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Wildman, T. H.,
History -- United States
Figure male -- Full length
Occupation -- Military
Dress -- Uniform
Outdoor Sculpture -- Alabama -- Livingston
Sculpture
Our Confederate Heroes, 1861-1865, (sculpture).
Artist:
Wildman, T. H., sculptor.
Title:
Our Confederate Heroes, 1861-1865, (sculpture).
Dates:
Dedicated June 17, 1909.
Medium:
Sculpture: Italian marble; Shaft: silver gray Georgia marble; Base: concrete.
Dimensions:
Figure: approx. 6 x 2 x 2 ft.; Shaft: approx. H. 11 ft.; Base: approx. 7 1/2 x 8 x 8 ft.
Inscription:
unsigned
Description:
Uniformed figure of a Confederate soldier leans on his rifle. The figure stands on a tall shaft which stands on a tiered base.
Subject:
History -- United States -- Civil War
Figure male -- Full length
Occupation -- Military -- Soldier
Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Alabama -- Livingston
Sculpture
Owner:
Located Livingston Courthouse, Franklin Street, Livingston, Alabama 35470
Administered by United Daughters of the Confederacy, Livingston Chapter, P. O. Box 163, Gainesville, Alabama 35464
Owned by United Daughters of the Confederacy, Alabama Division, 2909 Landsdown Drive, Montgomery, Alabama 36111
Remarks:
Commissioned by the Sumter County Chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy for $1,600. The figure was carved in Italy. The monument contains the names of 1,125 soldiers who served in the Civil War. IAS files include related articles from "Our Southern Home," (Livingston, AL) May 6, 1908, June 9, 1909 and July 7, 1909, and the Gainesville Times, June 9, 1909.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Alabama survey, 1993.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Widener, Ralph W., Jr, "Confederate Monuments: Enduring Symbols of the South and the War between the States," Washington, DC: Andromeda Associates, 1982, pg. 12.
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 AL000329
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Inventory of American Sculpture
AL000329
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