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History -- United States
Occupation -- Military
Dress -- Uniform
Object -- Weapon
Object -- Other
Figure male -- Full length
Outdoor Sculpture -- Indiana -- Butler
Sculpture
Soldiers and Sailors Monument, (sculpture).
Artist:
Unknown, sculptor.
Title:
Soldiers and Sailors Monument, (sculpture).
Dates:
1907. Dedicated Aug. 5, 1908.
Medium:
Granite on a granite and concrete base.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 10 x 3 1/2 x 3 ft.; Base: approx. 15 x 7 1/2 x 7 1/2 ft.
Inscription:
(Pedestal front:) IN HONOR/OF OUR/NATIONS DEFENDERS (Pedestal rear:) 1907/A TRIBUTE/BY OUR/LOYAL CITIZENS
Description:
Standing figure of a Civil War infantryman set on top of a large pedestal. He is holding a furled flag in his proper left hand and a sword, at ease in his proper right hand. The tip of the sword is just above his proper right shoe. There is a tree stump in the proper right rear. The mustached figure is dressed in a uniform consisting of a long coat belted at the waist and a cap.
Subject:
History -- United States -- Civil War
Occupation -- Military -- Soldier
Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform
Object -- Weapon -- Sword
Object -- Other -- Flag
Figure male -- Full length
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Indiana -- Butler
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of Butler, 201 South Broadway, Butler, Indiana 46721
Located Butler Cemetery, County Road 28, Butler, Indiana 46721
Remarks:
IAS files contain transcriptions of articles from the Butler Weekly Record (Butler, IN), Jan. 25, 1907 and Mar. 22, 1907, discussing the staging of a comic opera, proceeds to go to the monument fund, and a proposal for the placement of a copper chest in the foundation for historical memorabilia. IAS files contain transcriptions of articles from the Butler Weekly Record (Butler, IN), July 31, 1908 and Butler Weekly Record (Butler, IN), Aug. 1908 giving details of the dedication ceremony. The monument cost $1,600.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Indiana survey, 1992.
Butler Weekly Record (Butler, IN), Mar. 22, 1907.
Butler Weekly Record (Butler, IN), July 31, 1908.
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 IN000141
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