. 5 ft. 2 in. x 4 ft. 7 in. x 4 ft. 7 in.
Inscription:
(Front (east) of base, painted gold lettering:) ERECTED.BY/--/ZACH.TAYLOR/POST/(GAR symbol)/NO 42./G.A.R./(under painted black band:) Barton and Waugh, Tracy/IN.MEMORY.OF.OUR/FALLEN.COMRADES/--1865-- unsigned Founder's mark appears.
Description:
A uniformed Civil War soldier stands at parade rest, holding the barrel of his musket with both hands, the butt resting by his proper right foot. He has a moustache and wears a cap and caped overcoat, his uniform painted in the colors of a Union soldier. A scabbard hangs from his waist belt by his proper left side. The soldier is mounted upon a multitiered base painted white, with black borders around inscription areas. A short chain fence surrounds the monument.
Subject:
History -- United States -- Civil War
Figure male -- Full length
Occupation -- Military -- Soldier
Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Minnesota -- Fulda
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Fulda Cemetery Association, Box 362, Fulda, Minnesota 56131
Located Prairie Hill Cemetery, Bondin Township, sec. 23, Fulda, Minnesota
Remarks:
The Civil War memorial was erected at a cost of about $400.00, with funds raised by the Zach Taylor Post No. 42, Grand Army of the Republic. It was dedicated on Memorial Day, 1896. The sculpture was originally painted white. In May of 1995 the monument was cleaned by local artist Maurice Odenbrett and the soldier was repainted in the colors of a Union soldier. IAS files contain newspaper articles from Fulda Free Press, May 24, 1995, pg. 1, 8 and Worthington Daily Globe, May 9, 1958, pg. 10. IAS files also contain excerpt from "Fulda Centennial History 1881-1981," c1981, pg. 107; and excerpt from "Murray County History," c1982, pg. 97.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Minnesota survey, 1995.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Fulda Free Press, May 24, 1995, pg. 1.
Worthington Daily Globe, May 9, 1958, pg. 10.
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 MN000454
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Inventory of American Sculpture
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