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Jennie Wade, (sculpture). Artist:  Zini, Ivo, sculptor. Title:  Jennie Wade, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Jenny Wade, (sculpture). Dates:  1984. Medium:  Sculpture: possibly bronze; Base: granite. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 62 1/2 x 20 x 16 in.; Base: approx. 12 1/2 x 31 x 31 in. Inscription:  (Signed on rear of plinth:) IVO ZINI 84 (On plaque on front of base:) JENNIE WADE, AGED 20 YEARS 2 MONTHS/KILLED HERE - JULY 3, 1863/WHILE MAKING BREAD FOR THE UNION SOLDIERS signed Description:  Full-length female figure stepping forward with her proper left foot. She holds a loaf of bread in her proper left hand; and a pitcher in her proper right hand. She wears a dress and apron. Subject:  History -- United States -- Civil War Portrait female -- Wade, Jenny -- Full length Object -- Foodstuff -- Bread Object -- Other -- Container Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Gettysburg Sculpture Owner:  Jennie Wade House Barn and Gift Shop, 548 Baltimore Street, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania 17325 Remarks:  Jennie Wade was reportedly the only civilian killed in the Battle of Gettysburg. She was shot by a stray bullet while making bread for the Union soldiers. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Pennsylvania survey, 1995. 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 PA001805   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture PA001805 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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