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History -- United States
Occupation -- Military
Dress -- Uniform
Object -- Weapon
Dress -- Accessory
Figure male -- Full length
Outdoor Sculpture -- Illinois -- Tolono
Sculpture
(Civil War Memorial), (sculpture).
Artist:
Unknown, sculptor.
Title:
(Civil War Memorial), (sculpture).
Dates:
Installed 1895.
Medium:
Bronze on a Barre granite base.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 6 x 3 x 4 ft.; Base: approx. 7 x 4 x 16 ft.
Inscription:
(Base front:) ERECTED TO THE/MEMORY OF THE/BRAVE DEFENDERS/OF THE REPUBLIC/1861-1865 unsigned
Description:
Figure of a Civil War soldier standing at parade rest on a low granite shaft. He wears a uniform consisting of a long coat, a cape buttoned at the top and a cap. He holds the barrel of a rifle with both hands. The butt of the gun rests in front of his proper right foot.
Subject:
History -- United States -- Civil War
Occupation -- Military -- Soldier
Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform
Object -- Weapon -- Gun
Dress -- Accessory -- Hat
Figure male -- Full length
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Illinois -- Tolono
Sculpture
Owner:
Bailey Memorial Cemetery, County Road 800 North, Tolono, Illinois 61880
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Illinois survey, 1992.
Blue Book of the State of Illinois, 1905, pg. 547.
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 IL000421
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Inventory of American Sculpture
IL000421
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