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Thomas Phillips & Sons Company,
Beattie, John,
Batterson, James Goodwin,
History -- United States
Figure male -- Full length
Occupation -- Military
Dress -- Uniform
Outdoor Sculpture -- Connecticut -- Guilford
Sculpture
Soldiers' Monument, (sculpture).
Artist:
Thomas Phillips & Sons Company, fabricator.
Beattie, John, sculptor.
Batterson, James Goodwin, 1823-1901, designer.
Title:
Soldiers' Monument, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Civil War Monument, (sculpture).
Dates:
Base dedicated May 30, 1877. Figure commissioned 1884. Figure dedicated June 2, 1887 or July 2, 1887.
Medium:
Sculpture: grey Quincy granite or Westerly granite; Base: pink Stony Creek granite.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 6 x 1 1/2 x 1 1/2 ft.; Base: approx. 12 x 8 x 8 ft.
Inscription:
(Incised on base, south face:) IN MEMORY OF/THE MEN OF GUILFORD/WHO FELL/AND IN HONOR OF THOSE WHO SERVED/THE GRATEFUL TOWN ERECTS THIS MONUMENT./THAT THEIR EXAMPLE MAY SPREAD TO COMING GENERATIONS. (Incised on base, upper east face:) GETTYSBURG/14th C V (Fourteen names without units) (Incised on pedestal, upper south face:) ANTIETAM (14 names with units) (Incised on base, upper north face:) FREDERICKSBERG/15TH C V/(Seven names)/16TH C V/(Seven names) (Incised on base, upper west face:) PORT ROYAL (Thirteen names with units) unsigned
Description:
Full-length figure of a uniformed Union soldier stands on a pedestal and tiered base. The figure wears a long coat with a cape and cap. He holds his rifle by the barrel with both hands in front of him, the rifle butt resting by his proper left foot. A kit hangs from his proper right hip and a bayonet is on his proper left hip.
Subject:
History -- United States -- Civil War
Figure male -- Full length
Occupation -- Military -- Soldier
Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Connecticut -- Guilford
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Town of Guilford, Parks Department, 32 Church Street, Guilford, Connecticut 06437
Located Guilford Green, Opposite 31 Park Street, Guilford, Connecticut
Remarks:
Discussions for the monument began in 1872. John Beattie was commissioned to execute the base, using a modification of a design by James G. Batterson. Pink granite from a Leete's Island quarry was used. The base was completed and dedicated in 1877, and lettering was added in 1879. The figure was commissioned in 1884 and dedicated in 1887. The total cost of the monument was $2,585. An article from the Shoreline Times (Guilford, CT), quoting from a 1937 news item, states that the figure is made from Rhode Island granite. For further reading see "Civil War Union Monuments," by Mildred C. Baruch and Ellen J. Beckman (Washington, DC: Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War, 1978). Related unpublished materials are on file at Guilford Free Library, Historical Room, Folder G. M. 63, Soldier's Monument.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Connecticut survey, 1994.
SOS Assessment Award, 2000.
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 CT000368
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