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Werner, Christopher,
History -- United States
Landscape -- Tree
Abstract
Outdoor Sculpture -- South Carolina -- Columbia
Sculpture
Memorial to the Sons of the Palmetto Regiment, (sculpture).
Artist:
Werner, Christopher, sculptor.
Title:
Memorial to the Sons of the Palmetto Regiment, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Palmetto Regiment Monument, (sculpture).
Dates:
1858.
Medium:
Sculpture: iron; Base: iron.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 25 x 5 x 5 ft.; Base: approx. 1 x 7 x 7 ft.
Inscription:
(On east side:) SOUTH CAROLINA/TO/HER SONS/OF THE/PALMETTO REGIMENT/WHO FELL/IN THE/WAR WITH MEXICO/ANNO DOMINO 1847 (Plaques on remaining three sides list names of soldiers in the Palmetto Regiment who were killed in the Mexican War) unsigned
Description:
Sculpted palmetto tree stands on a decorative pedestal.
Subject:
History -- United States -- Mexican War
Landscape -- Tree -- Palmetto Tree
Abstract
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- South Carolina -- Columbia
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by State of South Carolina, Building Services, 921 Main Street, Columbia, South Carolina 29201
Located South Carolina State House, West grounds, Columbia, South Carolina
Remarks:
Sculpture is fenced within four low, decorative posts joined by two sets of chains on each side. IAS files contain the names of the members of the Palmetto Regiment that are listed on the plaques; a related article from the Columbia Record, May 18, 1961.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, South Carolina survey, 1994.
"Monuments on the State House Grounds, Columbia, South Carolina," compiled by Inez Watson, Clerk, South Carolina House of Representatives, 1958, fig. 7.
Illustration:
Image on file.
"Monuments on the State House Grounds, Columbia, South Carolina," compiled by Inez Watson, Clerk, South Carolina House of Representatives, 1958, fig. 7.
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 SC000205
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Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
SC000205
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